Blues legend Tony Mowbray says he feels almost back to normal following the illness which formed him to leave his job at Birmingham City earlier in the year.

Former Town skipper and coach Mowbray, 60, had only been at St Andrew’s for just over a month when it was announced he was stepping away from his position, initially for six weeks, to undergo major surgery relating to an unspecified illness.

That was extended until the summer before the ex-central defender eventually resigned as he wouldn’t have been well enough in time to prepare for the new season.

However, Mowbray was back at St Andrew’s this weekend and gave a positive report on his recovery.

“I’m great, I don’t think that’s overplaying it,” he told the club’s social media. “I feel almost back to normal. I’ve still got one procedure, I’ve got a stoma bag attached my stomach that needs reversing, which I’m getting done this week.

“Energy levels I feel are back to normal. I can tell because I’m sometimes a self-talker and I’ll say ‘shut up, you talk too much!’. I feel good.

“It’s brilliant to be back here, just walking through the car park and seeing all the Blues fans was amazing and I had a fantastic reception.

“I’ve been to Middlesbrough, I’ve been to Sunderland, the local clubs to where I live in the North-East, I’ve been to Newcastle as well.

“The football world has been amazing, to be honest, the feedback I’ve had and the get well messages from all over the country have been amazing.”

Mowbray says he plans to get back into management as soon as he feels up to it: “Every football club I’ve ever been at has been supportive, they’ve all invited me to come and watch some games.

“I feel as if I’m almost ready, I want to go back to work sometime soon, in the next few months.

“I appreciate I’m still a bit weak and to be a football manager you need energy, you need to be at it all the time.

“I need to give myself a few months, probably playing golf and walking 18 holes. I’ve got three teenage boys who all play golf.

“I’m going to take my Florence Nightingale wife away, she’s been amazing over recent months for me, the work and the help and the travelling that she’s done. We’ll go on a nice holiday somewhere and just spend some time together.

“And after that, I hope to get back to work and do what makes me tick.”

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dirtydingusmagee added 20:29 - Sep 2 Great news hopefully no set backs and a good recovery Top man .
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RIPbobby added 20:31 - Sep 2 Bloody brilliant news. What a guy.
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Vic added 20:32 - Sep 2 Brilliant to see and hear.
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cymroglas added 20:33 - Sep 2 Great to hear. Was an integral part of the last Ipswich team to gain promotion to the Premier League. Beside being a good manager he is also a top guy, humble and well liked. Hopefully won't be long before we see him back at Portman Road and back in football. All the best TM!
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IpswichT62OldBoy added 20:35 - Sep 2 Great to hear you the making a good recovery Mogga, you are clearly much loved and respected in the world of football and you will always be a hero at Portman Rd. Good luck in your next management job, and of course with your golf handicap.
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Edmundo added 21:09 - Sep 2 Tony, all the best mate. You've been through the mill, so don't hurry back. Health is wealth.
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Westy added 21:17 - Sep 2 I don''t know Mogga personally, but if I had to go to the moon and back, he's the man I'd take with me.
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BlueFinn added 23:44 - Sep 2 So good to hear. I was there at Wemburley and will always remember his thunderous header for the equalizer in 2000.
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Hugoagogo_Reborn added 00:12 - Sep 3 So great that he is able to talk about Stoma bags and make it normal. So many media outlets want to highlight and singularise people who are different .We never wanted to be catagorised as normal .society just made.the.rules. We didn't choose those rules..
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Maccaisgod added 09:46 - Sep 3 Good luck Mogga, nobody st this club will forget that header at Wembley and the countless other match winning performances you guided the back line through.
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poet added 10:11 - Sep 3 Very pleased to hear he’s recovering well. He was a great defender. I met him whilst he was at Ipswich. As soon as I said hello his reception to me was one of a true gentleman, there aren’t many of those left. Keep up the recovery Tony, all the very best.
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johnwarksshorts added 10:40 - Sep 3 You're a legend Tony. Great to hear your back to normal..stay well.
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FabianMalyon added 11:17 - Sep 3 Lovely to hear Mogga is on the mend.
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Steelmonkey added 11:25 - Sep 3 Oh Tony, Tony Mowbray, Oh Tony, Tony Mowbray, Oh Tony, Tony Mowbray, Arm up Flag up You’re offside. Great to hear your on the mend Once a blue always a blue.
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Bramford added 16:11 - Sep 3 What a man. He gets the respect he deserves wherever he goes.
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therein61 added 16:14 - Sep 3 Great news big man just take it easy and make sure you are fully fit to return to the perils of management again you were and are a giant blue.
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Cavendish_Blue added 17:03 - Sep 3 I know it's a vliche sometimes in football, but he really is a bloody nice bloke.
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Suffolkboy added 22:03 - Sep 3 Truly a Super Blue ; a smashing man and honest chapter who always set the best example and commanded others to follow ! His goal at Wembley will live foreveri in the minds of those who were there! TM you deserve the best of recoveries, and we’ve all been hoping and waiting for this positive news !Very best wishes : enjoy the holiday ! COYB
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Vancouver_Blue added 02:32 - Sep 5 Great to hear Mogga is on the road to recovery
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