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Relegation reflections
Blues were the longest-serving Championship club until relegation, a 13-year tenure. For the last eight of those 13 years, let’s face it, it was hardly enjoyable. A dark cloud of discontent and underachievement hung over Blues. The ownership, off field issues, a seemingly annual scrap for survival on the pitch – it all became very,…
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Open House – ambition, part two
A comprehensive victory against Coventry City came as a massive shot in the arm for Blues chances of staying in the Championship. The vibrant 3-0 win, and Nahki Wells’ dramatic penalty for Bristol City in the 11th minutes of added-time that denied Huddersfield Town, enabled Blues to edge out of the relegation zone. There is…
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Wheels are turning
If Birmingham City stay at St. Andrew’s then the club withers away, stifled by its own mediocrity and compactness. Moving to a new site at the old Birmingham Wheels in Bordesley Green provides opportunity to grow, modernity and a better scenario to be competitive at the highest levels. That’s it in a nutshell for me.…
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Let’s go round again
As story arcs go, this one would take quite some beating. I’m pretty sure Tom Wagner’s Hollywood A-lister pal would do a double take at the script. Gary Rowett returning to Blues after almost eight years to tie off the loose ends of – hopefully – the last of the Championship relegation battles we have…
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Moving time
It could be said, generously in tone, that Blues have been going round in circles for a fair few number of years. Now, if what we have seen lately is anything to go by, the club are determined to move in different circles. The involvement of Chairman Tom Wagner and CEO Garry Cook at the…
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Home, sweet home
It’s been a long time coming, a packed St. Andrew’s. The stands having been condemned and closed, ownership antipathy and the customary battle against Championship relegation . . . Is it any wonder the old girl has been more like a ghost town than boom town? Tom Wagner’s call to arms to ‘sell out Sunderland’…
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Slowly, but surely
Blues win over Blackburn Rovers was welcome, vital and a signpost.It eased the concern about being dragged into what seems like a perennial Championship relegation battle – although by no means are Blues out of the woods – and ensured an upbeat atmosphere for Saturday’s eagerly-anticipated visit of Sunderland at a packed out ground.It was…
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Tales from transfer windows – part three
The ‘announce Joe Bloggs’ demand is part of the modern day football culture. The transfer window and every news outlet that feeds it, has spawned an insatiable appetite for signings, signings and more signings. Also, there’s an expectation of a clever unveiling on social media channels. Sometimes, you wonder if supporters are happier with a…
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What’s in a name?
When Tom Wagner stressed he and Knighthead Capital were ‘all in’ at the Blues Open House event, there was no particular reason to doubt. Of course any supporter or follower of the club’s fortunes has not just seen many false dawns but could be forgiven for not not quite knowing whether it’s actually morning, noon…
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New beginnings
It was never going to be a case of Tony Mowbray coming in and reinventing the wheel. Nor was it really going to be a case of Mowbray stamping his ‘football, football, football*’ mantra indelibly on Blues players from the get-go. His first match in charge of Blues, against Swansea City, was perhaps pretty much…
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