"Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues" Episode #1.1

1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:07,840 [dog barking] 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:15,074 3 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,280 [person] Is this your first time in the city, Tom? 4 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:23,360 [Brady] Yep. 5 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:25,600 I flew over here to check out 6 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:28,360 this amazing team, 7 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:29,880 and see this great city. 8 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:33,480 They love their soccer team, huh? 9 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:34,560 What's the other team here? 10 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:36,320 [person] Aston Villa. 11 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,840 -Is Aston Villa in the Premier League? -[person] Yeah. 12 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:43,040 -Are they pretty good? -[person] Yeah. 13 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:45,840 Fuck them. 14 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:47,680 [person laughs] 15 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:49,560 Gonna fuck them up too. 16 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,800 The takeover of Birmingham City has been completed this afternoon. 17 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,920 [reporter] NFL legend, Tom Brady, has become a minority owner in the team. 18 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,000 I thought, initially, that's absolute bullshit. 19 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,080 Tom Brady? Who's he? 20 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,840 -He… Yeah, he… -He was a sportsman, wasn't he? 21 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:09,840 [pundit] Tom Brady. 22 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,000 [pundit 2] This dude is something special. 23 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,760 [pundit 3] He rewrote the history books in the NFL. 24 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,120 Ten Super Bowl appearances. 25 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:18,520 He won seven of those. 26 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,600 The quarterback of the New England Patriots, Tom Brady. 27 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:23,920 [pundit 4] His leadership, his willingness 28 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,200 to overcome challenges time and time again. 29 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,320 [pundit 5] He proved that he is the G.O.A.T. 30 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,560 You don't ever bet against Tom Brady. Don't be a fool. 31 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,840 The guys on that soccer team, they've got something coming. 32 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:43,400 Probably what he knows about football you could put on a postage stamp. 33 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,200 Why are people interested in us all of a sudden? 34 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:48,680 We've been rubbish for years. 35 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,520 [Brady] I don't give a fuck what they've done here. I wasn't a part of that. 36 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:56,880 I have no fear in anything I do. 37 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:02,200 ♪ Brave Saint Andrew and his 12 apostles ♪ 38 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,960 ♪ Watch your dream come into view ♪ 39 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,840 ♪ Frozen in a moment ♪ 40 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:09,680 ♪ With my hand above my head ♪ 41 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:14,000 ♪ Never let them tell you We are anything but Blue ♪ 42 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,560 [reporter] Birmingham was just a village. 43 00:02:21,640 --> 00:02:25,760 A few houses with bridle tracks winding across the open fields. 44 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,480 [upbeat rock music plays] 45 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,080 Over the years, the community grew and flourished. 46 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,000 The bridle tracks became the city streets we know today. 47 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,760 [horns honking] 48 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,520 There's magic in the rhythm of a big city beginning its busy day. 49 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,200 The second-largest city in England. 50 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,160 [Knight] I grew up in Birmingham. 51 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,680 My ancestors worked and lived on the canal. 52 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,440 That's where Birmingham City ground is, down there. 53 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,000 Aston Villa that way. 54 00:02:58,920 --> 00:03:00,040 So I don't want to go there. 55 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,760 Being from Birmingham, we're not people who shout from the rooftops 56 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,360 about our city, and we should. 57 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,360 Because this has always been a place where things get made. 58 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:17,320 [reporter 2] Iron and steel. The flash and sparkle of molten metal. 59 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,120 [Knight] It's where the Industrial Revolution began. 60 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,640 Cars, chains, guns. 61 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,160 It's rough, it's tough and it's smoky. 62 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,800 But generation after generation, 63 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,520 it's always been about people working hard. 64 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,520 One pound of fish. Fresh like me. 65 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:38,800 Cheers, darling. 66 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:40,240 I'm Brummie and proud of it. 67 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:42,440 [fan] Brummies are good people. 68 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:43,920 Salt of the earth. 69 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,720 Honest. We're off the cuff. 70 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,160 People call Birmingham a shithole, but it's our shithole. 71 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:52,080 [shouts] 72 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,840 [Knight] And the people, and that toughness, 73 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,720 fed into my imagination to make Peaky Blinders. 74 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:00,920 The Peaky Blinders are coming. 75 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:08,080 You do not fuck with the Peaky fucking Blinders! 76 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,160 [Knight] You have a group of people who, from the outside, 77 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,680 you could say are the underdogs. 78 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,240 But they've got a swagger. 79 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,360 And they've got a self-belief. 80 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,840 If we can get that onto the football pitch 81 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,400 then I will be very, very happy. 82 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:31,880 [fans clamouring] 83 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:33,560 Is it always this busy on a daytime? 84 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,120 Nah, these boys are on their way to Saint Andrew's. 85 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,520 -To pray? -[chuckles] That'll be the day. 86 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,000 St. Andrew's is a football ground. The Blues are playing. 87 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,200 [calming music plays] 88 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,080 -Count this up. -[cashier] Thank you very much. 89 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:48,600 -That's two pounds, darling. -Cheers. 90 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,640 [fan] Hopefully, the new generation of kids growing up 91 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:57,040 will grow up seeing Birmingham City as the greatest side in world football. 92 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,280 Been supporting the Blues, for what, 30, 93 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,760 -36? Thirty-six years. -Well, since I made you, to be fair. 94 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,240 [Paul] Most Blue supporters are born, not created. 95 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,240 [fan] Grew up right in the shadow of the stadium. 96 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:20,440 I remember going to bed as a kid 97 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,080 with the floodlights coming through the window. 98 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,400 [Paul] Birmingham is potentially a great club. 99 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:32,160 It's from a great city. 100 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:34,080 It carries the name. 101 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:36,880 Come on, you Blues! 102 00:05:37,840 --> 00:05:39,960 [fan 2] We've never been a club with glamour. 103 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,840 Guys, if you enjoy the vlogs make sure you like… 104 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:46,560 We've always been gritty and hard to watch. 105 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,600 [commentator] Birmingham's defence have Wembley nerves and are marking badly. 106 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,200 Manchester press their advantage. 107 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:57,560 Birmingham have been the pioneers 108 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:01,200 in fucking up games of football from 1875. 109 00:06:01,280 --> 00:06:03,400 And they do it better than anybody else. 110 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:05,160 [commentator] He shoots. 