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Mowbray praises his former pupil Morrison and predicts bright managerial future

The former master of The Hawthorns was beaten by his apprentice - but still had the grace to acknowledge the attributes helping the Albion boss to make an outstanding start to his new career.

18.10.26, 19:00 Updated 18.10.26, 19:28 3 Minute Read

Tony Mowbray saw his side throw away a two-goal lead and then heaped praise on the architect of the comeback victory - his former player James Morrison.

The former Albion boss, who bought Morrison to The Hawthorns from Middlesbrough 19 years ago, said: ‘James is very young in his managerial career. What I do know is he's a very humble guy and I think humility is really important in football management.

‘I think there's a lot of football managers who think they've got the answer and know the key to the door, 'my tactics are gonna win loads of games,' kind of attitude.

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Steve Tudgay

Steve Tudgay

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was a journalist for the Birmingham Evening Mail during the early 90s when West Brom were managed by Bobby Gould and Ossie Ardiles. You may remember him - he was the one banned by Gould! Since then he has worked in television for ITV Sport, Sky Sports and Premier League Productions.

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