Tony Mowbray and Mark Warburton deserved far better for their fine work in charge of Blackburn and QPR, whose next steps must be perfect.
In a Championship season chock-full of dark horses and fairy tale runs at promotion, QPR and Blackburn have been the near-constants punching above their respective weights. That both look set to split with their managers at the end of the season is not surprising, but Mark Warburton and Tony Mowbray deserved better than the farewells they are receiving.
Warburton’s long-awaited QPR departure was announced on Thursday afternoon after weeks of speculation that he would not be long for the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium. The same day, Blackburn boss Mowbray gave an emotional response in his press conference before the game against potential fellow promotion contenders Bournemouth.
With his contract up in the summer, Mowbray seems resigned to having just a handful of games left in charge of the club he pulled up admirably from League One when they could have been locked in a downward spiral. Given the sleeping giants who make up much of the third tier currently – Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich chief among them – Blackburn’s rapid ascent from relegation to champions and through to the current season of standout moments have all come under Mowbray.
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A quiet man who receives rave reviews from a plethora of players, Mowbray almost always makes a point of keeping his cards close to his chest. In that press conference, the cards seemed to slip. Who can blame him? Despite guiding to Blackburn to their most consistent levels of success in decades, he is being binned off with nary a semblance of grace and decorum from the Venky’s ownership group.
Ten years ago, those same controversial owners were being blamed for the myriad problems which saw Blackburn drop out of the Premier League after over a decade back in the top flight. Mowbray has not…
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