The Birmingham Courier
Match15 Aug 2028
Birmingham tear Wycombe Wanderers apart
Rarely has this fixture seen a display like it: 3‑0 against Wycombe Wanderers, and it could have been more.
Market21 Aug 2028
Jhon Solís asks to leave Birmingham
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings21 Aug 2028
Both of them Jay Stansfield's — 8.91
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.91, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
The dugout21 Aug 2028
Iwan Morgan 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.
Match19 Aug 2028
Nobody wants to play Birmingham right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Birmingham baulk at the price for Christian Nwachukwu
Sheffield United wanted more than $690.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Birmingham
Luciano Riveros 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.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Real improvement from Esteban Coronel at Birmingham
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Esteban Coronel is 21, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Birmingham
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
In brief
- Transfer targets Birmingham rebuffed over Lukas Jensen
- Match Birmingham find a way past Wigan Athletic
- Market Matthew Pearson steps up from the Birmingham academy