Steve Watson set for Birmingham City role
Steve Watson was today set to become Birmingham's new assistant manager – after the exits of Terry McDermott and Derek Fazackerley.
The duo left at the weekend – although the club are yet to confirm their departure – with Watson primed to step up.
Boss Lee Clark is believed to have initiated the move after Saturday's 2-1 defeat to his former club Huddersfield and the pair went after a meeting during the squad's usual Sunday warm down.
Defeat left Blues 18th in the Championship, have won just two of their 16 home league outings this season and they are winless in their last 11 matches at St Andrew's.
McDermott and Fazackerley are yet to comment with legal issues and severance pay to be finalised.
McDermott was Clark's assistant at Huddersfield and joined him when he replaced Chris Hughton at St Andrew's in 2012.
Fazackerley was appointed first-team coach by Clark after also working with him at the Terriers before he left to join Leicester City in 2010. Former Villa and Albion utility player Watson was at Huddersfield under Clark, as development coach, and played with him at Newcastle.