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

1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org 2 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,280 Is this your first time in the city, Tom? 3 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:23,359 Yep. 4 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,600 I flew over here to check out 5 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:28,360 this amazing team, 6 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:29,880 and see this great city. 7 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:33,479 They love their soccer team, huh? 8 00:00:33,480 --> 00:00:34,560 What's the other team here? 9 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:36,320 Aston Villa. 10 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,840 - Is Aston Villa in the Premier League? - Yeah. 11 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:43,040 - Are they pretty good? - Yeah. 12 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:45,839 Fuck them. 13 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:49,560 Gonna fuck them up too. 14 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,799 The takeover of Birmingham City has been completed this afternoon. 15 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,920 NFL legend, Tom Brady, has become a minority owner in the team. 16 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,999 I thought, initially, that's absolute bullshit. 17 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,079 Tom Brady? Who's he? 18 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,840 - He... Yeah, he... - He was a sportsman, wasn't he? 19 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:09,839 Tom Brady. 20 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,999 This dude is something special. 21 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,759 He rewrote the history books in the NFL. 22 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,119 Ten Super Bowl appearances. 23 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:18,519 He won seven of those. 24 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,600 The quarterback of the New England Patriots, Tom Brady. 25 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:23,919 His leadership, his willingness 26 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,199 to overcome challenges time and time again. 27 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,319 He proved that he is the G.O.A.T. 28 00:01:28,320 --> 00:01:31,560 You don't ever bet against Tom Brady. Don't be a fool. 29 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,840 The guys on that soccer team, they've got something coming. 30 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:43,400 Probably what he knows about football you could put on a postage stamp. 31 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,199 Why are people interested in us all of a sudden? 32 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:48,680 We've been rubbish for years. 33 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,520 I don't give a fuck what they've done here. I wasn't a part of that. 34 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:56,880 I have no fear in anything I do. 35 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:02,199 ♪ Brave Saint Andrew and his 12 apostles ♪ 36 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,960 ♪ Watch your dream come into view ♪ 37 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,839 ♪ Frozen in a moment ♪ 38 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:09,680 ♪ With my hand above my head ♪ 39 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:14,000 ♪ Never let them tell you We are anything but Blue ♪ 40 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,559 Birmingham was just a village. 41 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,759 A few houses with bridle tracks winding across the open fields. 42 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,080 Over the years, the community grew and flourished. 43 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,999 The bridle tracks became the city streets we know today. 44 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,520 There's magic in the rhythm of a big city beginning its busy day. 45 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,200 The second-largest city in England. 46 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,159 I grew up in Birmingham. 47 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:51,680 My ancestors worked and lived on the canal. 48 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,439 That's where Birmingham City ground is, down there. 49 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,000 Aston Villa that way. 50 00:02:58,920 --> 00:03:00,040 So I don't want to go there. 51 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,759 Being from Birmingham, we're not people who shout from the rooftops 52 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,360 about our city, and we should. 53 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,360 Because this has always been a place where things get made. 54 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:17,319 Iron and steel. The flash and sparkle of molten metal. 55 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,120 It's where the Industrial Revolution began. 56 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,639 Cars, chains, guns. 57 00:03:25,640 --> 00:03:28,160 It's rough, it's tough and it's smoky. 58 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,800 But generation after generation, 59 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,520 it's always been about people working hard. 60 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,519 One pound of fish. Fresh like me. 61 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:38,799 Cheers, darling. 62 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,240 I'm Brummie and proud of it. 63 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:42,439 Brummies are good people. 64 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:43,919 Salt of the earth. 65 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,720 Honest. We're off the cuff. 66 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,160 People call Birmingham a shithole, but it's our shithole. 67 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,840 And the people, and that toughness, 68 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,720 fed into my imagination to make Peaky Blinders. 69 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:00,920 The Peaky Blinders are coming. 70 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:08,080 You do not fuck with the Peaky fucking Blinders! 71 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,159 You have a group of people who, from the outside, 72 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,680 you could say are the underdogs. 73 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,239 But they've got a swagger. 74 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,360 And they've got a self-belief. 75 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,839 If we can get that onto the football pitch 76 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:30,399 then I will be very, very happy. 77 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:33,559 Is it always this busy on a daytime? 78 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,119 Nah, these boys are on their way to Saint Andrew's. 79 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,519 - To pray? - That'll be the day. 80 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,999 St. Andrew's is a football ground. The Blues are playing. 81 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,079 - Count this up. - Thank you very much. 82 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:48,599 - That's two pounds, darling. - Cheers. 83 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,639 Hopefully, the new generation of kids growing up 84 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:57,040 will grow up seeing Birmingham City as the greatest side in world football. 85 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,279 Been supporting the Blues, for what, 30, 86 00:05:05,280 --> 00:05:07,760 - 36? Thirty-six years. - Well, since I made you, to be fair. 87 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,240 Most Blue supporters are born, not created. 88 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,240 Grew up right in the shadow of the stadium. 89 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:20,439 I remember going to bed as a kid 90 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:23,080 with the floodlights coming through the window. 91 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,400 Birmingham is potentially a great club. 92 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:32,160 It's from a great city. 93 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:34,080 It carries the name. 94 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:36,880 Come on, you Blues! 95 00:05:37,840 --> 00:05:39,959 We've never been a club with glamour. 96 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:41,839 Guys, if you enjoy the vlogs make sure you like... 97 00:05:41,840 --> 00:05:46,560 We've always been gritty and hard to watch. 98 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,600 Birmingham's defence have Wembley nerves and are marking badly. 99 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,200 Manchester press their advantage. 100 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:57,559 Birmingham have been the pioneers 101 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:01,199 in fucking up games of football from 1875. 102 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,400 And they do it better than anybody else. 103 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:05,159 He shoots. 104 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,840 And it's in. Manchester have brought home the cup. 105 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,600 We've had no success, have we, really? We've been shit. 106 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,720 It's been years of mediocrity. 