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alexccfc99

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  • Oct 28, 2025
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Kieran McKenna linked with Celtic

I know that they have been inconsistent this season but I do feel it is a matter of time before they click into gear... A good thing for us if Ipswich lost him?
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,112
alexccfc99 said:
Kieran McKenna linked with Celtic

I know that they have been inconsistent this season but I do feel it is a matter of time before they click into gear... A good thing for us if Ipswich lost him?
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not sure why he would go there. Step down for sure.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,113
alexccfc99 said:
Kieran McKenna linked with Celtic

I know that they have been inconsistent this season but I do feel it is a matter of time before they click into gear... A good thing for us if Ipswich lost him?
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Not sure, I think a new manager would probably get more out of this group than he is.
 
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Danceswithhorses

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,114
alexccfc99 said:
Kieran McKenna linked with Celtic

I know that they have been inconsistent this season but I do feel it is a matter of time before they click into gear... A good thing for us if Ipswich lost him?
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Ange is current favourite and available for free.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,115
Ccfcisparks said:
not sure why he would go there. Step down for sure.
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Domestically yes but they usually play in Europe
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,116
fernandopartridge said:
Domestically yes but they usually play in Europe
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So do Linfield and Shelbourne
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,117
fernandopartridge said:
Domestically yes but they usually play in Europe
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Is it really that much of a draw for a prospective manager to feature in Europe now with either Celtic / Rangers?

Certainly for EL and CL the new format makes it considerably harder for them to qualify for the knockout stages - which they were struggling to do anyway.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,118
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
Is it really that much of a draw for a prospective manager to feature in Europe now with either Celtic / Rangers?

Certainly for EL and CL the new format makes it considerably harder for them to qualify for the knockout stages - which they were struggling to do anyway.
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that's still better than 75% of the teams in the Premier League
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,119
Can’t see McKenna going to Celtic unless I’m missing something obvious. Is there any pressure on him arm due to Ipswich’s start?
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,120
fernandopartridge said:
that's still better than 75% of the teams in the Premier League
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I mean, not to be facetious, but the same could be said about Shamrock Rovers.
 
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shepardo01

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,121
robbiethemole said:
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what the actual fuck????? none of our players yet O'Hare is and 3 from Oxford!!
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Rushworth's omission is a surprise.
 

David O'Day

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,122
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Can’t see McKenna going to Celtic unless I’m missing something obvious. Is there any pressure on him arm due to Ipswich’s start?
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They'll pay him a fortune, can't see it though myself.
 
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CovRes

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,123
shepardo01 said:
Rushworth's omission is a surprise.
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Giving away a penalty will have knocked marks off him. The mix up in the first half may have as well.
 

Sbarcher

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,124
robbiethemole said:
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what the actual fuck????? none of our players yet O'Hare is and 3 from Oxford!!
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This is Team of the week.
In the Football League paper we had Rushworth, Jamie Allen and Saka in Champ Team of the Day.
 
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Bad Boy

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,125
shepardo01 said:
Rushworth's omission is a surprise.
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Hardly surprising.

There's been a lot of kind and complimentary things been said and written about us in recent weeks but equally I feel there are some out there that still see us as a bunch of upstarts.
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,126

New Stadium

Would we fill a new 62k stadium regularly? My thoughts inspired by below thread on twitter [x.com]
www.smallheathalliance.com

If anyone wants a laugh, or quite frankly have their mind blown, read this thread from Birmingham fans discussing whether they'll fill their 62,000 seater stadium.

Some funny comments include them having a 'similar' fan base to West Ham .

They would fill it most Saturdays in the Championship

It doesn't matter if they don't fill it because they can close the top tier and cover it with advertising. Or, give away fans 6000 tickets. 🫨

That they'll fill the stadium with Japanese tourists 🫠.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,127
pusbccfc said:

New Stadium

Would we fill a new 62k stadium regularly? My thoughts inspired by below thread on twitter [x.com]
www.smallheathalliance.com

If anyone wants a laugh, or quite frankly have their mind blown, read this thread from Birmingham fans discussing whether they'll fill their 62,000 seater stadium.

Some funny comments include them having a 'similar' fan base to West Ham .

They would fill it most Saturdays in the Championship

It doesn't matter if they don't fill it because they can close the top tier and cover it with advertising. Or, give away fans 6000 tickets. 🫨

That they'll fill the stadium with Japanese tourists 🫠.
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I'm sure there are millions of tourists visiting Birmingham each year to catch a glimpse of the Peaky Blinders
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,128
Wagner actually said we'd fill it every Saturday in the Championship. He wasn't including midweek games because I think he's smart enough to know that wouldn't happen a lot of the time.
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fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,129
Imagine thinking that somebody would invest hundreds of billions in a stadium and then be unconcerned with the amount of people attending it, utter utter delusion.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,130
It's been striking to see just how many Japanese and Korean fans we have at games now, all kitted out in Blues gear, imagine us in an unbelievable facility, in the Premier League playing against the best, and all affordable. A Blues home game will become one of the the top Football Tourist attractions in Europe.
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pusbccfc

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,131
They have lost their minds.