111 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,840 And it's in. Manchester have brought home the cup. 112 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,600 We've had no success, have we, really? We've been shit. 113 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,720 It's been years of mediocrity. 114 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:21,840 Fuck me. 115 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,080 [commentator 2] You would trust Darren Purse. 116 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:27,440 But he's missed. 117 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:31,640 You have to feel profound sympathy for Birmingham. 118 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:33,800 [commentator 3] Crestfallen. 119 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,560 Well, they've come so, so close it's untrue. 120 00:06:38,840 --> 00:06:41,560 We've suffered over decades. 121 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,320 [reporter] When relegation came, Steve Bruce looked tired and emotional. 122 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,000 I've had to let staff go. I've got to let players go. 123 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:53,760 [reporter 2] Birmingham City's time in the top flight is short-lived. 124 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,920 [interviewer] What do you hope for the future of Birmingham City? 125 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,000 To be an international team. 126 00:07:00,840 --> 00:07:04,040 We've had ownership which haven't worked at all. 127 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:08,080 [commentator 3] It's the end of the Premier League road for Birmingham City. 128 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,720 It's an all too familiar feeling. 129 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:16,400 [reporter] Birmingham City owner, Carson Yeung, has been jailed for six years 130 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:17,520 for money laundering. 131 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,240 The takeover by Trillion Trophy Asia finally brings to an end 132 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,160 seven troubled years for Blues. 133 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:27,120 Birmingham City will be given an immediate nine-point deduction 134 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:31,640 for breaching the EFL's rules on profitability and sustainability. 135 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,520 [crowd chanting] Sack the board! Sack the board! 136 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,880 [Knight] People really do feel passionately about it. 137 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:40,120 Get somebody down here who wants to back Birmingham City. 138 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,080 [crowd] We want our club back! 139 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,800 Sometimes it spills over, and it gets a little bit more serious. 140 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:51,040 The fan base has a reputation for trouble and violence. 141 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,280 [commentator 4] What an absolute disgrace. 142 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,560 [fans clamouring] 143 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,880 There's got to be exploitation of that toughness, 144 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,560 and turn it into a different direction. 145 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:16,680 [Brady] Good morning, guys. 146 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:20,080 I'll get to the point right away. 147 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,040 I'm retiring. For good. 148 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,200 -[reporter 1] We've got breaking news. -[reporter 2] Huge news. 149 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,920 [reporter 1] Tom Brady is gonna retire! 150 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:36,160 [person] For a guy that was drafted where he was drafted 151 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,440 to go on and be the greatest of all time, 152 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,200 it's an incredible story. 153 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,080 [Brady] I didn't even know if I was gonna make the team 154 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:46,920 when I got drafted to the Patriots. 155 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:49,640 I was the fourth quarterback. 156 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,720 My first year, didn't really play much at all. 157 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:55,200 Then going into my second year, 158 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,000 the starting quarterback got hurt. 159 00:08:57,560 --> 00:08:59,680 And I said, you know, "Once they put me on the field, 160 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:01,720 they're never gonna take me off." 161 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,480 [person 2] Seven Super Bowl titles. Five Super Bowl MVPs. 162 00:09:06,560 --> 00:09:08,200 Three overall MVPs. 163 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,200 You're the greatest quarterback in the world, man. 164 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:11,360 Hey, I love you, man. 165 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:15,480 Not only did he give hope, but he made thousands of other players 166 00:09:15,560 --> 00:09:16,760 in the NFL better. 167 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,600 Twenty-two years later, it was time to go. 168 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:27,000 Thank you, guys, for allowing me to live my absolute dream. 169 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,800 I wouldn't change a thing. 170 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:32,320 Love you all. 171 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,560 [person 3] He's done everything that you can possibly do. 172 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,280 So it's not like he has anything left to accomplish. 173 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:42,240 [pundit] Whatever he does, 174 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,320 he's gonna attack that with that same work ethic 175 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,600 that has made him the greatest football player we've ever seen. 176 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,480 [Brady] After I retired, I was thinking about the next steps. 177 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,760 And then I got a call from my friend, Wags. 178 00:10:04,560 --> 00:10:06,600 [upbeat rock music plays] 179 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:16,440 [Wagner] I worked for a number of years as a certified public accountant 180 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,080 in Boston, New York, and the Cayman Islands. 181 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,360 And after that, I went to work on Wall Street. 182 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,600 [bell ringing] 183 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,160 Ultimately started Knighthead Capital Management. 184 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,200 I fell in love with fixing businesses. 185 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,320 The more fucked up it is, the more I like it. 186 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:38,640 It's the dumbest way in the world to make money 187 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:42,920 because the long-term returns of distressed assets are negative. 188 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:44,960 But I like proving people wrong. 189 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,640 I think that's where Tom and I have some similarities. 190 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,080 -[Brady] How are you doing, buddy? -I'm good. How are you? 191 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,920 [Brady] Wag's been a great friend of mine for a long time. 192 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,560 He was a Patriot fan, 193 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,000 and we met, and we always hit it off. 194 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:07,920 He was interested in investing in a soccer team. 195 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,360 There was a Premier League team that was for sale, 196 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,440 and he was like, "They're just being such a pain in the you-know-what. 197 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:18,320 And they say one thing, they do another. 198 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,440 I don't know if this is what we really wanna do." 199 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,000 [clamouring] 200 00:11:22,560 --> 00:11:25,120 Right after we made the decision that that wasn't the right deal, 201 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,040 the Birmingham City opportunity presented itself to us. 202 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,360 [Brady] It's the second largest city in all of UK. 203 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,800 There's been a lot of underinvestment over a long period of time. 204 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,840 And thought that we could, you know, make some money, have a good return, 205 00:11:40,680 --> 00:11:42,400 which is our ultimate objective. 206 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,040 So we just couldn't pass it up. 207 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:53,160 [reporter] Knighthead Capital Management have acquired full control of St. Andrew's 208 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:54,840 and 45% of the club 209 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:58,080 with the rest to follow in due course. 210 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:01,920 [Wagner] What has occurred in the past 211 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:05,680 has left the club in a position of weakened financial stature. 212 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:07,520 We need to improve that. 213 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:09,920 -[Wagner] That's all new, that whole face. -[person] This whole front. 214 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,880 -This LED board is brand new. I'll-- -[Brady] Beautiful. 215 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:15,280 How much did we spend on all the upgrades? 216 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:16,880 [Wagner] Six million pounds. 