At 10 o'clock this morning, Birmingham City officially appointed former Sunderland boss, Tony Mowbray, as the new club manager after Wayne Rooney's dismissal last Tuesday. 

Mowbray pens a two year contract, with the club statement saying: "He was the standout candidate in a rigorous process to identify the right manager and leader to take the Club forward."

His long-time assistant Mark Venus joins Mowbray as his assistant and they took their first training session together this morning at the Elite Performance and Innovation Centre.

Co-Owner and Chairman, Tom Wagner, said: "[Mowbray's] knowledge of and passion for the game shone through. 

"He shares our ambition and will bring stability at an important time for our great club. 

"... he will get the support needed to bring success to the Club.”

CEO, Garry Cook, added: “Tony is a widely respected figure in the game and brings a wealth of Championship experience. 

"Tony has rightfully earned a reputation as a manager who delivers results, likes to play attractive football, and gives young players a chance. 

"He is the right leader at the right time for our club and I know that our supporters will be right behind him and the team...”

I'm quite pleased with this appointment. 

Tony Mowbray's "revel-ution"... 

I can get behind that. 

After all that was said about Rooney and the backlash Cook faced, I think it's nice to see them mention that they feel this is the right time and I think we all feel that way. 

They got it wrong with Rooney, they took a chance on a young, inexperienced manager. 

They knew his time was up, I think Rooney himself knew his time was up and we'd decided his time was up against Leeds on New Year's Day. 

But they haven't just downed tools afterwards either they've gone out and found the right man to take over at this current stage. 

It's clear to see when you think about the rumours of who was lined up for the job. 

We had Steve Cooper in the frame, who'd have been an excellent replacement for Rooney with this team. 

We were linked with a bit of a throwback in Gary Rowett which I would've been quite happy with had Mowbray not been announced today. 

We were even linked with the likes of Graham Potter whose been a top Premier League manager for quite a while now. 

And yes, the chances of him being appointed right now was very unlikely but to even be in the conversation showed the owners were still keen to make Blues, our club, a project they wanted to succeed. 

And again, I said this in my last video, I'm not upset with Garry Cook. 

I saw what he was trying to do and had it've worked it would've been genius. 

The attention a name like Wayne Rooney brings to a club is (as we know) huge. 

Sports outlets all over the world were interested by it and that's why they got Tom Brady on board too. 

It's to grab the attention of a wider audience we haven't captivated before. 

And you look at teams like Manchester City (who Cook's been at before), as well as Inter Miami, Wrexham, and the Saudi leagues (which again Cook was involved with). 

People are interested in them because things are happening. 

And if you're a neutral on Saturday night with the choice of watching say, Leicester or Blues - with all the publicity we've generated, chances are you'd watch the Blues game. 

The problem was Rooney, he didn't do enough on his side of the deal to do what was expected of him which was to win games in an attractive, entertaining style. 

And that's why Tony Mowbray is a great replacement because he can offer more security for the players and the wider team. 

He said himself: "I can’t wait to get back on the training pitch and start working with this talented group of players. 

"My focus is to build their confidence, deliver results, and give Blues’ fans a team they can be excited and proud of." 

I've watched Mowbray's teams play before, I remember how they played us off the park at Ewood Park a few years ago, he beat us with his Sunderland side a couple months back, and he's gotten teams in and around the play-offs consistently over the past few years. 

And the young players, I think can be excited by this because I know Rooney was trying to bring in some of the youth graduates like Romelle Donovan, and yes, Rooney had been in their shoes before coming on as a teenager and as we all know he burst onto the scene with that goal against Arsenal. 

He knows what it's like to be that young man on the pitch, but he's not worked with younger players nearly as much as Mowbray. 

Throughout his time as a manager he'll have been able to judge when the correct time to implement them, when to sub them, the environment to introduce them into, the right advice, all sorts. 

And Rooney as a manager will learn, I'm sure. 

But he needs to learn in my opinion to manage a dressing room of first team players, the ones who've been about the block. 

Because he'll then be able to relate with the younger players and he can then get the older, more experienced heads in the dressing room to guide them on the pitch. 

This is all my opinion by the way, but the fact of the matter is, Mowbray is a much more secure option, he'll get us back on track, he'll win us some games, he'll have us feeling better about the club again, and we'll have a nice, enjoyable end to the season which we weren't in for under Rooney. 

So those are my thoughts on Mowbray's appointment, I'm really hopeful this will work and more than that I'm confident it'll work. 

Like I said I'm certain he'll get us points on the board to push us up towards the top of the table, and get us feeling happier about the club. 

Be sure to tweet me (@Tommy_Kelsall) with your thoughts on his arrival, is it the right choice or is it another step backwards? 

Is he your first choice option or would you rather Cooper or someone else have taken the job? 

We will be back with another live episode of the podcast very soon to discuss the news and get you guys involved in the chat again like we did last time. 

I felt it worked really well, so we'll be sure to do it again. 

Thanks for reading! 

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