Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray returns to Blackburn Rovers for the first time tomorrow - and has admitted that in different circumstances he might have still been in charge at Ewood Park. Mowbray spent five-and-a-half years as Blackburn boss, before leaving in the summer when his contract expired and subsequently succeeding Alex Neil as Sunderland head coach at the end of August.
Mowbray was in no rush to leave Blackburn but as time ticked by into April with no talks taking place over a new deal, he eventually went public with his frustration. That brought an offer to travel to India to speak to Rovers' owners, the Venky family, at the end of the season to discuss a new contract, but by then Mowbray had resolved to leave.
However, Mowbray says if he had been offered a new contract earlier last season he would in all likelihood signed up. "They wanted me to go to India to speak to the owners about a new contract, but I didn't really understand that," said Mowbray.