217 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:18,040 So here's the deal. 218 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:21,760 I'm officially coming on board at Birmingham City Football Club. 219 00:12:22,680 --> 00:12:25,720 Brady is now the minority owner of Birmingham City, 220 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,760 a club in English soccer's second tier Championship. 221 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,280 [reporter 2] Is Brady just along for the ride for branding? 222 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,280 He is not here for promotional purposes. 223 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,600 [Brady] I'm not going in there in an operational role. 224 00:12:38,680 --> 00:12:40,360 I'm in there in a visionary role. 225 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:43,200 [Wagner] We had unparalleled success. 226 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:44,800 Our principal objective is 227 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:49,040 to really bring what worked for Tom within Birmingham. 228 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:53,400 I haven't had all the experience in the UK with mediocrity. 229 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,600 But I know leadership. And I know what a good coach sounds like, 230 00:12:55,680 --> 00:12:58,880 and I know what good teamwork sounds like, and I know what training looks like. 231 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:01,880 Most importantly, I know I like being the underdog. 232 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:06,320 We got a song that says, "No matter what, you keep right on to the end of the road." 233 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,240 And I'll be on that road with you. 234 00:13:10,680 --> 00:13:13,520 The new owners are making good noises, 235 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,520 are doing positive things, 236 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:19,400 have got an awful lot of money, have got plans. 237 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,800 This could be a rebirth of the Blues. 238 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:24,520 I mean, we've had so many rebirths, 239 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:26,840 but they've all been phantom pregnancies. 240 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,240 [patrons chattering] 241 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,040 [Brady] This pub know we're coming, obviously? 242 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:39,080 -[Wagner] The pub does, but not the fans. -Yes. 243 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:41,600 [Brady] We'll have to feel this out, boys. 244 00:13:41,680 --> 00:13:43,640 -This is not my thing. -[Wagner] Yeah. 245 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,080 [bodyguard] Okay, I'm gonna stick close to you. 246 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:50,360 So when we get in there… 247 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:52,320 Let's talk for a few minutes in here. 248 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,720 Are we shaking hands with a bunch of the fans and the kids? 249 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:56,280 -Yes. It won't be kids. -Am I signing… 250 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:58,280 It'll be fans and fans only. 251 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,000 Shake hands, gonna grab a pint, and then leave. 252 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:03,840 Gonna be in there for, like, 15 minutes. 253 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:08,640 [cheering] 254 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:10,960 Thank God! Tom! 255 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,040 -Tom, quickly. -Tom, can you shake me hand? 256 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:21,040 [patrons chanting] USA! USA! USA! USA! 257 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:22,680 Welcome to the club, the new owners. 258 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,680 Massive. Absolutely massive. 259 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:25,960 How are you doing, my man? 260 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:27,240 -The name's Leo. -Nice to meet you. 261 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:30,160 -You're a legend. -I appreciate it. Nice to meet you, buddy. 262 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:31,760 -Thanks for saving the club. -Thank you. 263 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:33,360 -It means so much to us. -Let's hope we do. 264 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,240 Thanks so… No, you have. Thank you so much. 265 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:36,720 I don't want to let you down. 266 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:38,960 [fan] You wouldn't be the first one. 267 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,080 It's like I'm in a dream. 268 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,080 And I keep waiting for the alarm to go off and wake me up. 269 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:49,280 I'd liken Birmingham to places like Cleveland or Cincinnati or Pittsburgh 270 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:50,920 where it's just a hard-working town. 271 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,280 But what do they all have in common? They love their sport. 272 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:55,040 They love coming together. 273 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:57,120 And there's great support with our club. 274 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:02,200 [patrons] ♪ As we journey on ♪ 275 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,720 ♪ We will sing this song ♪ 276 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:08,360 ♪ For the boys in royal blue ♪ 277 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:11,440 I don't think there's been a time in my life 278 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:13,840 where I've felt more positive about Birmingham City right now. 279 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:20,800 They're coming into a new Blues. Not the joke that we are sometimes. 280 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:23,320 And they're gonna bring an American mentality. 281 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:25,600 They're in this for victory. 282 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:27,320 [cheering] 283 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,200 We've been through some hard times, but now we're on the up. 284 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:34,560 -Yeah. -We're on the up now, yeah. 285 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:36,840 -Watch out. We're coming. [chuckles] -So… Yeah. 286 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:47,960 [cheering] 287 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,760 -[fans chanting] USA! USA! USA! USA! -Bye, guys. 288 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,240 [Knight] The British mindset and the American mindset are different. 289 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:12,320 All right, there? 290 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,800 Especially as regards this club. 291 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,680 Perhaps we're not going to win, but we accept it. 292 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,920 When the Americans come in, it's much more forward-looking. 293 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,560 It's much more towards the future. 294 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:27,080 We have a new tunnel. 295 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:29,960 -[Brady] This looks so much better. -[person] Yeah. 296 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:32,840 -This is a first. -That's it. Thank you. 297 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:34,440 So this is the team meeting room. 298 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:37,040 So this is where the lads will be in at 1:30. 299 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,840 So we'll go through our game on how we want to play against Leeds today. 300 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,800 Some good work yesterday and the lads… Obviously, they can't wait for the game. 301 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:46,320 The main thing is, where are we going? How are we gonna get there? 302 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,480 And this is what we're gonna achieve, and we believe we can. 303 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:54,440 An unwillingness to accept defeat, 304 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,600 which I think is characterised most clearly in Tom Brady. 305 00:16:57,680 --> 00:16:59,800 'Sup, man. Tom. How you doing? Good to meet you. 306 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:02,120 -How you doing? Lukas. Good to meet you. -Hi, Lukas. How are you? 307 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:06,040 What I'm hoping is that the two can actually be complementary. 308 00:17:06,120 --> 00:17:11,440 And together, it will be a kind of realism that will result in success. 309 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:14,960 [Brady] What's up, fellas? 310 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:18,880 I've been sitting in those chairs a long time. 311 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,680 This is my first time I haven't done it in 32 years. 312 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:24,000 So, uh, love to be a part of what you guys are doing. 313 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:27,360 You know, I know this is a sacred place for all of us. 314 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:31,360 [crowd singing, cheering] 315 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:33,720 [commentator] US investment brings hope for the future. 316 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:37,240 But the practicalities of putting points on the board 317 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,760 is the job that needs doing right now. 318 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:44,080 [Brady] You guys got a big game today. 319 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:46,720 There's never one thing anyone can say. 320 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,320 There's never one day, or one meeting, or one practice, or one game 321 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:51,480 that's gonna make a season. 322 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:56,640 [commentator 2] Tom Brady and Tom Wagner are very much in the building. 