Gary Rowett is quickly back to work after leaving Birmingham City

Gary Rowett is back at work – and the Sky Sports studio – after taking time off following Birmingham City’s recent relegation at the end of the season. Rowett has been recalled to the Blues by Knighthead as they try to stay in the Championship in the absence of Tony Mowbray, who has required medical treatment for the past two months.

Rowett, 50, has been handed eight games to try and keep the Blues in the division – despite claiming a healthy 11-point profit from those games, the Blues over 46 games have not done enough and League One is now beckoning after a turbulent 13 years. in the second level. Rowett, who left Millwall earlier this season, now awaits his next managerial challenge.

“Eight games ago we knew there was a chance of relegation if you look at the form,” Rowett said after the last-day victory over Norwich that proved to be in vain. “I knew I could be the one who ends up being the manager to take Birmingham City into League One, but sometimes you have to take a bit of responsibility and accountability – and if that’s me and it saves someone else from that, I will take it and I will accept it. I have broad shoulders.

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As Rowett now waits for the next job to come his way, he’s back in his seat in the Sky Sports studio for their Gillette Soccer Saturday show this weekend. He oversaw Wolverhampton Wanderers’ welcome to Crystal Palace at Molineux in the Premier League and sat alongside fellow pundits Clinton Morrison, Darren Bent, Paul Merson and Sue Smith, alongside presenter Simon Thomas.

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