Tag: Tony

Tony Pulis column: Man City boss Enzo Maresca will be demanding a siege mentality at Anfield
9 October 2026 Off

Tony Pulis column: Man City boss Enzo Maresca will be demanding a siege mentality at Anfield

By Total Football News

If the verdict about City breaking the Premier League’s financial rules is upheld, it will come at a heavy cost to the club and its reputation.

I feel there needs to be more attention paid to all of these rules, and their fairness, because professional football at the top level is now dominated by massive financial investment.

Even if you just consider player transfers, it’s not unusual for around a

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Tony Pulis column: Why international break has come at worst time for De Zerbi & Spurs
24 September 2026 Off

Tony Pulis column: Why international break has come at worst time for De Zerbi & Spurs

By Total Football News

De Zerbi is a very passionate, straight-talking and ambitious manager who demands total commitment and backing from his board.

He has definitely had that at Spurs, which has left people wondering why he has made such a slow start.

But, before the season started, I thought his biggest challenge with so many different types of players arriving would be to put players together that fit as a team, not as

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Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg admires Boro legend Tony Mowbray ahead of showdown
20 August 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg admires Boro legend Tony Mowbray ahead of showdown

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg has spoken of his admiration for former Boro boss Tony Mowbray ahead of their first meeting in the dugout.

Hellberg’s side head to Ewood Park on Saturday (15:00 BST) to face Blackburn, who are playing the first home game of Mowbray’s second spell in charge of Rovers, more than nine years after his first began.

The Saltburn-born 62-year-old played nearly 350 league games for Boro

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‘An amazing club’ – Tony Mowbray joy at returning to Blackburn Rovers
12 August 2026 Off

‘An amazing club’ – Tony Mowbray joy at returning to Blackburn Rovers

By Total Football News

Tony Mowbray says he is “really excited” about the upcoming season back at Blackburn Rovers and revealed he rejected “four or five offers” before he returned to Ewood Park in June.

Mowbray, 62, has returned to the club where he had been manager from February 2017 to May 2022, with their opening Championship game at Wolves on Friday.

In February 2024 he was diagnosed with bowel cancer and quit as

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Tony Mowbray: Blackburn manager says owners want to ‘help’ improve squad
10 August 2026 Off

Tony Mowbray: Blackburn manager says owners want to ‘help’ improve squad

By Total Football News

Tony Mowbray said Blackburn Rovers owners Venky’s “want to help” as he seeks to sign a player who could add “magic dust” to his squad.

The 62-year-old was appointed manager this summer at Ewood Park for the second time and says the owners, who have had a turbulent relationship with supporters during their 16-year tenure, have given him positive signs.

The Championship side have brought in midfielder Moussa Baradji,

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Blackburn Rovers: Tony Mowbray’s unfinished chapter reopen, writes Andy Bayes
9 June 2026 Off

Blackburn Rovers: Tony Mowbray’s unfinished chapter reopen, writes Andy Bayes

By Total Football News

An interview with Tony Mowbray at the back of Blackburn Rovers’ training ground at Brockhall was something I had pretty much consigned to the past but looked back on with fond memories – until this week.

As soon as our conversation started, it felt as though four years had disappeared in an instant. There we were again, swapping pleasantries, talking football and slipping effortlessly back into familiar territory. Some people

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Blackburn Rovers: Tony Mowbray says beating cancer makes him feel lucky
9 June 2026 Off

Blackburn Rovers: Tony Mowbray says beating cancer makes him feel lucky

By Total Football News

Returning Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray says beating cancer has made him realise how lucky he is.

Mowbray is back at Ewood Park, four years after his first five-year spell, and says he has a new outlook on life after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in February 2024.

He quit as Birmingham City manager as he underwent treatment and says he feels re-energised since being given the all-clear.

Mowbray has

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Blackburn Rovers: Tony Mowbray ‘right choice’ or ‘uninspiring’? Your opinions
8 June 2026 Off

Blackburn Rovers: Tony Mowbray ‘right choice’ or ‘uninspiring’? Your opinions

By Total Football News

We asked for your thoughts after Tony Mowbray was re-appointed as Blackburn head coach, returning to Ewood Park after more than five years in charge between 2017 and 2022.

Here are a selection of your responses:

Michael F: Decent bloke, but backward step. Mr “safe hands” (i.e. cheap option for Venkys) but uninspiring.

Mark H: Tony Mowbray is the right choice! He needs to be given a chance as he

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Tony Mowbray: Are Blackburn Rovers fans happy with his appointment as head coach? Have your say
8 June 2026 Off

Tony Mowbray: Are Blackburn Rovers fans happy with his appointment as head coach? Have your say

By Total Football News

Tony Mowbray has been appointed as Blackburn Rovers head coach for the upcoming Championship season.

The 62-year-old returns to Ewood Park for a second spell in charge after more than five years at the club between 2017 and 2022.

Previous interim boss Michael O’Neill decided against taking the role on a permanent basis after replacing the sacked Valerien Ismael in February.

  • Blackburn fans, are you happy with Mowbray’s appointment?

  • If

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