The Birmingham Courier
Market17 Aug 2026
Birmingham say no — this time
The offer from Bournemouth for Jack Robinson was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Lecce join the queue for Marvin Ducksch
Add another name to the list: Lecce have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Marvin Ducksch. The answer from Birmingham has not changed — yet.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Jonathan Harvey joins the Birmingham first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jonathan Harvey is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Liam Miller steps up from the Birmingham academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Liam Miller 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
- Squad Ethan Laird falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom Birmingham turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad Cote still has not settled
- Squad A wage question at Birmingham