David Murray

Striker - Birmingham
9 Oct 2027
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Marked for David Murray

22 Edition

The Birmingham Courier

28 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Player ratings28 Dec 2026

Both of them Patrick Roberts's — 8.45

2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.45, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.

Market28 Dec 2026

Tomoki Iwata hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Birmingham can pretend not to have heard.

The dugout28 Dec 2026

David Murray keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Birmingham may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad28 Dec 2026

Tempers go at Birmingham

Ibrahim Osman was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Match22 Dec 2026

Birmingham get the job done against Charlton Athletic

A 3‑1 win over Charlton Athletic, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

The terraces28 Dec 2026

One of their own: Ibrahim Osman

He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.

The dugout28 Dec 2026

The manager makes an example of James Beadle

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad28 Dec 2026

The decline has begun for Lee Gregory

Everybody saw it before anybody said it. At 39 the numbers say 3 points down on what he was, and the question for Birmingham is how to handle a man they owe a great deal.

Player ratings28 Dec 2026

A masterclass from Ibrahim Osman

Marked 8.04 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

In brief

Back issues
17 Edition

The Birmingham Courier

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad23 Nov 2026

Ibrahim Osman in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Birmingham this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

The dugout23 Nov 2026

A promise honoured at Birmingham

Something was said to Tommy Doyle and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.

The dugout23 Nov 2026

Jonathan Panzo gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad23 Nov 2026

David Murray signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” David Murray and Birmingham agree another 3 years.

The dugout23 Nov 2026

Paul Ross on the point

“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” Paul Ross after the 0‑0 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.

Player ratings23 Nov 2026

A defender's afternoon for Jhon Solís

Defensive actions: 14. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

The dugout23 Nov 2026

Somebody else is better right now than Lee Gregory

The team sheet says it in public every week until it changes. The only version of being dropped a footballer cannot argue with, and the one he takes hardest.

Match21 Nov 2026

Birmingham draw a blank against Middlesbrough

The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Middlesbrough defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.

Market23 Nov 2026

The Christoph Klarer story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Christoph Klarer signs something — a contract at Birmingham or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

In brief

3 Edition

The Birmingham Courier

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Market17 Aug 2026

Birmingham turn down Brentford for Carlos Vicente

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Player ratings17 Aug 2026

No sign of nerves from Ibrahim Osman at 21 — 8.06

The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Ibrahim Osman did not need any: 8.06, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

CSKA Sofia tell Birmingham: Fedor Lapoukhov is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Daniel Kelly is a medical away from Birmingham

The deal with Millwall is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Birmingham

Ibrahim Osman and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Boardroom17 Aug 2026

4 academy players handed senior numbers at Birmingham

The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.

Match15 Aug 2026

Birmingham find a way past Wrexham

Wrexham made Birmingham work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.

The terraces17 Aug 2026

One of their own: Ibrahim Osman

He is 21 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.

Market17 Aug 2026

Alexander Cooper steps up from the Birmingham academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alexander Cooper has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

In brief