323 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:58,720 Hi, guys. Thank you. 324 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:03,400 [commentator 2] No one wants to miss the rebirth of Birmingham City. 325 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:05,240 [whistle blows] 326 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,880 What it's gonna take is you guys making a commitment to each other, 327 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:12,160 you know, every single day about what you guys want to become. 328 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:22,960 [commentator 2] Looking to cause trouble here for Leeds, into the area. 329 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:25,480 Did really well. 330 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:27,280 [Brady] When I started, 331 00:18:27,360 --> 00:18:29,960 well, I was as far down as anyone could be in the NFL. 332 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,720 And it was a lot of work, day in and day out, 333 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,480 to make it to, ultimately, where we wanted to get to. 334 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:39,120 It's a lot of hard work. 335 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,200 But you know what? Fucking football's hard. 336 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:43,680 Up to this side! 337 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,400 [commentator 2] Needs to pick the right pass. 338 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,080 -[whistle blows] -Penalty Blues! 339 00:18:52,360 --> 00:18:56,120 A huge moment for the history of Birmingham City Football Club. 340 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,160 [Brady] I'm following you guys every step of the way. 341 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:05,760 So go kick some fucking ass. 342 00:19:07,360 --> 00:19:08,360 [whistle blows] 343 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:11,960 [cheering] 344 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:14,720 [commentator 2] And just listen to this place! 345 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,200 A club resurrected! 346 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:20,480 A fan base reborn! 347 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,200 Blues dare to dream again! 348 00:19:26,360 --> 00:19:30,120 A dream start to the new era at St. Andrew's. 349 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:35,440 [cheering, clamouring] 350 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:38,320 -Come on, Blues! -We won! 351 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:43,520 [Brady] This is not a vanity thing. 352 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,000 This is, like, you know, let's get our elbows dirty, 353 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,200 and let's take it on. 354 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,160 Like I'm not… The fuck am I afraid of? 355 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,160 I have no fear. I have no fucking fear. 356 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,840 If it doesn't work, it won't be because I didn't give it everything I had. 357 00:19:57,920 --> 00:19:58,920 It just didn't work. 358 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:08,120 [reporter] In 1906, this was a piece of wasteland. 359 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:13,360 [Knight] When Birmingham City moved to the new ground 360 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:14,960 around the turn of the century, 361 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,680 Romany Gypsies camped on the site. 362 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,360 They were told to leave, 363 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:21,400 so that construction work could begin. 364 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:25,320 [reporter] They didn't go without a fight. And as a parting gesture, 365 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,440 their leader decided he was going to have the last word, 366 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:30,560 and put a curse on the ground. 367 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:38,600 [fan] I've heard that there's dead horses in the corner of the pitch. 368 00:20:39,120 --> 00:20:44,560 And when it's foggy, the fog always comes in from this supposed cursed corner. 369 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:51,520 The curse on the club doesn't help, apparently, with our winning rate. 370 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,600 I think everyone in a professional sport, 371 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:57,880 uh, in various ways, is superstitious. 372 00:20:57,960 --> 00:20:59,360 We had a manager called Ron Saunders, 373 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:03,160 who had all the players play with red soles on their boots. 374 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,200 And he'd been told that would help, and it didn't. 375 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,440 [reporter] So while Ron Saunders waits for someone 376 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,560 to come and remove the curse from the ground, 377 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:11,840 I can't help wondering if he realises 378 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,680 that he's the club's 13th manager since the war. 379 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,200 [Fry] I don't want any players going out there with fear. 380 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:19,880 I'm gonna change it around, lads. 381 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:23,640 If you wanna be part of it, **** great. Great. Great. 382 00:21:24,360 --> 00:21:28,720 Barry Fry decided that he'd got a solution to kill the curse, 383 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,840 and he peed in every corner flag. 384 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:36,160 Now, if it comes off, you're an hero, and if it doesn't, you're in trouble. 385 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:37,800 Come on! 386 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,040 **** hell! 387 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,280 [Lombardi, on laptop] Blues are back. It's a new era, and we're here for it. 388 00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:50,680 Solid, firm three points today. 389 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:53,560 That curse will only, maybe, last a little bit longer. 390 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,040 Maybe we need to be more optimistic as Blues fans. 391 00:21:57,120 --> 00:22:00,120 Maybe we can start looking up instead of down. 392 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:04,160 And who knows? Maybe we can look again up and out of the Championship. 393 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:08,080 We're not gonna get ahead of ourselves, but we'll enjoy it. Up the Blues. 394 00:22:10,360 --> 00:22:13,960 In our version of football, the top teams earn promotion to a higher division. 395 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,440 The Premier League is the top of the pyramid. 396 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:19,480 Birmingham sit just below that in the Championship. 397 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:24,000 The benefits of promotion are you get a lot more money, global exposure, 398 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:25,760 and, hopefully, trophies. 399 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:27,960 But there's a flip side. 400 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,520 Finish in the bottom three, and you're relegated to a lower division, 401 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,880 which is the complete opposite, and not where we want to be. 402 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,280 [upbeat rock music plays] 403 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:43,320 We see the club ascending into the Premier League. 404 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:46,240 If you can't say it, you can't do it. 405 00:22:48,360 --> 00:22:50,200 It's very hard to change a culture. 406 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:54,360 The only way to do it is to have a single-minded commitment 407 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,080 to achieving the best that's absolutely possible. 408 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:00,560 That has to be ingrained into everything. 409 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,200 It's how you clean up the stadium after a match. 410 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,600 It's how the players go about rehabilitating themselves. 411 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,120 It's about how do we attract world-class sponsorships 412 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:15,720 that we'll need to drive revenue. 413 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:17,640 You go to New York City, you go to L.A., 414 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,800 you will see people wearing Birmingham City kit. 415 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:27,680 What we're working on will be a one of one in English football. 416 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:28,840 There'll be nothing else like it. 417 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,160 But I'll promise the fans it's achievable. 418 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,000 And I promised the city it's achievable. 419 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,160 I'm not gonna apologise for being optimistic. 420 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,560 I'm not gonna apologise for being bold in our ambitions. 421 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,240 I am simply not going to, 422 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:42,800 nor will I change the direction we're taking this club. 423 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,160 The way we've been sold it, 424 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:45,880 we're going to the sky. 425 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:47,600 We're going to the top. 426 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:51,360 You think, "God, this time… this time, please be different." 427 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:52,960 Together, we're not gonna fail. 428 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:55,280 We will not fail. 429 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:58,720 For this club to succeed, 430 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:03,080 every single element of the organisation has to be changed. 431 00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:09,200 [reporter] Birmingham have sacked head coach John Eustace. 