The fact is clear, Gary Rowett did what he was supposed to do, he saved Leicester from relegation. As we all know, he had no impact or say in the fact that the club got a six points deduction. This was thrown in his face early on in his tenure. So why should he not be considered for the job long term?
Looking at the outcome and how this show ended, taking reality into the picture, would surely consider Gary Rowett for the job, all depending on who the other main candidates are.
Analysing the situation and the time of Gary Rowett, you get the following. Leicester were relegated to League One. Gary Rowett had fourteen games to sort it all out, and should have managed more wins. That should have been possible, looking at the games played and how Leicester competed. Rowett managed to lead his players on the field, often scoring first, but surely his substitutions and match plan, often made it impossible to run the games out with a three point outcome. The form improved in the last three. Two draws and a win. The draws against teams ending in the play-off’s, and on the last day of the season pulling of 1-0 win away to Blackburn. In the ideal world, without points deducted, this would have been enough to save Leicester from relegation.
Gary Rowett has said he is interested in the job. Looking at his time in football management, he has taken two of his former clubs down to League One, Birmingham and Leicester. Both times he was installed late in the season, being an interim solution. He is surely a much more experienced manager than a lot of the other candidates popping up in this race. He looks at this point, not to be considered. He has not ruled himself out and said he would like to continue.
🦊 #LCFC | Leicester City need the "right person" to bring the Club "back to life", according to Gary Rowett.
— BBC Sport Leicester (@BBCRLSport) May 3, 2026
Rowett was asked about his future after City's final game of the Championship season.
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Looking at the list of candidates, we are not certain at all. This list looks to be build on some sort of vague information of the current situation, often bringing in names that has been seen there before, and at the moment out of a job.
To see former players such as Alan Sheehan, Christian Fuchs and Andy King all being part of a long list of candidates, surely shows that this is very early doors. Having those to compete against, Gary Rowett would turn out as an ideal man to appoint.
One name in this odds list is former England manager Steve McClaren. He would be a special man to get in. His time in management has been one of highs and lows, but he is a clever football man, just stepped down from his job as head coach of Jamaica. He is 64 years of age, the same age as Claudio Ranieri was when he was appointed manager of Leicester, 10 years ago.
The favourite at this point is Darren Ferguson. Ferguson is a specialist at this level, but not certain at all if the 54 year old is a better option than Gary Rowett. Christian Fuchs, a former Austria national team captain and Leiceser PL League winner, saved Newport from relegation from League Two. He managed to pull The Exiles out of the relegation zone since taking over earlier in the season. Leicester once turned to Brian Little, who had a similar background, having a good run at Darlington before being appointed Leicester manager back in 1991.
There are a number of good candidates in that long list, but with the short list as it is at this point, this should surely not rule out Gary Rowett. He would be a name to consider, not really much impressed with the candidates being front runners at the moment. Darren Ferguson, Christian Fuchs, Chris Davies and Russell Martin are those with lowest odds at this point. In that poll surely Gary Rowett is an option of consideration, based on the fact that he just one season ago actually managed to save Oxford from a relegation as well as doing the same at Leicester this season, taking away the points deducted.
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