Tony Mowbray breaks silence on ‘toughest year of my life’ and reveals ‘amazing’ Birmingham City support…

Tony Mowbray has opened up on the most difficult year of his life, during which time he was forced to give up the job at Birmingham City which he was just settling into after being diagnosed with bowel cancer. Mowbray has revealed that being told he had cancer earlier this year, following a routine check up, was a bolt from the blue and has meant a difficult period for his entire family.

Mowbray, sacked by Sunderland last December, took up the reins at St Andrew’s in January and he had an immediate impact, winning four of his first eight games and also bringing in Paik Seung-ho in the January transfer window. At that point, Blues were looking up and improving under Mowbray after the departure of Wayne Rooney, but then came the diagnosis and a requirement to step away from his role.