Tony Mowbray will take charge of Sunderland's game against Rotherham United tomorrow night after being confirmed as the Black Cats' new head coach. The 58-year-old has signed a two-year contract on Wearside, and will succeed Alex Neil who left Sunderland and was confirmed as Stoke City's new boss on Sunday.
The former Blackburn, Middlesbrough and Celtic manager was at the Academy of Light this morning to finalise the details of his appointment and he met the players and took charge of training ahead of tomorrow's game. Mowbray said: "I grew up in the North East and I always remember my experiences at Roker Park with great fondness – the emotion, passion and size of Sunderland AFC.
"This is a huge opportunity to continue the good work that has taken place over the past two years and I hope the supporters can see that this football club is on its way back. It is a journey – I’ve just come from Blackburn Rovers and like here, it was a rebuilding process – but we want to win and we will be aggressive.
