More wild speculation and grasping at straws?
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Rowberry, 31, could become youngest manager in the League in move which could mirror what Bournemouth did with Eddie Howe seven years ago
Cardiff City's rookie first-team coach James Rowberry has emerged as a shock contender to replace Russell Slade as manager, we can reveal.
Several sources in the game have told us 31-year-old Rowberry is one the names being genuinely considered by owner Vincent Tan and the Bluebirds hierarchy.
The surprise move could mirror Eddie Howe's out of the blue appointment as manager of Bournemouth back in 2009.
Like Rowberry, Howe was also an unknown at the time, although he has gone on to quickly establish himself as one of the most highly-rated young managers in the game.
If Tan goes through with the bold call, it would make Rowberry the youngest manager in the League.
However, he is only one of a number of contenders being considered by the Bluebirds. Head coach Paul Trollope is also believed to be in the mix, while the bookmakers have linked a host of bigger names with the job, including Neil Warnock, Craig Bellamy and Paul Clement, who left Derby earlier this season.
Although he has no experience as a boss, Rowberry would fit the bill as the go-ahead, stats driven, modern-day head coach type of appointment Cardiff want to make post-Slade.
Crucially, he would also fit the bill of being able to bring through home-grown talent, a quality Tan believes is essential for the new man.
Slade took the Bluebirds in a different direction, even choosing Scott Malone ahead of popular local youngster and Wales cap Declan John.
Rowberry has had a speedy rise through the coaching ranks and at the age of 29 became one of the youngest people in the world to earn his Uefa ProLicence badge. In terms of qualifications, that put him on a par with heavyweight managers such as Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola.
He joined Cardiff's coaching set-up as a member of the Academy staff in the summer of 2013, having previously worked as a first team and development coach with Newport County AFC.
Prior to that he had worked as a coach educator with the FA of Wales under the tutelage of Osian Roberts, the highly-rated coaching co-ordinator who as Chris Coleman's No2 has helped Gareth Bale and Co qualify for Euro 2016.