432 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,240 This comes on the back of a 3-1 win for Birmingham 433 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,120 at the weekend over West Brom 434 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:18,080 and the fact that they're sixth in the Championship. 435 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:24,760 Eustace departs after 15 months in charge, having helped to stabilise… 436 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:26,800 [reporter 2] John Eustace was on the right track. 437 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,840 [reporter 3] As high as Blues have been for a good while in the Championship. 438 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:31,800 [fan] …may have made the wrong decision. 439 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:33,280 The football we've played this year… 440 00:24:33,360 --> 00:24:36,280 What on earth is going on? Why are we changing things now? 441 00:24:36,360 --> 00:24:38,840 [fan 2] I think it's incredibly harsh on John Eustace. 442 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,880 [fan 3] They don't deserve success when they treat people like that. 443 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:44,400 A lot of people say, "That's just football…" 444 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,120 You don't go into the club and you just rip everything up 445 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,320 that's been built for the last two years. 446 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,480 In any organisation, that's not the right thing to do. 447 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:53,640 [fan 4] Blues have been doing well at the start of this season. 448 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:55,560 [fan 5] The whole situation's just disgusting. 449 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,320 Why on earth would anybody… 450 00:24:57,400 --> 00:24:59,560 [reporter] We have a statement from Birmingham. 451 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:04,480 "The new first team manager will be announced in the coming days, 452 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:10,680 creating an identity and clear, no-fear playing style." 453 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:21,040 [camera shutters] 454 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:24,000 [Rooney clears throat] 455 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,840 Wayne Rooney came in and we're like, "What?" 456 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,720 [Cook] A new era has to begin. 457 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:38,480 We're pleased to welcome Wayne Rooney 458 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:41,920 as the football club manager here at Birmingham City. 459 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,840 [commentator] And here's Rooney! Oh, my goodness me! 460 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:49,240 Wayne Rooney was one of the best footballers 461 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:50,600 that England has ever produced. 462 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:54,360 [commentator 2] Rooney goes for the spectacular! 463 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,320 [Knight] But he's new to management. 464 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:00,200 It's not like we've chosen someone with 20 years of experience. 465 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:02,240 [commentator] Space for Rooney in the area. 466 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:04,280 Oh, that's magnificent! 467 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:10,520 It's almost like the owners said, "Eustace? Nobody knows who he is. 468 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,200 We're gonna put in one of the most recognisable 469 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:17,720 English football players of the last generation, 470 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:21,680 just to put a load of eyes on Birmingham City." 471 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:27,560 [Rooney] Seeing the ambitions of the club, where they want to get to, excited me. 472 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:29,960 And I'm delighted to be a part of it. 473 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:36,320 [crowd cheering] 474 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:39,760 [commentator] After the controversial sacking of John Eustace, 475 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:42,360 the pressure to gain promotion to the Premier League 476 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,000 is at an all-time high. 477 00:26:50,120 --> 00:26:52,600 [Knight] It is such a simple truth. 478 00:26:53,120 --> 00:26:56,240 Victory equals acceptance. 479 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,080 Defeat equals dissatisfaction. 480 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,920 [commentator 2] Pulled back for Bielik here. Good try. Good save. 481 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:04,320 [groaning] 482 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:07,880 Now Rogers picks it up for Middlesbrough. 483 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:09,160 Blues back-pedalling. 484 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:11,040 Gets it back from Crooks. It's in. 485 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:18,000 And Wayne Rooney's first game in charge of Birmingham City ends in defeat. 486 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,720 What qualifies Wayne to manage Birmingham City? 487 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,200 Nothing. Absolutely nothing. 488 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:32,240 [commentator 3] Yes. Another opportunity as it comes the way of Delap. 489 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:35,320 -Oh, my God. -What the fucking hell was that? 490 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,120 [commentator 3] What a nightmare for Birmingham. 491 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,000 Here we fucking go again. 492 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:45,160 [pundit] Two losses from two. 493 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:50,040 I can understand the boos, you know, after a couple of games. 494 00:27:50,120 --> 00:27:52,240 -After two games. -Yeah, because it makes no sense, 495 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:53,400 the decision. 496 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,360 [commentator 4] Southampton all over Blues here. 497 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:57,440 There's another! 498 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,320 That's three defeats in a row now for Rooney. 499 00:28:02,120 --> 00:28:04,920 Rooney wouldn't have been my choice. But he's our manager. 500 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:06,360 So you gotta support him. 501 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,440 [commentator 5] Wayne Rooney once again on the losing side. 502 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,320 [fan] At the moment, he gave up that Blue burn. 503 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:16,720 Let's just back him in this game. 504 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:18,320 -[interviewer] Let's make the most of it. -Yeah. 505 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,960 [commentator 4] That's another defeat for Wayne Rooney's Blues 506 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:25,840 slipping down the table. 507 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:31,360 The owners must now be questioning their decision. 508 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:41,560 [Brady] It's my second time here, 509 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:44,760 and I want to see the team in a practice environment. 510 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:47,240 Trying to get it right. 511 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,880 It's called the Elite Performance and Innovation Centre. 512 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,600 Are you going to the right place? This doesn't feel right. 513 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:57,840 [friend] Why don't you zoom in on the map, dude? 514 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,080 [Brady] Birmingham City Football Club. 515 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,680 [Rawitz] That's the owner right there. He doesn't know where his… 516 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:05,640 where his training facility is. [laughs] 517 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:10,560 You know, I honestly, I've had enough of you already. 518 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,960 It's a big city, Birmingham. 519 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:17,960 Birmingham. 520 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:20,600 Birmingham. 521 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:23,160 [friend 2] Dude, don't say the H. 522 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,880 -[Rawitz] Fuck you, dude. -It's great to be here at Birmingham. 523 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:28,200 Birmingham. 524 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:31,120 Left here. 525 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,760 [driver] We will leave the ownership to you. Let us do the driving. 526 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:37,560 [Brady] You guys need to come up with, like, a name for me 527 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,440 that just is gonna show your respect. 528 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,440 -Like Your Highness or, um… -[Rawitz] Emperor. 529 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:45,520 -My Saviour. -[friend 2] Yeah. 530 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:47,520 Any one of those two will suffice. 531 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:51,480 But, Tom, we were winning before you came, and you got involved. 532 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:54,840 [Brady] What can I provide that nobody else can? 533 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,720 I think there's a feel I have with what I see, what I watch, 534 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,960 what I hear, how we're training, how we're preparing, 535 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:03,360 and evaluations of our own team. 536 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,400 [automated voice] You've arrived at your destination. 537 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:10,200 [Rawitz] Outside? 538 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:15,120 They have a fucking shipping container as their league performance centre. 