‘Classy’ Cowley among first to message Mous
The Pompey head coach he replaced and a League Two promotion-winning manager are among those who have sent personal congratulations to John Mousinho.
And the boss of the League One champions admits he’s ‘very humbled’ by the classy response from within football.
Last Tuesday’s 3-2 triumph over Barnsley and the subsequent emotional scenes clearly resonated across the game, not just with other football fans but current-serving club managers.
Danny Cowley, whose Fratton Park sacking in January 2023 heralded the appointment of Mousinho, was among those who texted the League One Manager Of The Year with his compliments.
Another was
Nigel Clough, whose Mansfield side clinched promotion from League Two on the same evening, following a 2-1 success over Accrington.
And Mousinho – who as a player won promotion with Wycombe Wanderers, Stevenage and Burton Albion
(twice) – has had ‘hundreds’ of other messages to read.
He told The News :‘My phone has been going off the hook, I haven’t had a chance to get back to everyone yet.
‘Within the first 24 hours, there were hundreds of messages coming through, people are genuinely delighted for everyone at this club.
‘Quite a few people across the country like the football club and I think they are pleased to see us back in the Championship. ‘I got a really nice message from Danny Cowley, which is a sign of the class the guy has to be honest. He got a really good win for Colchester on the same night.
‘I also received a message from Nigel Clough, who had taken the time to message me having been promoted himself.
‘It just shows you the class of these people, plenty have been on the phone and it’s really nice to hear from them.
‘I feel very, very humbled and very privileged to be able to say these people have been in touch.’
It was really important to bring my family down here and relocate, go all-in, make sure we gave ourselves the best possible chance of achieving something