The Birmingham Courier
Market17 Aug 2026
Bournemouth come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Birmingham did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Jeon Jin-Woo beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 24. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Kelly Saravanan turns down Birmingham
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: another club keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
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
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.
Match15 Aug 2026
Birmingham see off Wrexham
Three points for Birmingham, 2‑1 the final word against Wrexham in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Birmingham supporters have found a favourite in August Priske
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. August Priske has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Thomas Clark joins the Birmingham first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thomas Clark 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
Joshua Matthews steps up from the Birmingham academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Joshua Matthews 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
- Market Birmingham promote Benjamin Moore from within
- Squad Patrick Roberts stays put
- Player ratings A masterclass from August Priske