BLACKBURN Rovers head coach Tony Mowbray admits he may make additions to his backroom staff in the summer, but says he is more than happy to be working alongside a ‘good mix’ in new assistant manager David Lowe and first-team coach David Dunn.

Both were promoted from their roles within the club following Owen Coyle’s departure on Tuesday when Coyle’s assistant Sandy Stewart, first team coach John Henry and goalkeeping coach Phil Hughes also left Ewood Park.

Mowbray revealed the make-up of his backroom team was discussed with Director of Football Operations Paul Senior before taking the Rovers role.

“That was one of my talking points.

“The people that I have worked with before are in employment, they are working hard at their clubs to try and help them and I think it would be wrong of me to approach them about taking them out of their football clubs at this moment.

“If that sort of scenario is going to happen then that would probably be in the summer.

“At this moment in time I’m very happy to be working alongside the people I am.

“The professionalism of David Lowe and David Dunn has been enlightening to work with, I have enjoyed it. They sit and listen to me, and I hope they learn.

“Humility is a quality I hold dear, people have said I’m dour, but I don’t think I am, I think I’m respectful and when you get me talking on a subject that I love and know a lot about I hope the emotion and the passion comes through.

“I think that’s what has happened with the staff at this place.”

Lowe has been working within Rovers’ academy since joining from Tranmere Rovers in 2011, with his only managerial experience coming when he was placed in caretaker charge of Derby County for one game back in January 2008.

Dunn started out at Rovers as an eight-year-old and, after a distinguished playing career, returned to the club as assistant manager to Under-23 boss Damien Johnson in February 2016.

That appointment came after he was sacked 20 games into his reign as Oldham Athletic boss.

During his time in charge at Boundary Park he came up against Mowbray who was then manager of Coventry City in a 1-1 League One draw.

Mowbray added: “I liked him because he came in and asked me a lot of questions, he told me how fearful he was of Coventry before the game.

“He was a very young manager given an opportunity and he sat in my office and we talked a lot about footy and he asked for a bit of advice really.

“As I try and do with all managers that are younger than me I tried to be magnanimous.

“He is excited at the moment to be working with the team.

“With David Lowe, he’s professional, a very organised guy, very thorough - they are different personalities, but I think a good mix.

“I’ve tried to tell them to give me their opinions, not to be too submissive and they have to tell me what they think. I either use it or I don’t.”