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Tony Mowbray, linked with Birmingham job, will return to management if the circumstances are right

Image: Tony Mowbray was sacked by Middlesbrough in October of last year

Former Middlesbrough, West Brom and Celtic boss Tony Mowbray says he is ready to return to management if the right opportunity arises.

But the 50-year-old would not be drawn on whether he is interested in the Birmingham job, a post he has been linked with since Lee Clark was fired on Monday.

Mowbray has been out of work since he was sacked by Boro a year ago and Birmingham have now fired Clark after just one home league win in 12 months and a slow start to the season which has left them just a point outside the relegation zone.

If you choose the wrong one, you could be out of work again in six months or a year. I need to have a look at the situation.
Tony Mowbray

Mowbray said: “I'm ready to get back to work but you have to make sure it's the right job.

"If you choose the wrong one, you could be out of work again in six months or a year. I need to have a look at the situation.

"I consciously took the decision (to have a break from management) because it's a very demanding job and it's getting more demanding every year, with social media and foreign ownership.

"Sometimes you have to take a mental break, particularly when you have got a young family, so I have spent a great year with them.

"I saw Birmingham at Wigan but I have watched a lot of the Championship as I look to get back in the frame, and there are a lot of good experienced managers in the frame."

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