Gary Rowett, Football Manager: Working at Birmingham with Tom Brady & Why Stoke Went Wrong

Time for another football manager; we haven’t had one in a while. Gary Rowett is someone I’ve loved watching over the years. An English manager with over 500 games working at some of the most historic clubs in English football, he also played at the highest level with 381 appearances in the Premier League and EFL.

On todays show we discuss:

From Manager to Player:

• The similarities and differences between being part of a dressing room and running one

• Does managing a team that you played for make the job easier?

• What part of the transition is the hardest to make and how do you get that first job opportunity?

• The essential skills of a manager; what can you not do without if you want to manage at the top level?

Gary’s Club Management

• Burton Albion, Birmingham, Derby, Stoke, Millwall; the pressures of managing some of England’s biggest teams.

• There isn’t much regret in Gary’s management career, but his time at one club did not go how he wanted.

• What is it like to manage a club that has just been relegated to the Championship and has to adapt from the Premier League?

• Who were the best owners Gary worked with and what makes a great club leader?

• Working with Tom Brady at Birmingham.