107 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:21,840 Fuck me. 108 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,080 You would trust Darren Purse. 109 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:27,440 But he's missed. 110 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:31,640 You have to feel profound sympathy for Birmingham. 111 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:33,799 Crestfallen. 112 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,560 Well, they've come so, so close it's untrue. 113 00:06:38,840 --> 00:06:41,560 We've suffered over decades. 114 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,319 When relegation came, Steve Bruce looked tired and emotional. 115 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,999 I've had to let staff go. I've got to let players go. 116 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:53,760 Birmingham City's time in the top flight is short-lived. 117 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,919 What do you hope for the future of Birmingham City? 118 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,000 To be an international team. 119 00:07:00,840 --> 00:07:04,040 We've had ownership which haven't worked at all. 120 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:08,080 It's the end of the Premier League road for Birmingham City. 121 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,720 It's an all too familiar feeling. 122 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:16,399 Birmingham City owner, Carson Yeung, has been jailed for six years 123 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:17,519 for money laundering. 124 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:21,239 The takeover by Trillion Trophy Asia finally brings to an end 125 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,159 seven troubled years for Blues. 126 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:27,119 Birmingham City will be given an immediate nine-point deduction 127 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:31,639 for breaching the EFL's rules on profitability and sustainability. 128 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,519 Sack the board! Sack the board! 129 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:36,879 People really do feel passionately about it. 130 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:40,119 Get somebody down here who wants to back Birmingham City. 131 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:42,079 We want our club back! 132 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,800 Sometimes it spills over, and it gets a little bit more serious. 133 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:51,040 The fan base has a reputation for trouble and violence. 134 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,279 What an absolute disgrace. 135 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,880 There's got to be exploitation of that toughness, 136 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,560 and turn it into a different direction. 137 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:16,680 Good morning, guys. 138 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:20,080 I'll get to the point right away. 139 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,040 I'm retiring. For good. 140 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,199 - We've got breaking news. - Huge news. 141 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,920 Tom Brady is gonna retire! 142 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:36,159 For a guy that was drafted where he was drafted 143 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,439 to go on and be the greatest of all time, 144 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,200 it's an incredible story. 145 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,079 I didn't even know if I was gonna make the team 146 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:46,920 when I got drafted to the Patriots. 147 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:49,640 I was the fourth quarterback. 148 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,720 My first year, didn't really play much at all. 149 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:55,199 Then going into my second year, 150 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,000 the starting quarterback got hurt. 151 00:08:57,560 --> 00:08:59,679 And I said, you know, "Once they put me on the field, 152 00:08:59,680 --> 00:09:01,720 they're never gonna take me off." 153 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,479 Seven Super Bowl titles. Five Super Bowl MVPs. 154 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,199 Three overall MVPs. 155 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,199 You're the greatest quarterback in the world, man. 156 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:11,360 Hey, I love you, man. 157 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:15,479 Not only did he give hope, but he made thousands of other players 158 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:16,760 in the NFL better. 159 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,600 Twenty-two years later, it was time to go. 160 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:27,000 Thank you, guys, for allowing me to live my absolute dream. 161 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,800 I wouldn't change a thing. 162 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:32,320 Love you all. 163 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,559 He's done everything that you can possibly do. 164 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:39,280 So it's not like he has anything left to accomplish. 165 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:42,239 Whatever he does, 166 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:44,319 he's gonna attack that with that same work ethic 167 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,600 that has made him the greatest football player we've ever seen. 168 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,480 After I retired, I was thinking about the next steps. 169 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,760 And then I got a call from my friend, Wags. 170 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:16,439 I worked for a number of years as a certified public accountant 171 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,079 in Boston, New York, and the Cayman Islands. 172 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,359 And after that, I went to work on Wall Street. 173 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,160 Ultimately started Knighthead Capital Management. 174 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,200 I fell in love with fixing businesses. 175 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,319 The more fucked up it is, the more I like it. 176 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,639 It's the dumbest way in the world to make money 177 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:42,920 because the long-term returns of distressed assets are negative. 178 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:44,960 But I like proving people wrong. 179 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,640 I think that's where Tom and I have some similarities. 180 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,079 - How are you doing, buddy? - I'm good. How are you? 181 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,919 Wag's been a great friend of mine for a long time. 182 00:10:59,920 --> 00:11:01,559 He was a Patriot fan, 183 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:04,000 and we met, and we always hit it off. 184 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:07,920 He was interested in investing in a soccer team. 185 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,359 There was a Premier League team that was for sale, 186 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,439 and he was like, "They're just being such a pain in the you-know-what. 187 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,319 And they say one thing, they do another. 188 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:20,439 I don't know if this is what we really wanna do." 189 00:11:22,560 --> 00:11:25,119 Right after we made the decision that that wasn't the right deal, 190 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,040 the Birmingham City opportunity presented itself to us. 191 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,359 It's the second largest city in all of UK. 192 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:35,800 There's been a lot of underinvestment over a long period of time. 193 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,840 And thought that we could, you know, make some money, have a good return, 194 00:11:40,680 --> 00:11:42,400 which is our ultimate objective. 195 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,040 So we just couldn't pass it up. 196 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:53,159 Knighthead Capital Management have acquired full control of St. Andrew's 197 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:54,839 and 45% of the club 198 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,080 with the rest to follow in due course. 199 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:01,919 What has occurred in the past 200 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,679 has left the club in a position of weakened financial stature. 201 00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:07,519 We need to improve that. 202 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,919 - That's all new, that whole face. - This whole front. 203 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,880 - This LED board is brand new. I'll-- - Beautiful. 204 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:15,279 How much did we spend on all the upgrades? 205 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:16,879 Six million pounds. 206 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:18,039 So here's the deal. 207 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,760 I'm officially coming on board at Birmingham City Football Club. 208 00:12:22,680 --> 00:12:25,719 Brady is now the minority owner of Birmingham City, 209 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,760 a club in English soccer's second tier Championship. 