Gary Rowett speaks to Chris Dunlavy on running, Millwall and a changing game

By Chris Dunlavy

Gary Rowett would have loved to be a modern day fullback overlapping, underlapping and camping in the opposition half.
“That was me anyway,” laughs the 49-year-old, who has completed seven marathons and recently joined his son on a 50k ultramarathon through Sherwood Forest.
“Only I used to get b******ed for it! I never liked defending. If I could get in the opposition box and attack the back post then I was more than happy.
“I was a runner. An athlete. I embraced what I was good at and I’ve so...