West Bromwich Albion's managerial saga continues to draw on after weeks of speculation, as the club look to find a replacement for Darren Moore.

The Baggies parted company with the 44-year old almost a fortnight ago, with the club's automatic promotion hopes hanging by a thread following defeats to promotion rivals Leeds United and Sheffield United.

Plenty of names have been linked with the vacant role at the Hawthorns, with former Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic and current Preston North End boss Alex Neil believed to be high up on the club's radar.

A plethora of experienced managers have also declared an interest in the role - former Sheffield Wednesday chief Carlos Carvalhal and ex-Manchester United manager David Moyes have reportedly expressed an interest in the job after some time away from the game, with reports now emerging that former Stoke boss Gary Rowett would be "open to approach" from the club.

The 45-year old has been out of work since his departure from the bet365 Stadium in January, after a bitterly disappointing tenure in Staffordshire.

Here, we take a look at two clear reasons why West Brom should avoid making an approach for Rowett, after the manager's recent claims...

His recent managerial record

Stoke were tipped for big things at the start of the season, and were touted as the bookies' favourites to lift the Sky Bet Championship title come the end of the season, after spending big in the summer.

The likes of Benik Afobe, James McClean and Tom Ince all arrived for sizable fees, but things have quickly turned sour for the club despite their costly summer business.

Rowett also spent big at Derby County yet failed to take them up into the Premier League, and after leaving Stoke languishing towards the bottom end of the Sky Bet Championship table, this should be enough to allay any interest from West Brom.

There are much better options

 

It's clear to see exactly why Albion parted company with Moore - they desire somebody with experience going into the lottery of the play-offs, therefore appointing Rowett would go completely against their initial intentions.

The likes of Alex Neil and Slavisa Jokanovic have both won the play-offs with Norwich City and Fulham respectively, therefore they know what it takes to have a cool head and right mentality going into a hectic couple of weeks.

Jokanovic's football would suit West Brom's players to a tee, whereas Rowett was criticised for his one-dimensional football at Stoke, and there are surely better options out there than him.