Tony Mowbray ‘told to leave West Brom’ after Blackburn Rovers loss
West Brom suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to a managerless Blackburn Rovers, with Tony Mowbray coming under heavy scrutiny from supporters.
West Brom are still on track to achieve a top-six finish, but results and performances will have to improve drastically from the one on display at The Hawthorns last time out.
The Baggies looked miles off the pace and failed to pose any real threat, with Blackburn deservedly walking away as winners.
It now means that West Brom have lost more games under Mowbray this season than they did under the stewardship of Carlos Corberan prior to his departure to Valencia over Christmas.
That hasn’t gone unnoticed among the Baggies fanbase, with many already suggesting that Mowbray should face the sack, despite only being appointed less than a month ago.
West Brom fans unhappy with Tony Mowbray
While the unrest from the result is certainly warranted, some of the reaction to it has been somewhat over the top, with many supporters already heavily critical of Mowbray.
Some have spoken about the lack of confidence they have in him to lead the team forward, while some have even expressed their opinion that he should be sacked at The Hawthorns.
One supporter urged Mowbray to “resign” in reply to a post put out at full-time by West Brom on X, while another said: “Mowbray needs to go.”
West Brom fans need to be realistic
Sacking Mowbray is simply not the answer, no matter how anyone tries to shape it. People can rightfully be agitated over what was a poor result and an even worse performance against Blackburn, but that doesn’t define a season.
As it stands, West Brom can still achieve their ultimate goal of promotion and, just like will be the case for every other team, there will be the occasional blip and a result that doesn’t go their way.
But sacking a manager less than a month after taking over would be sheer stupidity, with some positives also having to be taken into account.
Some form of togetherness is needed for the remainder of the campaign if success is to come. Turning on a manager this early simply isn’t going to help and, if anything, it’s going to make the task at hand even harder.