Birmingham City announce Wayne Rooney's replacement

Wayne Rooney was sacked last week. - AFPBirmingham City named Tony Mowbray as their new manager on Monday after sacking former England captain Wayne Rooney last week.The 60-year-old had agreed terms on a two-and-a-half-year deal, the Championship side announced. Mowbray would take training for the first time later on Monday.He will be Birmingham's third manager of the season, bearing in mind that John Eustace was replaced by Rooney in October.Mowbray was manager at rivals Sunderland, previously, taking them to the promotion playoffs last May but was sacked in December.He has also managed Blackburn Rovers, West Bromwich Albion. Middlesbrough, Coventry City and Celtic and Hibernian in Scotland."Tony was the standout candidate in our search for a new manager. His knowledge of and passion for the game shone through," said City co-owner and chairman Tom Wagner in a statement."He shares our ambition and will bring stability at an important time for our great club. We received extremely positive feedback from everyone we spoke to about Tony."Birmingham were on sixth position on the table when Rooney was appointed but had slipped to 20th, six points above the relegation zone, when he was sacked after winning just two of his 15 games in charge. Comments Submit مضمون کا ماخذ:میگا ملینز کی پیشن گوئی