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The Academy
Five Scholars Earn Deals
Blues announced yesterday five second year scholars had earned their first professional deals ahead of the 2016/17 season.
Tags: Beryly Lubala, Corey O'Keeffe, David Popa, Edjija Mbunga, Jack Challis, jordan Potter, Josh Tibbetts, Khaleem Bailey, Leighton Smith, Steve Seddon, The Academy
Posted in Birmingham City, Players, Professional Development League | 20 Comments »
Long Term Thinking
The official club website ran with a story today about how Gary Rowett is changing the club recruitment policy due to the removal of the emergency loan system in the 2016/17 season.
Tags: Alex Jones, Development Squad, Gary Rowett, Noe Baba, The Academy
Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 48 Comments »
U18s Hope for Further FA Youth Cup Glory
Birmingham City’s u18 squad travel to the King Power stadium tonight to take on Leicester City in their FA Youth Cup quarter-final tie. Steve Spooner’s charges reached this stage after overcoming Liverpool 3-2 after extra time with a plum semi-final tie against giants Manchester City or famed producers of quality young players Crewe Alexandra.
Tags: FA Youth Cup, Josh Martin, Steve Spooner, The Academy
Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 3 Comments »
Fourth Gray Bid Rejected
Bournemouth had a fourth bid for teenage winger Demarai Gray knocked back yesterday as Blues insist that they are not selling. The bid, believed to be in the region of £3.5million with add-ons to take it up to £4million follows on the heels of one for £3.2million last week by the Cherries who seem desperate to add Gray to their team.
Tags: Demarai Gray, Richard Beale, The Academy
Posted in Birmingham City, General Ramblings | 60 Comments »
News Round-up
Blues have been linked to 29-year-old Swedish defender Markus Holgersson according to Sky Sports News. Holgersson made a solitary substitute appearance for Wigan last season after signing on a short term deal in February and his contract wasn’t renewed. His previous career saw him play for New York Red Bulls in MLS for two seasons and he won the treble in Sweden with Helsingborgs in 2011.
Tags: Forest Green Rovers, Markus Holgersson, Sportsfan Football Festival, The Academy
Posted in Birmingham City, News | 30 Comments »
Injuries and Suspensions
Rookie goalkeeper Nick Townsend was given a first team squad number ahead of Birmingham City’s game with Yeovil after Darren Randolph sustained a broken nose and gashed hand against Leicester City.
Tags: Amarii Bell, Lee Clark, Reece Brown, Reece Hales, Ryan Higgins, The Academy
Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 102 Comments »
Ferguson, Bell and Feruz
Transfer news continues apace as with one left-sided player potentially joining whilst another leaves, albeit temporarily.
Tags: Amarii Bell, Islam Feruz, Shane Ferguson, The Academy
Posted in Birmingham City, Transfers | 68 Comments »
Building for the Future
There has been a lot of press this week in the Birmingham Mail about the rising status of the Birmingham City Academy after Lee Clark handed a debut to Koby Arthur – the sixth teenager who has come through the Academy to have been given a debut this season.
Tags: Lee Clark, The Academy
Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 59 Comments »
Give Youth a Chance
With nine games left of the Championship season, Blues sit in fourteenth place seven points clear of the drop zone on forty-six points. Whilst relegation is still easily possible the hope would now be that Blues will be safe in the Championship for the season and can start looking to next season.
Tags: Callum Reilly, Eddie Gnhore, Emmit Delfouneso, Jack Deaman, James Fry, Josh Hawker, Kristjaan Speakman, Liam Truslove, Mitchell Hancox, Richard Beale, Steve Spooner, The Academy
Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 71 Comments »
EPPP and Blues
On Tuesday Birmingham City confirmed that the club have passed the second stage of the Academy audit and have been awarded Category Two status under the Elite Player Performance Plan. It comes as a culmination of 18 months hard work from the club and confirms that the Academy is continuing to grow and improve.
Tags: EPPP, Kristjaan Speakman, The Academy
Posted in Birmingham City, News, Talking Points | 72 Comments »
