The rookies: The up and coming contenders linked to West Brom hotseat

West Brom are looking for a new manager. The betting odds are littered with familiar faces. There are also a number of younger managers rumoured to be in the running for the vacant position. They are either rookie managers in their first year as a senior manager or coaches yet to get a shot as first team manager at the club.

Liam Rosenior was assistant manager at Derby County under Wayne Rooney. He won seven of 12 games in charge and was replaced by Paul Warne. He has been a player, a pundit and a coach in the Championship.

Carrick is a former Manchester United and England midfielder. He worked on the coaching staff at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Carrick had an interim spell in charge at Middlesbrough, but the move is off.

Anthony Barry is a former midfielder for Fleetwood, Forest Green and Accrington Stanley. He worked as a coach at Wigan and Chelsea. Barry also worked with Stephen Kenny in the Republic of Ireland set up. In February he moved to Belgium to be a national coach.

Duncan Ferguson has been linked with a number of vacant jobs. He started coaching under David Moyes at Everton and was there until this year. Duncan Ferguson won once and drew three games in his first four games as an interim boss.

John Terry is yet to land a first team managerial position. He was assistant head coach at Aston Villa and played a hand in their promotion back to the Premier League. In 2022 he joined Chelsea in a coaching consultancy role.

Steven Schumacher has over 400 career appearances and is a former Everton trainee. He has been in management since he was a player. Ryan Lowe took him to Plymouth Argyle as his assistant manager. Schulder took over the role himself and currently the Pilgrims are top of League One.

Enzo Maresca is a former West Brom player. He has been linked with the club several times since moving into coaching. Marella is currently a member of Pep Guardiola's coaching staff at Manchester City.

Kieran McKenna has enjoyed a good start to life in the hotseat at Ipswich Town. He was a promising youth player at Spurs before a hip injury ended his career. McKenna was assistant coach at Manchester United and worked under Ralf Rangnick.