539 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,800 [Brady] Guys, respect. You know, a lot to fix. 540 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:20,680 -This is the shit team you bought? -Dude, this is the jewel 541 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:22,040 of Birmingham right here. 542 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:23,120 -Good. -How you doing? 543 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:25,400 -Hi, Tom. Nice to see you, my man. -What's up? I'm good, you? 544 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:27,080 -You dudes park up top. Go round there. -Cool. 545 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:28,560 Got a space round to the back and side there. 546 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:30,080 -Awesome. Thank you. -Terrific, thanks. 547 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:33,120 [Rawitz] This is like Dulaney High School. 548 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,040 It's, like, written in crayon, "parking for owner". 549 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,680 [Brady] I'm literally so sick of you guys being fucking critical. 550 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,480 -[friend 2] Game face, everyone. -[Rawitz] Everybody pretend. 551 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:42,560 [Brady] Game face. 552 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:46,160 -How's everything? -I'm good, are you? 553 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:48,280 -Feel great. Good to see you guys. -It's all good. Yeah. 554 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,240 [Brady] I believe in discipline and accountability, 555 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:55,400 and I think that's got to start with the top of the organisation. 556 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:02,760 From the ownership, to the CEO, to general manager, to the head coach. 557 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:03,880 -Hey, my man. -You good? 558 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:04,960 -How you doing? -Good to see you. 559 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:06,040 Good to see you, buddy. 560 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:08,160 -If you start at two as we were… -Yeah? 561 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:10,040 I think he'll still have the space to just get that… 562 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:12,880 [chattering] 563 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:14,960 Just make sure it's nice and tidy in here. 564 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,800 We can't ask our players to be disciplined and accountable if we're not. 565 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:21,600 What's up, man? 566 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:23,160 -Nice to meet you. You okay? -I'm doing great. 567 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,000 -You scored, what, two games ago? -Yeah. 568 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:29,680 -Should be scoring every game. -[chuckling] 569 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:33,920 [Brady] Do you get snow here much? 570 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,480 Not a lot, but it's just dull like in… 571 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:39,120 In the summer, you can come here for preseason… 572 00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:42,080 -Yeah. -…and, like, 9:00 am, it's dark outside. 573 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:44,720 -And it's just like, "Fuck." -Yeah. 574 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:46,320 -It's hard. -Yeah. 575 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:47,520 Same thing. 576 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,600 We'd show up at 6:00 am, it'd be dark. 577 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:51,960 You'd go out for practice, you'd go back in and watch all the film 578 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,040 then you'd leave at 4:30 and it was dark. 579 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,240 And you'd go home and you'd be like, "Ugh. Okay." 580 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:57,720 -[staff] Where's the daylight? -Yeah. 581 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:00,120 The only way that gets you through that too is winning, you know? 582 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:01,560 -Yeah. -'Cause like everything else then, 583 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:03,440 it just gets exponentially harder. 584 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:05,280 -Yeah. -You know? 585 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:08,640 It's what everyone's trying to do. Easier said than done. 586 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:10,400 Yep. 587 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:13,280 So are you… You coming to the meeting? 588 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:15,400 Yeah, I'd love to. Yeah, I don't wanna be a distract… 589 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:16,840 -Like I say… -Oh, it's… 590 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:18,600 I just love being here and seeing you guys, 591 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:21,160 and honestly appreciate all the hard work you guys are putting in. 592 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:23,080 -I know there's been a lot of change, but… -Yeah. 593 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:24,480 …just trying to do the best we can do. 594 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:27,360 Yeah, no, I'll sit down with you as well before we do the meeting and… 595 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:30,320 Erm, and show you some of the stuff we're doing, you know? 596 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:31,400 Awesome. 597 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:35,080 -So you can understand a little bit more. -Awesome. 598 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:37,160 Awesome. 599 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,440 [Rooney] So, um, we've got a meeting with the defenders. 600 00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:49,880 Um, they're gonna come in after I've spoken to you now. 601 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:55,160 So, if you watch Dion here and watch the space he goes in. 602 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:56,360 See him? 603 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:58,800 So now he doesn't go tight. 604 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:00,880 Lets him turn… 605 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:01,960 This space here… 606 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:03,320 -Yeah. You'd rather… -…is too big. 607 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,000 -You want both of them… -Yeah, so it's small details… 608 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:08,080 -For the win. -…for them, which we need to improve on. 609 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:09,600 [Brady] It happens. 610 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:11,520 Everyone fucks up, that's the reality of sport. 611 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:12,960 -Yeah. -[Brady] We're not perfect. 612 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:15,520 We all fuck up, it's just, when we fuck up, 613 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:18,360 do we have people that can save it? Or sometimes you can't 614 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:19,880 and you gotta make up for it. 615 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:27,520 Our priority is hard work, discipline, communication, resilience. 616 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:29,080 I'm good, man. Good to see you. 617 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:33,000 And those priorities reflect what the actions and the behaviours are. 618 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,600 You leave him offside, he's got to work to get back onside. 619 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:38,960 [Brady] The coach should transmit those values. 620 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,160 -…the importance of stepping in. -[door opens] 621 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:43,640 Here you go. 622 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:44,800 Do you want to do it? 623 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:49,000 We've spoke to you yesterday on the importance of stepping in 624 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,920 as defenders, and we push in. 625 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:55,200 If they want to play the ball into him, you fucking go and smash him. 626 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:00,160 [players clamouring] 627 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:06,400 [whistle blows] 628 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,760 -They're playing in the Championship… -Yeah. 629 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:12,240 -…and not Premier League. -Yeah. 630 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:16,800 'Cause we've all passed a bit in life, and kicked the ball and run, 631 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:20,000 but it's a focused concentration for 90 minutes. 632 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,760 [Brady] I mean, what's different in soccer than football? Nothing. 633 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:28,400 Nothing. 634 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:32,720 I treated practice like it was the Super Bowl. 635 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:36,120 Every game, like, we would do a two-minute trip at the end of the game, 636 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:38,080 and I would score a touchdown at practice. 637 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:41,080 I'd be standing there like, "Fuck, we won the game." 638 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:42,440 -Even though it was practice. -Yeah. 639 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:44,240 You know, and then my teammates, it was like, 640 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:45,760 "Fuck, okay. That's how we're gonna do it." 641 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:48,520 So then when I got into the pros, everyone was like, 642 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:50,440 "Yeah, well, you know, it's just practice." 643 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:52,240 And I walked in and was like, "No, fuck this." 644 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:54,280 We're going like… This is real. 645 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:58,960 Put the pressure on them. Make them earn everything. 