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Bristling Tony Mowbray takes aim at Blackburn Rovers 'suits' as former Celtic boss set for exit amid playoff push

Tony Mowbray has revealed he's for the off at Blackburn Rovers after a remarkable press conference.

The former Hibs and Celtic boss has Rovers in eight place and still with an outside chance of making the play-offs.

But that’s after a torrid run of six games with just one win that means the promotion dream is out of their hands.

Mowbray has managed the Lancashire club for five years, in that time building them back up from League One though the Premier League has eluded him.

And in a shock press conference bombshell he admitted there had been no contact from the “men in suits” at Ewood Park with an exit looking likely as he wants to spend more time with his family.

He said: "What answer do you want?

"I don't know what goes on in the background of football clubs. Men in suits, they get on with their jobs and there'll be a reason that I don't know.

"There will be people you should ask, not me. I can't give you an answer.

"What do know is I don't go knocking on doors and say, 'can we talk about the contract?'

"There's been no conversations, no approaches, no discussions and we're a week away from the end of the season.

"What do you want me to think?

"I don't feel I'm being disloyal here by saying anything other than it looks like I'm leaving."

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