Gary Bowyer: Burton Albion appoint ex-Blackburn and Dundee boss as head coach

He is the second permanent managerial appointment made by the Nordic Football Group since they bought the club from long-time owner Ben Robinson six months ago.

Mark Robinson was the handpicked choice to oversee the football revolution at Pirelli Stadium, leaving his post as development squad manager at Chelsea to take the helm of a Burton side that has spent recent years fighting to avoid relegation from League One.

He lasted just 14 games – becoming the club’s shortest-serving boss when sacked on 23 October.

Tom Hounsell, who left Fulham’s academy in the summer to move to Burton as Robinson’s assistant, has spent almost as long in caretaker charge of the side – overseeing 12 games in the past eight weeks.

While Bowyer brings vast experience with him to the Burton job, he also has a grounding in youth development – having worked with youth and under-23 sides at Derby County – that fits with the way the Scandinavian owners have reimagined the club.

An almost entirely new squad was built after their summer arrival, with 23 players signed and 24 moved off their books from the end of last season.

The focus of their recruitment was youth and potential.

“This role has great appeal to me and I am excited at the prospect of what can be achieved here alongside ambitious owners in Nordic Football Group,” Bowyer added.