646 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:00,880 -Yep. -You know? 647 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:03,360 But, no, they're a good group of lads, to be fair. 648 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:05,400 -Yeah. -They're trying. 649 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:08,240 -They are trying, but it's just the focus. -Yeah. 650 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:09,400 [whistle blows] 651 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:13,040 We've got a long road ahead. 652 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:15,600 We'll get there. 653 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:23,480 [Brady whistling] 654 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:27,160 I'm a little worried about our head coach's work ethic. 655 00:35:27,240 --> 00:35:28,280 [Rawitz laughs] 656 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,000 [Rawitz] Little too lackadaisical? 657 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:32,800 [Brady] I mean, 658 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:36,560 I don't know but I don't have great instincts on that. 659 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:45,520 [commentator] Welcome to St. Andrew's on a chilly November afternoon. 660 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:48,360 Eight games into Wayne Rooney's tenure, 661 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:50,200 and the Blues have been less than impressive. 662 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:54,240 They'll be keen to get a result today under the watchful eye of Tom Brady. 663 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:56,880 [suspenseful music plays] 664 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:04,400 [Brady] We're not one of the teams that anyone is worried about playing. 665 00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:11,160 [fans cheering, shouting] 666 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:15,160 [commentator] Another poor display from the hosts here. 667 00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:19,000 And tempers around St. Andrew's are starting to fray. 668 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:20,960 [fans shouting] 669 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:23,800 [Brady] We can never beat a good team. 670 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:26,560 We fuck up leads when we have them. We always give up goals. 671 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,640 We're always playing from behind. We don't control the ball. 672 00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:30,080 We're sloppy with our technique. 673 00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:35,680 [commentator 2] Birmingham City will continue to sink down the table. 674 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:39,880 You hired a manager without the right experience. 675 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:42,160 [Brady] We can't string together wins. 676 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,880 [fan] Oh, for fuck's sake! 677 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:49,520 He's not getting the best out of the players. 678 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:50,640 He ain't! 679 00:36:50,720 --> 00:36:53,440 And every fuckin'… Any blind man can see that. 680 00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:55,200 -He's fucking shite. -He's shit. 681 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,920 We always said in football, "You can't win till you can keep from losing." 682 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:01,560 [Brady] Well, we fucking lose almost every match. 683 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:06,040 [commentator 3] This is Gooch. Big opportunity and off the line by Roberts. 684 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:09,120 Driven back in to very good effect. 685 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:11,000 -That's shocking, mate. -[fan 2] Absolutely. 686 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:12,120 Really bad, yeah. 687 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:16,520 [Brady] It's always an uphill slog, and we just can't get out of our own way. 688 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:20,200 Why is this manager still here? Why? 689 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:23,520 [commentator 4] Lovely pass from Rutter. 690 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,880 Firpo's cross… Summerville! 691 00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:30,320 Leeds have dominated. 692 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,240 Fuck's sake. 693 00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:36,360 We dug ourselves a huge hole. 694 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:38,040 [crowd booing] 695 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:43,000 [Sam] Right now, 696 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:47,080 I don't know where we go. I don't know what the answer is. 697 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:51,680 And I don't like it. I really don't like it. 698 00:37:56,680 --> 00:38:00,880 Tom Brady, he's instilling that belief that losing is not an option. 699 00:38:01,720 --> 00:38:06,560 And if it happens you have to really, really do something about it. 700 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:13,800 Three, two, one. 701 00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:15,720 Bang. 702 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:22,320 Breaking news. Birmingham have sacked Wayne Rooney as manager. 703 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:26,320 After a run of just two wins from 15 games played, 704 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:28,160 Birmingham City have decided. Time up. 705 00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:32,200 There never was the basis for the appointment. No substance, 706 00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:35,160 no data, no intelligence, no thought process. 707 00:38:35,240 --> 00:38:37,760 Nothing about the appointment looked to me like the right appointment, 708 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:39,000 and look how bad it's gone. 709 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:53,320 We had a view that we could begin to develop a different culture. 710 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:56,280 As it relates to our approach on the pitch. 711 00:38:56,360 --> 00:39:01,240 And we were convinced that there would be an individual 712 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:04,440 that could bring that shift to bear faster. 713 00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:06,800 Um, it didn't work. 714 00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:09,880 And ultimately, we bear full responsibility for that. 715 00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:11,240 You know, it's our fault. 716 00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:14,320 [Brady] There was some good advice that I got. 717 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:17,520 Like, listen, don't go in there and make these big sweeping changes. 718 00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:20,880 You guys have time. And of course, we make sweeping changes. 719 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,160 And the sweeping changes… 720 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:25,600 And that was our doing. 721 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:35,320 [Knight] We played Norwich. 722 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:41,000 If we won, we stood a chance of not getting relegated. 723 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:45,520 However, it depended on other clubs not winning. 724 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:48,520 Because if they won then they would finish with more points than us. 725 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:53,440 It happened that Blackburn was managed by John Eustace, 726 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:57,880 who was removed in favour of Wayne Rooney at Birmingham. 727 00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:03,160 So, there was someone who had Birmingham's fate in their hands. 728 00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:07,400 How are we doing today? 729 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:11,560 How we doing in there? 730 00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:13,520 Everybody okay? 731 00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:17,160 I definitely didn't sleep through the night at all 732 00:40:17,240 --> 00:40:18,920 before our last match. 733 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:20,600 -Is everyone ready for a big day? -Yeah. 734 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:23,240 -How loud are you guys gonna be today? -Very loud! 735 00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:24,680 What! Let me… Okay… 736 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:27,480 I would wake up in the middle of the night like, you know… [gasps] 737 00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:29,480 You know, something occurs to me. 738 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:31,480 [shouting] 739 00:40:31,560 --> 00:40:33,600 It's like… It's okay. I think we can… 740 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:37,880 I felt the weight of thousands of supporters 741 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:39,280 on my shoulders. 742 00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:40,720 [shouting] 743 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:43,280 That's what we need. That's what we need today. 744 00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:47,440 Ten minutes till kick-off. How you feeling? 745 00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:48,520 Shitting myself. 746 00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:50,640 [fan] We're here again. 747 00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:53,040 Getting sick of it now, but, you know what? 748 00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:54,880 We've done it before, we'll do it again. 749 00:40:57,360 --> 00:40:59,160 [commentator] This is it then. 750 00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:03,720 If Blues were to be relegated today, 751 00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:07,680 it will be the lowest the club have been in 30 years. 752 00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:12,480 Tom Wagner, the commander-in-chief, 753 00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:14,320 saluting his troops into battle. 