Imagine saying to an old school Birmingham fan 5 years ago that they'd be willing to knock down their historic stadium to build a mega bowl filled with tourists.

Sold their soul.
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,132
Blues owners really need to remember the old saying “walk before you run”.

I don’t see the fanbase for that size of stadium especially without getting out of this division.

All this talk is just nonsense if they can’t get promoted and so far there record on the pitch under these lot is relegation after a awful management decision, promotion following the biggest budget in league one history and currently mid table after high spending.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,133
Wagner's 60k Super Arena Ultimate Business Plan:

1.1. - "If we build it the Japanese will come."

Go Patriots!
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,134
The West Ham comparison doesn't add up.

West Ham have always had a huge catchment area and fan base spreading well out into Essex. They were getting near 35,000 a game prior to moving. Birmingham are selling out 28,000 regularly for the first time in years.

Birmingham and the surrounding areas is filled with Villa. Generations of Villa fans built over the decades where they've dwarfed Birmingham in success and stature.
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,135
pusbccfc said:
The West Ham comparison doesn't add up.

West Ham have always had a huge catchment area and fan base spreading well out into Essex. They were getting near 35,000 a game prior to moving. Birmingham are selling out 28,000 regularly for the first time in years.

Birmingham and the surrounding areas is filled with Villa. Generations of Villa fans built over the decades where they've dwarfed Birmingham in success and stature.
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West Ham also play in an Olympic stadium in one of the most visited cities in the world
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,136
fernandopartridge said:
West Ham also play in an Olympic stadium in one of the most visited cities in the world
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Exactly and guess what West Ham fans moan about all the time...


Tourists.
 
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Londonccfcfan

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,137
They can't even strengthen their playing squad in January as they are at the limits FFP. Unless they offload some of their squad from last year who havnt left.

They will finish top half just about. Don't see anything special about any of their players.
 

alexccfc99

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,138
pusbccfc said:

New Stadium

Would we fill a new 62k stadium regularly? My thoughts inspired by below thread on twitter [x.com]
www.smallheathalliance.com

If anyone wants a laugh, or quite frankly have their mind blown, read this thread from Birmingham fans discussing whether they'll fill their 62,000 seater stadium.

Some funny comments include them having a 'similar' fan base to West Ham .

They would fill it most Saturdays in the Championship

It doesn't matter if they don't fill it because they can close the top tier and cover it with advertising. Or, give away fans 6000 tickets. 🫨

That they'll fill the stadium with Japanese tourists 🫠.
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My favourite one is from another thread, and I quote

"We all know the similarities between our recent journey as a club and that of Manchester City in the early 2000’s"

They have won League 1, currently sit in the bottom half of The Championship and even before their takeover, Man City had 8 domestic honours to their name and were a much bigger club than Birmingham will ever be
 
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Londonccfcfan

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,139
It's easy to be roped into the hype. Their fans certainly were. Half this forum thought they would walk into automatics.

Kyogo folks were salivating over too. Hasn't even scored a league goal yet.
 

TomRad85

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,140
I knew they would think having some Japanese/Korean players would make them a superpower on the Asian continent, i didn't need to see any of them saying it, i just knew that's what they would think. It's especially ridiculous as all those players are absolute shite. Imagine flying over from Tokyo to watch Kyogo shin one into the corner flag.
 

TomRad85

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,141
alexccfc99 said:
My favourite one is from another thread, and I quote

"We all know the similarities between our recent journey as a club and that of Manchester City in the early 2000’s"

They have won League 1, currently sit in the bottom half of The Championship and even before their takeover, Man City had 8 domestic honours to their name and were a much bigger club than Birmingham will ever be
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Sheikh Mansour and Tom Wagner, so many similarities.
 

pusbccfc

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,142
alexccfc99 said:
My favourite one is from another thread, and I quote

"We all know the similarities between our recent journey as a club and that of Manchester City in the early 2000’s"

They have won League 1, currently sit in the bottom half of The Championship and even before their takeover, Man City had 8 domestic honours to their name and were a much bigger club than Birmingham will ever be
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They were getting 35,000 a week in the early 00s. Like West Ham, they had a big fan base but also grew slowly. The Etihad was only 47,000 when they first moved in. They even had empty seats for those early years.
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,143
shepardo01 said:
Rushworth's omission is a surprise.
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Not to me, it's been like that for years.
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,144
CovRes said:
Giving away a penalty will have knocked marks off him. The mix up in the first half may have as well.
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So record minutes of clean sheets for the club doesn't count obviously.
 
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CovRes

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  • Oct 28, 2025
  • #5,145
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT said:
So record minutes of clean sheets for the club doesn't count obviously.
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I don't think it does, no.
 
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