The Birmingham Courier
Player ratings30 Nov 2026
Liam Millar 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.
Match28 Nov 2026
No end in sight to Birmingham's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Birmingham has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad30 Nov 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.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Jay Stansfield signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jay Stansfield commits to Birmingham for another 5 years.
Player ratings30 Nov 2026
The afternoon belonged to Carlos Vicente
A mark of 7.86, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Lee Gregory
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Lee Gregory, and the manager let it.
Match28 Nov 2026
Birmingham share the spoils with Leicester City
A 1‑1 draw with Leicester City leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Ethan Laird falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
The view from the dugout
“We did not lose. Some weeks that is all you get, and I would rather have the point than not.” Jack Green chose the glass-half-full version of 1‑1; the supporters left with the other one.
In brief
- Squad Carlos Vicente suspended
- The dugout Demarai Gray knocks on the manager’s door
- Market The Max Bird question follows Birmingham around