754 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:17,560 With an army of 27,000 behind them. 755 00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:20,640 I just don't want us to fucking get relegated. 756 00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:24,400 'Cause then that puts a huge… Very damaging to everything we're doing. 757 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:33,520 [Wagner] The most important element by far, obviously, is to avoid relegation, 758 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:35,880 but I don't see that happening. 759 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:38,160 [crowd chanting] 760 00:41:38,240 --> 00:41:41,200 I'm not trying to be overly optimistic or Pollyanna-ish. 761 00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:45,400 I just think that we have a side that is good enough to avoid that. 762 00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:49,280 [commentator] The odds stacked against us. 763 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:54,360 Today's task, for Blues, is just one word. Win. 764 00:41:57,240 --> 00:41:58,320 [whistle blows] 765 00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:02,760 Back in the day, there used to be one bloke with a radio. 766 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:05,800 He had a little earphone in, and he'd be, like, sharing the scores as they go in. 767 00:42:07,120 --> 00:42:09,280 But everyone had their phone out 768 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,840 because there was about four teams that could have gone down. 769 00:42:17,240 --> 00:42:18,640 [crowd exclaims] 770 00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:26,800 [commentator] What a tackle that is from Bielik. 771 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:28,200 Oh, well done! 772 00:42:28,720 --> 00:42:31,280 Well done! Come on now. 773 00:42:37,560 --> 00:42:39,760 Oh, he missed it! He missed it! 774 00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:45,400 Okay. 775 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:49,360 [commentator] First big goal of the afternoon has gone in. 776 00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:52,920 Sheffield Wednesday have taken the lead against Sunderland. 777 00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:57,400 So Blues, currently, have lost one of their lifelines. 778 00:43:03,080 --> 00:43:05,160 Keshi Anderson pulls the trigger himself, 779 00:43:05,240 --> 00:43:07,920 with a thought for Jay Stansfield! 780 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:09,200 [whistle blows] 781 00:43:09,280 --> 00:43:11,320 [crowd cheering] 782 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:13,600 So, Plymouth doing what they need to do 783 00:43:14,680 --> 00:43:16,760 by beating Hull by a goal to nil. 784 00:43:21,120 --> 00:43:23,080 -Wicked ball in… There was Bielik. -[commentator 2] Oh! 785 00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:27,000 Blues unable to find that all important breakthrough so far. 786 00:43:28,560 --> 00:43:31,200 Over the top it goes, and Miyoshi will latch on to this. 787 00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:32,360 Run! 788 00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:34,160 -Koji Miyoshi… -Yes! 789 00:43:34,240 --> 00:43:35,640 …goes down. 790 00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:40,760 And the referee rather nonchalantly waves away appeals. 791 00:43:40,840 --> 00:43:44,920 Fucking hell! You're two yards away from the fucking thing. Put your flag up! 792 00:43:46,200 --> 00:43:48,360 [commentator] And that's a frustrating half. 793 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:55,840 I went, "This is it. We're going down." 794 00:43:55,920 --> 00:43:59,280 And Little Miss Positive was like, "We might not. We might not." 795 00:43:59,960 --> 00:44:00,960 [whistle blows] 796 00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:06,880 [commentator] Paik is onside. 797 00:44:06,960 --> 00:44:09,000 And here is Keshi Anderson! 798 00:44:09,080 --> 00:44:10,520 Courageous block. 799 00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:13,800 Desperate times for Blues. 800 00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:15,960 We simply must score. 801 00:44:20,320 --> 00:44:21,320 Anderson… 802 00:44:22,120 --> 00:44:23,160 Deflected. 803 00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:26,320 -[commentator] Yeah! -[commentator 2] Get in there! 804 00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:29,200 Pandemonium! 805 00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:31,000 -Hope! -Get in! 806 00:44:31,080 --> 00:44:34,040 [commentator] A goal that could really matter for Blues. 807 00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:36,560 [commentator 2] Look what it means to them. 808 00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:41,640 [commentator] So far, it's not quite enough to keep us up. 809 00:44:41,720 --> 00:44:45,800 One of the three teams above us simply have to drop points for survival. 810 00:44:46,840 --> 00:44:48,720 And this is Ethan Laird, 811 00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:51,280 Jutkiewicz lining up in the middle. It's towards the big man! 812 00:44:51,360 --> 00:44:52,680 [crowd groans] 813 00:44:53,240 --> 00:44:54,440 Oh, I don't believe it. 814 00:44:55,040 --> 00:44:57,360 Blackburn have taken the lead in the King Power. 815 00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:01,240 John Eustace coming back to haunt Blues. 816 00:45:04,200 --> 00:45:05,880 [Lombardi] Each minute that passed, 817 00:45:05,960 --> 00:45:08,480 it started to sink in that this is actually gonna happen. 818 00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:10,000 We're actually gonna get relegated. 819 00:45:10,840 --> 00:45:12,920 [commentator] Blackburn have scored a second. 820 00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:14,680 So, Blackburn are staying up. 821 00:45:15,840 --> 00:45:19,600 Blues can do nothing to change their fate now. 822 00:45:24,560 --> 00:45:25,560 And that's it. 823 00:45:26,080 --> 00:45:30,160 Despite doing what needed to be done today here at Saint Andrew's, 824 00:45:30,240 --> 00:45:31,720 at Knighthead Park, 825 00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:36,920 Birmingham City have been relegated to League One. 826 00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:46,720 [announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, showing their appreciation for you 827 00:45:46,800 --> 00:45:48,960 and for all of your support this season as well, 828 00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:51,320 our 23-24 squad. 829 00:45:54,120 --> 00:45:56,520 I think it was almost a relief. 830 00:45:56,600 --> 00:45:59,720 Because you haven't got that feeling every year 831 00:45:59,800 --> 00:46:02,640 of, "Are we going? Are we not? Are we gonna do it? Are we not?" 832 00:46:03,600 --> 00:46:05,240 But, yeah, we've done it now. 833 00:46:13,480 --> 00:46:16,640 The reality is that, you know, our decisions didn't pay off. 834 00:46:16,720 --> 00:46:20,480 [fans chanting] 835 00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:24,320 Maybe this year, stay with us. We'll come back. 836 00:46:24,840 --> 00:46:26,680 I know. We'll come back. 837 00:46:30,240 --> 00:46:35,640 I spent an hour and a half post-match standing at the railing by our seats, 838 00:46:35,720 --> 00:46:37,120 um, just talking to fans. 839 00:46:37,200 --> 00:46:39,080 -We're relying on you. -I won't… I know. 840 00:46:39,160 --> 00:46:40,240 We're relying on you. 841 00:46:40,320 --> 00:46:41,760 -Thank you. -Do you know what I mean? 842 00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:44,960 [Wagner] Given the disappointment of relegation, 843 00:46:45,040 --> 00:46:47,760 it was a pretty emotionally draining exercise. 844 00:46:47,840 --> 00:46:51,560 But I felt it was important to listen to what everyone had to say. 845 00:46:57,120 --> 00:47:00,960 Going in, what I didn't expect was how emotionally connected 846 00:47:01,040 --> 00:47:03,720 I would become to the club and to the supporters. 847 00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:06,680 -Things conspired against us. -[Wagner] I know. 848 00:47:06,760 --> 00:47:09,720 -It's an unbelievable stack of cards. -[fan 2] We've got a curse. 849 00:47:12,920 --> 00:47:17,480 I just believe it's, curse? No. Bad management? A million per cent yes. 850 00:47:21,760 --> 00:47:24,000 [fan 3] Stay with us or get rid of half our lot. 851 00:47:24,080 --> 00:47:25,360 -I'm telling you now. -Yeah, we will. 852 00:47:25,440 --> 00:47:26,840 Because we haven't got the guts. 853 00:47:30,080 --> 00:47:33,480 I wait with bated breath to see what happens. 854 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:38,360 [announcer] Will all supporters please leave the field of play 855 00:47:38,440 --> 00:47:40,200 and return to the stands, please? 856 00:47:40,280 --> 00:47:43,120 [Brady] We're trying to make this a world-class team. 857 00:47:44,280 --> 00:47:46,120 But the reality is, it's been a shit year. 858 00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:48,520 What's the problem? Is it the players or the coach? 859 00:47:48,600 --> 00:47:51,040 Well, we've already changed the coaches. It's really the players. 860 00:47:51,120 --> 00:47:53,440 'Cause the coach doesn't go out there and get the ball in the goal. 861 00:47:53,520 --> 00:47:55,080 [crowd clamouring] 862 00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:59,560 They were lazy. They were entitled. 863 00:48:00,080 --> 00:48:02,280 And when you're lazy and entitled, 864 00:48:02,360 --> 00:48:03,880 you don't have much of a chance to succeed. 865 00:48:03,960 --> 00:48:08,240 [announcer] Please leave the field of play and return to the stands, please. 866 00:48:08,320 --> 00:48:11,640 [Brady] We've got to change all the people that are associated with losing. 867 00:48:11,720 --> 00:48:14,800 So, I think, this summer there's gonna be a lot of people gone. 868 00:48:14,880 --> 00:48:17,160 There's gonna be a whole different environment when they, you know, 869 00:48:17,240 --> 00:48:19,800 step in the door for the competition next year. 870 00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:24,640 Let's take no fucking prisoners. 871 00:48:25,920 --> 00:48:27,680 We'll get it done how we gotta get it done. 872 00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:34,880 [pundit] A new league. 873 00:48:34,960 --> 00:48:38,920 A new environment, and a team that is full of new players. 874 00:48:40,240 --> 00:48:42,120 People are hoping that you're gonna fail. 875 00:48:43,080 --> 00:48:47,160 To have silver in your hand, you have to fucking win big games. 876 00:48:47,240 --> 00:48:51,240 [commentator] High-profile onlookers in this League One blockbuster. 877 00:48:51,320 --> 00:48:52,800 [crowd singing] 878 00:48:54,920 --> 00:48:55,920 [Brady] Wrexham, 879 00:48:57,120 --> 00:48:58,520 we're coming for your ass. 879 00:48:59,305 --> 00:49:59,540 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm