Mark Warburton to Birmingham City: Is it a good potential appointment? What does he offer?

Championship side Birmingham City have held talks with former Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Warburton about taking the top job at St Andrew’s, according to a report from Football Insider earlier this week.

The 59-year-old is currently out of work following QPR’s collapse in the latter stages of the 2021/22 campaign, with officials at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium opting against renewing his contract in the English capital.

With this, he is available for hire and the fact Blackburn Rovers aren’t in the race for his signature may have cleared the pathway for the West Midlands outfit to approach him.

However, journalist Alan Nixon believes current incumbent Lee Bowyer has been told to carry on by officials in the West Midlands despite intense speculation linking him with an exit from the second-tier side following the end of the 2021/22 campaign.

But it’s business as usual at St Andrew’s as things stand, though a takeover could be a game-changer for Bowyer with a UK-based buyer thought to be closing in on a deal to purchase the club, something that will be music to many of their supporters’ ears.

A lot could change at the club this summer because of this and bearing that in mind, we’re weighing up whether a potential approach for Warburton would be a good one for Blues.

Is it a good potential appointment?

This would be an excellent addition for the club. He may not have the connections to the second-tier side that Bowyer has – but he has shown he can make the most out of a limited budget and elevate sides up the second-tier table.

Analysing his time at QPR, he came in at a time when the club wasn’t in the best shape and managed to transform them from a side on the decline to one actively competing for promotion.

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