Championship season 2025/26

[Pamplemousse]

2 hours ago, Convict Colony said:

Not been following but has anyone said they wish we were birmingham yet ? 

If they have please advise username as need to have a chief wet wipe for this season.

We don't have a silly accent so we're one up on them already

[SuperSAINT]

On 04/07/2025 at 13:48, SuperSAINT said:

Not exactly #WishWeWereBirmingham but Kyogo has looked a really good player when I’ve seen him.

 

3 hours ago, Convict Colony said:

Not been following but has anyone said they wish we were birmingham yet ? 

If they have please advise username as need to have a chief wet wipe for this season.

👀 

[Maggie May]

Brum will walk the league, IMO. They’re on the same ascendancy as we were in 2011 and Ipswich more recently. Leicester will be up there, too.

[Convict Colony]

8 hours ago, SuperSAINT said:

 

👀

Close but no cigar, you get a pass hahahhahaa

[Convict Colony]

7 hours ago, Maggie May said:

Brum will walk the league, IMO. They’re on the same ascendancy as we were in 2011 and Ipswich more recently. Leicester will be up there, too.

just saw Brums squad and 

[Chez]

4 hours ago, Convict Colony said:

just saw Brums squad and 

wonder if our 2011/12 squad impressed other fans prior to the season starting?

[kitch]

On 04/07/2025 at 17:26, Matthew Le God said:

In terms of goal output, only 4 goals in 47 games in Saudi Arabia suggests otherwise

And who was he playing with? It's not as simple as looking at stats. On paper, plenty of players who look great often end up falling over.
Demari Gray was at Everton not long ago, regularly starting in the PL. For Birmingham, that's a good signing IMO.

[sfc4prem]

4 minutes ago, kitch said:

And who was he playing with? It's not as simple as looking at stats. On paper, plenty of players who look great often end up falling over.
Demari Gray was at Everton not long ago, regularly starting in the PL. For Birmingham, that's a good signing IMO.

 

[Doctoroncall]

2 hours ago, Chez said:

wonder if our 2011/12 squad impressed other fans prior to the season starting?

No nothing about the Birmingham squad except they have the England U21 forward, defensively sound and had enough to excel last season with a record points total. They must have something about them and happy to reinforce squad this season. 
 

Birmingham Mail comparing squad values

Edited Sunday at 13:19 by Doctoroncall
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[Saint86]

Needless to say. If we end up with Downes, downs, and suga all playing - We need to modify a certain fall out boy chorus...

[Chez]

4 hours ago, Doctoroncall said:

No nothing about the Birmingham squad except they have the England U21 forward, defensively sound and had enough to excel last season with a record points total. They must have something about them and happy to reinforce squad this season. 
 

Birmingham Mail comparing squad values

I watched them a fair bit last season including taking in a couple of games at St Andrews. They are a decent outfit. 

[saintant]

2 minutes ago, Chez said:

I watched them a fair bit last season including taking in a couple of games at St Andrews. They are a decent outfit. 

Of course with the caveat that it was against lower level opposition.

[CSA96]

 

[kitch]

21 hours ago, sfc4prem said:

 

Pretty sure he was with us when DG was at Everton though...

[Saint86]

 

May have been shared already, but interesting podcast covering the PSR finances.

Covers Wrexham, Birmingham, Wednesday, Leicester in detail. Then meanders around a few other teams - touches on ourselves and Ipswich, and also briefly on the costs of staying up etc.

Does sound like Leicester are in trouble tbh. 

Edited Monday at 11:30 by Saint86

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, Saint86 said:

 

May have been shared already, but interesting podcast covering the PSR finances.

Covers Wrexham, Birmingham, Wednesday, Leicester in detail. Then meanders around a few other teams - touches on ourselves and Ipswich, and also briefly on the costs of staying up etc.

Does sound like Leicester are in trouble tbh. 

I'll need to switch over my PL podcasts to...lower league ones. >sob< 🙂

[Turkish]

On 05/07/2025 at 09:34, Football Special said:

Look at how other clubs are setting precedent for accounting tricks, spend a fortune, if needed sell your women's team to a sister company to plug the gap. If you have owners willing to spend their own money it's quite easy 

Look how we fund the other clubs in our groups success by loaning them our players and buying theirs. 

[goodymatt]

 

[S-Clarke]

3 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

They've having a good old fashioned meltdown over on their forums.

[trousers]

7 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

I thought he was being a tad rude about Chris Wilder when I first skim read that tweet...

Edited Monday at 16:31 by trousers

[Holmes_and_Watson]

55 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

The nicer version of fox hunting. 🙂

Edited Monday at 17:20 by Holmes_and_Watson

[Master Bates]

It seems I will be there this season 😮 luck of the dice.

[SuperSAINT]

 

[skintsaint]

The cheaper option.

[Football Special]

 

[CSA96]

1 minute ago, Football Special said:

 

Danny Rohl will CONTINUE as manager of Sheffield Wednesday because all of the jobs he was interested in went for hired other candidates instead!

[Football Special]

43 minutes ago, CSA96 said:

Danny Rohl will CONTINUE as manager of Sheffield Wednesday because all of the jobs he was interested in went for hired other candidates instead!

It's a funny old saga isn't it, think the price to buy him out of Sheff Wed contract was just too high 

Still not clear how many unpaid players could walk away in next few weeks 

[CSA96]

 

[Midfield_General]

19 hours ago, CSA96 said:

Danny Rohl will CONTINUE as manager of Sheffield Wednesday because all of the jobs he was interested in went for hired other candidates instead!

Hilarious. While the players still turned up for pre-season on time despite not having been paid, he didn’t and hasn’t been there for three weeks while he’s been trying to get another job. Now the last one’s going to someone else he goes back with his tail between his legs.

Obviously the situation over there is carnage, but he really has shown himself in a terrible light by the selfish way he’s behaved throughout. Even if he does well in future I think a lot of clubs will have serious question marks over his character. 

Edited 8 hours ago by Midfield_General

[coalman]

https://www.thewrexhaminsider.com/transfer-news/phil-parkinson-comments-on-whether-wrexham-would-fly-potential-signings-to-australia/

Wrexham have very generously flown out to Australia for their pre-season games. Have to wonder how that's going to affect their physical preparation as Australia jet lag is no joke.

[Football Special]

7 minutes ago, coalman said:

https://www.thewrexhaminsider.com/transfer-news/phil-parkinson-comments-on-whether-wrexham-would-fly-potential-signings-to-australia/

Wrexham have very generously flown out to Australia for their pre-season games. Have to wonder how that's going to affect their physical preparation as Australia jet lag is no joke.

Purely a decision based on brand promotion and building the global fanbase they're obsessed with rather than good preparation, unfortunately they fly back in plenty of time before we play them so won't benefit from the jet lag. Doesn't seem like they have any other games planned yet  other than the tour down under, seems a bit odd. 

[coalman]

3 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Purely a decision based on brand promotion and building the global fanbase they're obsessed with rather than good preparation, unfortunately they fly back in plenty of time before we play them so won't benefit from the jet lag. Doesn't seem like they have any other games planned yet  other than the tour down under, seems a bit odd. 

Even if they aren't jetlagged when they play us - they will be jetlagged when they're training to play us.

[Football Special]

3 minutes ago, coalman said:

Even if they aren't jetlagged when they play us - they will be jetlagged when they're training to play us.

I wish that was the case, they'll be back 3 week before our game 

Saints seem a bit short of opponents as well, perhaps choosing to play more behind closed doors games that aren't publicised 

[goodymatt]

9 minutes ago, Football Special said:

I wish that was the case, they'll be back 3 week before our game 

Saints seem a bit short of opponents as well, perhaps choosing to play more behind closed doors games that aren't publicised 

Think we are playing Eastleigh, Valenciennes, Gillingham, Espanyol and Brighton. Middle three all BCD.