210 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,279 Is Brady just along for the ride for branding? 211 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:35,280 He is not here for promotional purposes. 212 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,599 I'm not going in there in an operational role. 213 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:40,360 I'm in there in a visionary role. 214 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:43,199 We had unparalleled success. 215 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:44,799 Our principal objective is 216 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:49,040 to really bring what worked for Tom within Birmingham. 217 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:53,399 I haven't had all the experience in the UK with mediocrity. 218 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:55,599 But I know leadership. And I know what a good coach sounds like, 219 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,879 and I know what good teamwork sounds like, and I know what training looks like. 220 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,880 Most importantly, I know I like being the underdog. 221 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:06,319 We got a song that says, "No matter what, you keep right on to the end of the road." 222 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,240 And I'll be on that road with you. 223 00:13:10,680 --> 00:13:13,519 The new owners are making good noises, 224 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:15,519 are doing positive things, 225 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:19,400 have got an awful lot of money, have got plans. 226 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,799 This could be a rebirth of the Blues. 227 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:24,519 I mean, we've had so many rebirths, 228 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,840 but they've all been phantom pregnancies. 229 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,039 This pub know we're coming, obviously? 230 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,080 - The pub does, but not the fans. - Yes. 231 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:41,599 We'll have to feel this out, boys. 232 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:43,640 - This is not my thing. - Yeah. 233 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,079 Okay, I'm gonna stick close to you. 234 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:50,360 So when we get in there... 235 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:52,319 Let's talk for a few minutes in here. 236 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,719 Are we shaking hands with a bunch of the fans and the kids? 237 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:56,279 - Yes. It won't be kids. - Am I signing... 238 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,279 It'll be fans and fans only. 239 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:01,000 Shake hands, gonna grab a pint, and then leave. 240 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:03,840 Gonna be in there for, like, 15 minutes. 241 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:10,959 Thank God! Tom! 242 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,040 - Tom, quickly. - Tom, can you shake me hand? 243 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:21,039 USA! USA! USA! USA! 244 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:22,679 Welcome to the club, the new owners. 245 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:24,679 Massive. Absolutely massive. 246 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:25,959 How are you doing, my man? 247 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:27,239 - The name's Leo. - Nice to meet you. 248 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,159 - You're a legend. - I appreciate it. Nice to meet you, buddy. 249 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:31,759 - Thanks for saving the club. - Thank you. 250 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:33,359 - It means so much to us. - Let's hope we do. 251 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,239 Thanks so... No, you have. Thank you so much. 252 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:36,720 I don't want to let you down. 253 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:38,959 You wouldn't be the first one. 254 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,079 It's like I'm in a dream. 255 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,080 And I keep waiting for the alarm to go off and wake me up. 256 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:49,279 I'd liken Birmingham to places like Cleveland or Cincinnati or Pittsburgh 257 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:50,919 where it's just a hard-working town. 258 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,279 But what do they all have in common? They love their sport. 259 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:55,039 They love coming together. 260 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,120 And there's great support with our club. 261 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:02,199 ♪ As we journey on ♪ 262 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,719 ♪ We will sing this song ♪ 263 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,360 ♪ For the boys in royal blue ♪ 264 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:11,439 I don't think there's been a time in my life 265 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:13,840 where I've felt more positive about Birmingham City right now. 266 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:20,799 They're coming into a new Blues. Not the joke that we are sometimes. 267 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,320 And they're gonna bring an American mentality. 268 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:25,599 They're in this for victory. 269 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,199 We've been through some hard times, but now we're on the up. 270 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:34,559 - Yeah. - We're on the up now, yeah. 271 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:36,840 - Watch out. We're coming. - So... Yeah. 272 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,760 - USA! USA! USA! USA! - Bye, guys. 273 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,239 The British mindset and the American mindset are different. 274 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:12,320 All right, there? 275 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,800 Especially as regards this club. 276 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,680 Perhaps we're not going to win, but we accept it. 277 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,919 When the Americans come in, it's much more forward-looking. 278 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:25,560 It's much more towards the future. 279 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:27,080 We have a new tunnel. 280 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:29,960 - This looks so much better. - Yeah. 281 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:32,839 - This is a first. - That's it. Thank you. 282 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:34,439 So this is the team meeting room. 283 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,039 So this is where the lads will be in at 1:30. 284 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,839 So we'll go through our game on how we want to play against Leeds today. 285 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:43,799 Some good work yesterday and the lads... Obviously, they can't wait for the game. 286 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,320 The main thing is, where are we going? How are we gonna get there? 287 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,480 And this is what we're gonna achieve, and we believe we can. 288 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:54,439 An unwillingness to accept defeat, 289 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:57,599 which I think is characterised most clearly in Tom Brady. 290 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,799 'Sup, man. Tom. How you doing? Good to meet you. 291 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,119 - How you doing? Lukas. Good to meet you. - Hi, Lukas. How are you? 292 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:06,039 What I'm hoping is that the two can actually be complementary. 293 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:11,440 And together, it will be a kind of realism that will result in success. 294 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:14,960 What's up, fellas? 295 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:18,879 I've been sitting in those chairs a long time. 296 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,679 This is my first time I haven't done it in 32 years. 297 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:23,999 So, uh, love to be a part of what you guys are doing. 298 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:27,359 You know, I know this is a sacred place for all of us. 299 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:33,719 US investment brings hope for the future. 300 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:37,239 But the practicalities of putting points on the board 301 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:39,760 is the job that needs doing right now. 302 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:44,080 You guys got a big game today. 303 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:46,719 There's never one thing anyone can say. 304 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:50,319 There's never one day, or one meeting, or one practice, or one game 305 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:51,480 that's gonna make a season. 306 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:56,640 Tom Brady and Tom Wagner are very much in the building. 307 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:58,720 Hi, guys. Thank you. 308 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:03,400 No one wants to miss the rebirth of Birmingham City. 309 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,879 What it's gonna take is you guys making a commitment to each other, 310 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:12,160 you know, every single day about what you guys want to become. 311 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:22,960 Looking to cause trouble here for Leeds, into the area. 312 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:25,480 Did really well. 313 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:27,279 When I started, 314 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,960 well, I was as far down as anyone could be in the NFL. 315 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,719 And it was a lot of work, day in and day out, 316 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,480 to make it to, ultimately, where we wanted to get to. 317 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:39,120 It's a lot of hard work. 318 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,199 But you know what? Fucking football's hard. 319 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:43,680 Up to this side! 320 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,400 Needs to pick the right pass. 321 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,080 Penalty Blues! 322 00:18:52,360 --> 00:18:56,120 A huge moment for the history of Birmingham City Football Club. 323 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,160 I'm following you guys every step of the way. 324 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:05,760 So go kick some fucking ass. 325 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,720 And just listen to this place! 326 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,200 A club resurrected! 327 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:20,480 A fan base reborn! 328 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,200 Blues dare to dream again! 329 00:19:26,360 --> 00:19:30,120 A dream start to the new era at St. Andrew's. 330 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,320 - Come on, Blues! - We won! 331 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:43,519 This is not a vanity thing. 332 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:46,000 This is, like, you know, let's get our elbows dirty, 333 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,199 and let's take it on. 334 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,160 Like I'm not... The fuck am I afraid of? 335 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,160 I have no fear. I have no fucking fear. 336 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,839 If it doesn't work, it won't be because I didn't give it everything I had. 337 00:19:57,840 --> 00:19:58,920 It just didn't work. 338 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:08,120 In 1906, this was a piece of wasteland. 339 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:13,359 When Birmingham City moved to the new ground 340 00:20:13,360 --> 00:20:14,960 around the turn of the century, 341 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,679 Romany Gypsies camped on the site. 342 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:19,359 They were told to leave, 343 00:20:19,360 --> 00:20:21,400 so that construction work could begin. 344 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:25,319 They didn't go without a fight. And as a parting gesture, 345 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:28,440 their leader decided he was going to have the last word, 346 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:30,560 and put a curse on the ground. 347 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:38,600 I've heard that there's dead horses in the corner of the pitch. 348 00:20:39,120 --> 00:20:44,560 And when it's foggy, the fog always comes in from this supposed cursed corner. 349 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:51,520 The curse on the club doesn't help, apparently, with our winning rate. 350 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,599 I think everyone in a professional sport, 351 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:57,879 uh, in various ways, is superstitious. 352 00:20:57,880 --> 00:20:59,359 We had a manager called Ron Saunders, 353 00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:03,159 who had all the players play with red soles on their boots. 354 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,199 And he'd been told that would help, and it didn't. 355 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,439 So while Ron Saunders waits for someone 356 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,559 to come and remove the curse from the ground, 357 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:11,839 I can't help wondering if he realises 358 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,680 that he's the club's 13th manager since the war. 359 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,199 I don't want any players going out there with fear. 360 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:19,879 I'm gonna change it around, lads. 361 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:23,640 If you wanna be part of it, **** great. Great. Great. 362 00:21:24,360 --> 00:21:28,719 Barry Fry decided that he'd got a solution to kill the curse, 363 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,840 and he peed in every corner flag. 364 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:36,159 Now, if it comes off, you're an hero, and if it doesn't, you're in trouble. 365 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:37,800 Come on! 366 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,040 ♪ hell! 367 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,279 Blues are back. It's a new era, and we're here for it. 368 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,679 Solid, firm three points today. 369 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:53,560 That curse will only, maybe, last a little bit longer. 370 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,039 Maybe we need to be more optimistic as Blues fans. 371 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:00,119 Maybe we can start looking up instead of down. 372 00:22:00,120 --> 00:22:04,159 And who knows? Maybe we can look again up and out of the Championship. 373 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:08,080 We're not gonna get ahead of ourselves, but we'll enjoy it. Up the Blues. 374 00:22:10,360 --> 00:22:13,960 In our version of football, the top teams earn promotion to a higher division. 375 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,440 The Premier League is the top of the pyramid. 376 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:19,480 Birmingham sit just below that in the Championship. 377 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,999 The benefits of promotion are you get a lot more money, global exposure, 378 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:25,760 and, hopefully, trophies. 379 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:27,960 But there's a flip side. 380 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,519 Finish in the bottom three, and you're relegated to a lower division, 381 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:34,879 which is the complete opposite, and not where we want to be. 382 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:43,320 We see the club ascending into the Premier League. 383 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:46,240 If you can't say it, you can't do it. 384 00:22:48,360 --> 00:22:50,200 It's very hard to change a culture. 385 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:54,359 The only way to do it is to have a single-minded commitment 386 00:22:54,360 --> 00:22:57,079 to achieving the best that's absolutely possible. 387 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:00,560 That has to be ingrained into everything. 388 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,200 It's how you clean up the stadium after a match. 389 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,600 It's how the players go about rehabilitating themselves. 390 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,119 It's about how do we attract world-class sponsorships 391 00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:15,719 that we'll need to drive revenue. 392 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,639 You go to New York City, you go to L.A., 393 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:20,800 you will see people wearing Birmingham City kit. 394 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:27,679 What we're working on will be a one of one in English football. 395 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:28,839 There'll be nothing else like it. 396 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,159 But I'll promise the fans it's achievable. 397 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:32,999 And I promised the city it's achievable. 398 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,159 I'm not gonna apologise for being optimistic. 399 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,559 I'm not gonna apologise for being bold in our ambitions. 400 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:40,239 I am simply not going to, 401 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:42,799 nor will I change the direction we're taking this club. 402 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:44,160 The way we've been sold it, 403 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:45,880 we're going to the sky. 404 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:47,599 We're going to the top. 405 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:51,359 You think, "God, this time... this time, please be different." 406 00:23:51,360 --> 00:23:52,960 Together, we're not gonna fail. 407 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:55,280 We will not fail. 408 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:58,720 For this club to succeed, 409 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:03,080 every single element of the organisation has to be changed. 410 00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:09,199 Birmingham have sacked head coach John Eustace. 411 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,239 This comes on the back of a 3-1 win for Birmingham 412 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,119 at the weekend over West Brom 413 00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:18,080 and the fact that they're sixth in the Championship. 414 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:24,759 Eustace departs after 15 months in charge, having helped to stabilise... 415 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:26,799 John Eustace was on the right track. 416 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,839 As high as Blues have been for a good while in the Championship. 417 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:31,799 ...may have made the wrong decision. 418 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:33,279 The football we've played this year... 419 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:36,279 What on earth is going on? Why are we changing things now? 420 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,839 I think it's incredibly harsh on John Eustace. 421 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,880 They don't deserve success when they treat people like that. 422 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:44,399 A lot of people say, "That's just football..." 423 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,119 You don't go into the club and you just rip everything up 424 00:24:47,120 --> 00:24:49,319 that's been built for the last two years. 425 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:51,479 In any organisation, that's not the right thing to do. 426 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:53,639 Blues have been doing well at the start of this season. 427 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:55,559 The whole situation's just disgusting. 428 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,319 Why on earth would anybody... 429 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,560 We have a statement from Birmingham. 430 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:04,479 "The new first team manager will be announced in the coming days, 431 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:10,680 creating an identity and clear, no-fear playing style." 432 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,840 Wayne Rooney came in and we're like, "What?" 433 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,719 A new era has to begin. 434 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,479 We're pleased to welcome Wayne Rooney 435 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,920 as the football club manager here at Birmingham City. 436 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,840 And here's Rooney! Oh, my goodness me! 437 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:49,239 Wayne Rooney was one of the best footballers 438 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:50,600 that England has ever produced. 439 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:54,360 Rooney goes for the spectacular! 440 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,319 But he's new to management. 441 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:00,200 It's not like we've chosen someone with 20 years of experience. 442 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:02,239 Space for Rooney in the area. 443 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,280 Oh, that's magnificent! 444 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:10,520 It's almost like the owners said, "Eustace? Nobody knows who he is. 445 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,199 We're gonna put in one of the most recognisable 446 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:17,719 English football players of the last generation, 447 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:21,680 just to put a load of eyes on Birmingham City." 448 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:27,559 Seeing the ambitions of the club, where they want to get to, excited me. 449 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:29,960 And I'm delighted to be a part of it. 450 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:39,759 After the controversial sacking of John Eustace, 451 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:42,359 the pressure to gain promotion to the Premier League 452 00:26:42,360 --> 00:26:44,000 is at an all-time high. 453 00:26:50,120 --> 00:26:52,600 It is such a simple truth. 454 00:26:53,120 --> 00:26:56,239 Victory equals acceptance. 455 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:59,080 Defeat equals dissatisfaction. 456 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,919 Pulled back for Bielik here. Good try. Good save. 457 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:07,879 Now Rogers picks it up for Middlesbrough. 458 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:09,159 Blues back-pedalling. 459 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:11,040 Gets it back from Crooks. It's in. 460 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:18,000 And Wayne Rooney's first game in charge of Birmingham City ends in defeat. 461 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,719 What qualifies Wayne to manage Birmingham City? 462 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,200 Nothing. Absolutely nothing. 463 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:32,239 Yes. Another opportunity as it comes the way of Delap. 464 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:35,320 - Oh, my God. - What the fucking hell was that? 465 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,120 What a nightmare for Birmingham. 466 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,000 Here we fucking go again. 467 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:45,160 Two losses from two. 468 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:50,039 I can understand the boos, you know, after a couple of games. 469 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:52,239 - After two games. - Yeah, because it makes no sense, 470 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:53,400 the decision. 471 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,359 Southampton all over Blues here. 472 00:27:56,360 --> 00:27:57,440 There's another! 473 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,320 That's three defeats in a row now for Rooney. 474 00:28:02,120 --> 00:28:04,919 Rooney wouldn't have been my choice. But he's our manager. 475 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:06,360 So you gotta support him. 476 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,440 Wayne Rooney once again on the losing side. 477 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,319 At the moment, he gave up that Blue burn. 478 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:16,719 Let's just back him in this game. 479 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,320 - Let's make the most of it. - Yeah. 480 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,959 That's another defeat for Wayne Rooney's Blues 481 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:25,840 slipping down the table. 482 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:31,360 The owners must now be questioning their decision. 483 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:41,559 It's my second time here, 484 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,760 and I want to see the team in a practice environment. 485 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:47,240 Trying to get it right. 486 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,880 It's called the Elite Performance and Innovation Centre. 487 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,600 Are you going to the right place? This doesn't feel right. 488 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:57,840 Why don't you zoom in on the map, dude? 489 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,079 Birmingham City Football Club. 490 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,679 That's the owner right there. He doesn't know where his... 491 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,640 where his training facility is. 492 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:10,560 You know, I honestly, I've had enough of you already. 493 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,960 It's a big city, Birmingham. 494 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:17,960 Birmingham. 495 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:20,600 Birmingham. 496 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:23,159 Dude, don't say the H. 497 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:25,880 - Fuck you, dude. - It's great to be here at Birmingham. 498 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:28,200 Birmingham. 499 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:31,120 Left here. 500 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,760 We will leave the ownership to you. Let us do the driving. 501 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:37,559 You guys need to come up with, like, a name for me 502 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:39,440 that just is gonna show your respect. 503 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:42,440 - Like Your Highness or, um... - Emperor. 504 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:45,519 - My Saviour. - Yeah. 505 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:47,519 Any one of those two will suffice. 506 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:51,480 But, Tom, we were winning before you came, and you got involved. 507 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:54,839 What can I provide that nobody else can? 508 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:57,719 I think there's a feel I have with what I see, what I watch, 509 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:00,959 what I hear, how we're training, how we're preparing, 510 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:03,360 and evaluations of our own team. 511 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,400 You've arrived at your destination. 512 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:10,200 Outside? 513 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:15,119 They have a fucking shipping container as their league performance centre. 514 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,799 Guys, respect. You know, a lot to fix. 515 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,679 - This is the shit team you bought? - Dude, this is the jewel 516 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:22,039 of Birmingham right here. 517 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:23,119 - Good. - How you doing? 518 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:25,399 - Hi, Tom. Nice to see you, my man. - What's up? I'm good, you? 519 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:27,079 - You dudes park up top. Go round there. - Cool. 520 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:28,559 Got a space round to the back and side there. 521 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:30,080 - Awesome. Thank you. - Terrific, thanks. 522 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:33,119 This is like Dulaney High School. 523 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:36,039 It's, like, written in crayon, "parking for owner". 524 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,680 I'm literally so sick of you guys being fucking critical. 525 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,479 - Game face, everyone. - Everybody pretend. 526 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:42,560 Game face. 527 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:46,159 - How's everything? - I'm good, are you? 528 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:48,280 - Feel great. Good to see you guys. - It's all good. Yeah. 529 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,239 I believe in discipline and accountability, 530 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,400 and I think that's got to start with the top of the organisation. 531 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:02,759 From the ownership, to the CEO, to general manager, to the head coach. 532 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:03,879 - Hey, my man. - You good? 533 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:04,959 - How you doing? - Good to see you. 534 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:06,039 Good to see you, buddy. 535 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:08,159 - If you start at two as we were... - Yeah? 536 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:10,039 I think he'll still have the space to just get that... 537 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:14,960 Just make sure it's nice and tidy in here. 538 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,800 We can't ask our players to be disciplined and accountable if we're not. 539 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:21,599 What's up, man? 540 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:23,160 - Nice to meet you. You okay? - I'm doing great. 541 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,000 - You scored, what, two games ago? - Yeah. 542 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:29,680 Should be scoring every game. 543 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:33,919 Do you get snow here much? 544 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:36,479 Not a lot, but it's just dull like in... 545 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:39,119 In the summer, you can come here for preseason... 546 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,079 - Yeah. - ...and, like, 9:00 am, it's dark outside. 547 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,719 - And it's just like, "Fuck." - Yeah. 548 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:46,319 - It's hard. - Yeah. 549 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:47,519 Same thing. 550 00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:49,599 We'd show up at 6:00 am, it'd be dark. 551 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,959 You'd go out for practice, you'd go back in and watch all the film 552 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:54,039 then you'd leave at 4:30 and it was dark. 553 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:56,239 And you'd go home and you'd be like, "Ugh. Okay." 554 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:57,719 - Where's the daylight? - Yeah. 555 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:00,119 The only way that gets you through that too is winning, you know? 556 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:01,559 - Yeah. - 'Cause like everything else then, 557 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:03,439 it just gets exponentially harder. 558 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:05,279 - Yeah. - You know? 559 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:08,640 It's what everyone's trying to do. Easier said than done. 560 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:10,400 Yep. 561 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:13,279 So are you... You coming to the meeting? 562 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:15,399 Yeah, I'd love to. Yeah, I don't wanna be a distract... 563 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:16,839 - Like I say... - Oh, it's... 564 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:18,599 I just love being here and seeing you guys, 565 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:21,159 and honestly appreciate all the hard work you guys are putting in. 566 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:23,079 - I know there's been a lot of change, but... - Yeah. 567 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:24,479 ...just trying to do the best we can do. 568 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:27,359 Yeah, no, I'll sit down with you as well before we do the meeting and... 569 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:30,319 Erm, and show you some of the stuff we're doing, you know? 570 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:31,400 Awesome. 571 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:35,080 - So you can understand a little bit more. - Awesome. 572 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:37,160 Awesome. 573 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,439 So, um, we've got a meeting with the defenders. 574 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:49,879 Um, they're gonna come in after I've spoken to you now. 575 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:55,159 So, if you watch Dion here and watch the space he goes in. 576 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:56,360 See him? 577 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:58,800 So now he doesn't go tight. 578 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:00,879 Lets him turn... 579 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:01,959 This space here... 580 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:03,319 - Yeah. You'd rather... - ...is too big. 581 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:05,999 - You want both of them... - Yeah, so it's small details... 582 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,079 - For the win. - ...for them, which we need to improve on. 583 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:09,599 It happens. 584 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:11,519 Everyone fucks up, that's the reality of sport. 585 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:12,959 - Yeah. - We're not perfect. 586 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:15,519 We all fuck up, it's just, when we fuck up, 587 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:18,359 do we have people that can save it? Or sometimes you can't 588 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:19,880 and you gotta make up for it. 589 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:27,519 Our priority is hard work, discipline, communication, resilience. 590 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:29,079 I'm good, man. Good to see you. 591 00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:33,000 And those priorities reflect what the actions and the behaviours are. 592 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,599 You leave him offside, he's got to work to get back onside. 593 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:38,960 The coach should transmit those values. 594 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:42,159 ...the importance of stepping in. 595 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:43,639 Here you go. 596 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:44,800 Do you want to do it? 597 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:49,000 We've spoke to you yesterday on the importance of stepping in 598 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,919 as defenders, and we push in. 599 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:55,200 If they want to play the ball into him, you fucking go and smash him. 600 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,759 - They're playing in the Championship... - Yeah. 601 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:12,239 - ...and not Premier League. - Yeah. 602 00:34:12,240 --> 00:34:16,799 'Cause we've all passed a bit in life, and kicked the ball and run, 603 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:20,000 but it's a focused concentration for 90 minutes. 604 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,760 I mean, what's different in soccer than football? Nothing. 605 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:28,400 Nothing. 606 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:32,719 I treated practice like it was the Super Bowl. 607 00:34:32,720 --> 00:34:36,119 Every game, like, we would do a two-minute trip at the end of the game, 608 00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:38,079 and I would score a touchdown at practice. 609 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:41,079 I'd be standing there like, "Fuck, we won the game." 610 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:42,439 - Even though it was practice. - Yeah. 611 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:44,239 You know, and then my teammates, it was like, 612 00:34:44,240 --> 00:34:45,759 "Fuck, okay. That's how we're gonna do it." 613 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:48,519 So then when I got into the pros, everyone was like, 614 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:50,439 "Yeah, well, you know, it's just practice." 615 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,239 And I walked in and was like, "No, fuck this." 616 00:34:52,240 --> 00:34:54,280 We're going like... This is real. 617 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:58,959 Put the pressure on them. Make them earn everything. 618 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:00,879 - Yep. - You know? 619 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:03,359 But, no, they're a good group of lads, to be fair. 620 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:05,399 - Yeah. - They're trying. 621 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:08,239 - They are trying, but it's just the focus. - Yeah. 622 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:13,040 We've got a long road ahead. 623 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:15,600 We'll get there. 624 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:27,159 I'm a little worried about our head coach's work ethic. 625 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,000 Little too lackadaisical? 626 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:32,800 I mean, 627 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:36,560 I don't know but I don't have great instincts on that. 628 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:45,519 Welcome to St. Andrew's on a chilly November afternoon. 629 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:48,359 Eight games into Wayne Rooney's tenure, 630 00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:50,199 and the Blues have been less than impressive. 631 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:54,240 They'll be keen to get a result today under the watchful eye of Tom Brady. 632 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:04,400 We're not one of the teams that anyone is worried about playing. 633 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:15,159 Another poor display from the hosts here. 634 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:18,999 And tempers around St. Andrew's are starting to fray. 635 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:23,799 We can never beat a good team. 636 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:26,559 We fuck up leads when we have them. We always give up goals. 637 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:28,639 We're always playing from behind. We don't control the ball. 638 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:30,080 We're sloppy with our technique. 639 00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:35,680 Birmingham City will continue to sink down the table. 640 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:39,879 You hired a manager without the right experience. 641 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:42,160 We can't string together wins. 642 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,879 Oh, for fuck's sake! 643 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:49,519 He's not getting the best out of the players. 644 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:50,639 He ain't! 645 00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:53,439 And every fuckin'... Any blind man can see that. 646 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:55,200 - He's fucking shite. - He's shit. 647 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,919 We always said in football, "You can't win till you can keep from losing." 648 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:01,559 Well, we fucking lose almost every match. 649 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:06,039 This is Gooch. Big opportunity and off the line by Roberts. 650 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:09,119 Driven back in to very good effect. 651 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:10,999 - That's shocking, mate. - Absolutely. 652 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:12,120 Really bad, yeah. 653 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:16,520 It's always an uphill slog, and we just can't get out of our own way. 654 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:20,200 Why is this manager still here? Why? 655 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:23,520 Lovely pass from Rutter. 656 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,880 Firpo's cross... Summerville! 657 00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:30,320 Leeds have dominated. 658 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,240 Fuck's sake. 659 00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:36,359 We dug ourselves a huge hole. 660 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:43,000 Right now, 661 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:47,080 I don't know where we go. I don't know what the answer is. 662 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:51,680 And I don't like it. I really don't like it. 663 00:37:56,680 --> 00:38:00,880 Tom Brady, he's instilling that belief that losing is not an option. 664 00:38:01,720 --> 00:38:06,560 And if it happens you have to really, really do something about it. 665 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:13,800 Three, two, one. 666 00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:15,720 Bang. 667 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:22,320 Breaking news. Birmingham have sacked Wayne Rooney as manager. 668 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:26,319 After a run of just two wins from 15 games played, 669 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:28,160 Birmingham City have decided. Time up. 670 00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:32,199 There never was the basis for the appointment. No substance, 671 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:35,159 no data, no intelligence, no thought process. 672 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:37,759 Nothing about the appointment looked to me like the right appointment, 673 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:39,000 and look how bad it's gone. 674 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:53,319 We had a view that we could begin to develop a different culture. 675 00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:56,279 As it relates to our approach on the pitch. 676 00:38:56,280 --> 00:39:01,239 And we were convinced that there would be an individual 677 00:39:01,240 --> 00:39:04,439 that could bring that shift to bear faster. 678 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:06,799 Um, it didn't work. 679 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,879 And ultimately, we bear full responsibility for that. 680 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:11,240 You know, it's our fault. 681 00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:14,319 There was some good advice that I got. 682 00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:17,519 Like, listen, don't go in there and make these big sweeping changes. 683 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:20,880 You guys have time. And of course, we make sweeping changes. 684 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,160 And the sweeping changes... 685 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:25,600 And that was our doing. 686 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:35,320 We played Norwich. 687 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:41,000 If we won, we stood a chance of not getting relegated. 688 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:45,519 However, it depended on other clubs not winning. 689 00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:48,520 Because if they won then they would finish with more points than us. 690 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:53,439 It happened that Blackburn was managed by John Eustace, 691 00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:57,879 who was removed in favour of Wayne Rooney at Birmingham. 692 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:03,160 So, there was someone who had Birmingham's fate in their hands. 693 00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:07,400 How are we doing today? 694 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:11,560 How we doing in there? 695 00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:13,520 Everybody okay? 696 00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:17,159 I definitely didn't sleep through the night at all 697 00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:18,919 before our last match. 698 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:20,599 - Is everyone ready for a big day? - Yeah. 699 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:23,239 - How loud are you guys gonna be today? - Very loud! 700 00:40:23,240 --> 00:40:24,679 What! Let me... Okay... 701 00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:27,479 I would wake up in the middle of the night like, you know... 702 00:40:27,480 --> 00:40:29,479 You know, something occurs to me. 703 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:33,599 It's like... It's okay. I think we can... 704 00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:37,879 I felt the weight of thousands of supporters 705 00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:39,279 on my shoulders. 706 00:40:40,720 --> 00:40:43,280 That's what we need. That's what we need today. 707 00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:47,439 Ten minutes till kick-off. How you feeling? 708 00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:48,520 Shitting myself. 709 00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:50,639 We're here again. 710 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:53,039 Getting sick of it now, but, you know what? 711 00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:54,880 We've done it before, we'll do it again. 712 00:40:57,360 --> 00:40:59,160 This is it then. 713 00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:03,719 If Blues were to be relegated today, 714 00:41:03,720 --> 00:41:07,680 it will be the lowest the club have been in 30 years. 715 00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:12,479 Tom Wagner, the commander-in-chief, 716 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:14,319 saluting his troops into battle. 717 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:17,560 With an army of 27,000 behind them. 718 00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:20,639 I just don't want us to fucking get relegated. 719 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:24,400 'Cause then that puts a huge... Very damaging to everything we're doing. 720 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:33,519 The most important element by far, obviously, is to avoid relegation, 721 00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:35,879 but I don't see that happening. 722 00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:41,199 I'm not trying to be overly optimistic or Pollyanna-ish. 723 00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:45,400 I just think that we have a side that is good enough to avoid that. 724 00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:49,280 The odds stacked against us. 725 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:54,360 Today's task, for Blues, is just one word. Win. 726 00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:02,759 Back in the day, there used to be one bloke with a radio. 727 00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:05,800 He had a little earphone in, and he'd be, like, sharing the scores as they go in. 728 00:42:07,120 --> 00:42:09,279 But everyone had their phone out 729 00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:11,840 because there was about four teams that could have gone down. 730 00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:26,799 What a tackle that is from Bielik. 731 00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:28,200 Oh, well done! 732 00:42:28,720 --> 00:42:31,280 Well done! Come on now. 733 00:42:37,560 --> 00:42:39,760 Oh, he missed it! He missed it! 734 00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:45,400 Okay. 735 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:49,359 First big goal of the afternoon has gone in. 736 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:52,919 Sheffield Wednesday have taken the lead against Sunderland. 737 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:57,400 So Blues, currently, have lost one of their lifelines. 738 00:43:03,080 --> 00:43:05,159 Keshi Anderson pulls the trigger himself, 739 00:43:05,160 --> 00:43:07,919 with a thought for Jay Stansfield! 740 00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:13,600 So, Plymouth doing what they need to do 741 00:43:14,680 --> 00:43:16,760 by beating Hull by a goal to nil. 742 00:43:21,120 --> 00:43:23,080 - Wicked ball in... There was Bielik. - Oh! 743 00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:27,000 Blues unable to find that all important breakthrough so far. 744 00:43:28,560 --> 00:43:31,199 Over the top it goes, and Miyoshi will latch on to this. 745 00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:32,360 Run! 746 00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:34,159 - Koji Miyoshi... - Yes! 747 00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:35,640 ...goes down. 748 00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:40,759 And the referee rather nonchalantly waves away appeals. 749 00:43:40,760 --> 00:43:44,920 Fucking hell! You're two yards away from the fucking thing. Put your flag up! 750 00:43:46,200 --> 00:43:48,360 And that's a frustrating half. 751 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:55,839 I went, "This is it. We're going down." 752 00:43:55,840 --> 00:43:59,280 And Little Miss Positive was like, "We might not. We might not." 753 00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:06,879 Paik is onside. 754 00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:08,999 And here is Keshi Anderson! 755 00:44:09,000 --> 00:44:10,520 Courageous block. 756 00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:13,799 Desperate times for Blues. 757 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:15,960 We simply must score. 758 00:44:20,320 --> 00:44:21,320 Anderson... 759 00:44:22,120 --> 00:44:23,160 Deflected. 760 00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:26,320 - Yeah! - Get in there! 761 00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:29,200 Pandemonium! 762 00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:30,999 - Hope! - Get in! 763 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:34,040 A goal that could really matter for Blues. 764 00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:36,560 Look what it means to them. 765 00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:41,639 So far, it's not quite enough to keep us up. 766 00:44:41,640 --> 00:44:45,800 One of the three teams above us simply have to drop points for survival. 767 00:44:46,840 --> 00:44:48,719 And this is Ethan Laird, 768 00:44:48,720 --> 00:44:51,279 Jutkiewicz lining up in the middle. It's towards the big man! 769 00:44:53,240 --> 00:44:54,440 Oh, I don't believe it. 770 00:44:55,040 --> 00:44:57,360 Blackburn have taken the lead in the King Power. 771 00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:01,240 John Eustace coming back to haunt Blues. 772 00:45:04,200 --> 00:45:05,879 Each minute that passed, 773 00:45:05,880 --> 00:45:08,479 it started to sink in that this is actually gonna happen. 774 00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:10,000 We're actually gonna get relegated. 775 00:45:10,840 --> 00:45:12,919 Blackburn have scored a second. 776 00:45:12,920 --> 00:45:14,680 So, Blackburn are staying up. 777 00:45:15,840 --> 00:45:19,600 Blues can do nothing to change their fate now. 778 00:45:24,560 --> 00:45:25,560 And that's it. 779 00:45:26,080 --> 00:45:30,159 Despite doing what needed to be done today here at Saint Andrew's, 780 00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:31,719 at Knighthead Park, 781 00:45:31,720 --> 00:45:36,920 Birmingham City have been relegated to League One. 782 00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:46,719 Ladies and gentlemen, showing their appreciation for you 783 00:45:46,720 --> 00:45:48,959 and for all of your support this season as well, 784 00:45:48,960 --> 00:45:51,320 our 23-24 squad. 785 00:45:54,120 --> 00:45:56,519 I think it was almost a relief. 786 00:45:56,520 --> 00:45:59,719 Because you haven't got that feeling every year 787 00:45:59,720 --> 00:46:02,640 of, "Are we going? Are we not? Are we gonna do it? Are we not?" 788 00:46:03,600 --> 00:46:05,240 But, yeah, we've done it now. 789 00:46:13,480 --> 00:46:16,639 The reality is that, you know, our decisions didn't pay off. 790 00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:24,320 Maybe this year, stay with us. We'll come back. 791 00:46:24,840 --> 00:46:26,680 I know. We'll come back. 792 00:46:30,240 --> 00:46:35,639 I spent an hour and a half post-match standing at the railing by our seats, 793 00:46:35,640 --> 00:46:37,119 um, just talking to fans. 794 00:46:37,120 --> 00:46:39,079 - We're relying on you. - I won't... I know. 795 00:46:39,080 --> 00:46:40,239 We're relying on you. 796 00:46:40,240 --> 00:46:41,760 - Thank you. - Do you know what I mean? 797 00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:44,959 Given the disappointment of relegation, 798 00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:47,759 it was a pretty emotionally draining exercise. 799 00:46:47,760 --> 00:46:51,560 But I felt it was important to listen to what everyone had to say. 800 00:46:57,120 --> 00:47:00,959 Going in, what I didn't expect was how emotionally connected 801 00:47:00,960 --> 00:47:03,720 I would become to the club and to the supporters. 802 00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:06,679 - Things conspired against us. - I know. 803 00:47:06,680 --> 00:47:09,720 - It's an unbelievable stack of cards. - We've got a curse. 804 00:47:12,920 --> 00:47:17,480 I just believe it's, curse? No. Bad management? A million per cent yes. 805 00:47:21,760 --> 00:47:23,999 Stay with us or get rid of half our lot. 806 00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:25,359 - I'm telling you now. - Yeah, we will. 807 00:47:25,360 --> 00:47:26,840 Because we haven't got the guts. 808 00:47:30,080 --> 00:47:33,480 I wait with bated breath to see what happens. 809 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:38,359 Will all supporters please leave the field of play 810 00:47:38,360 --> 00:47:40,199 and return to the stands, please? 811 00:47:40,200 --> 00:47:43,120 We're trying to make this a world-class team. 812 00:47:44,280 --> 00:47:46,120 But the reality is, it's been a shit year. 813 00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:48,519 What's the problem? Is it the players or the coach? 814 00:47:48,520 --> 00:47:51,039 Well, we've already changed the coaches. It's really the players. 815 00:47:51,040 --> 00:47:53,439 'Cause the coach doesn't go out there and get the ball in the goal. 816 00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:59,560 They were lazy. They were entitled. 817 00:48:00,080 --> 00:48:02,279 And when you're lazy and entitled, 818 00:48:02,280 --> 00:48:03,879 you don't have much of a chance to succeed. 819 00:48:03,880 --> 00:48:08,239 Please leave the field of play and return to the stands, please. 820 00:48:08,240 --> 00:48:11,639 We've got to change all the people that are associated with losing. 821 00:48:11,640 --> 00:48:14,799 So, I think, this summer there's gonna be a lot of people gone. 822 00:48:14,800 --> 00:48:17,159 There's gonna be a whole different environment when they, you know, 823 00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:19,800 step in the door for the competition next year. 824 00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:24,640 Let's take no fucking prisoners. 825 00:48:25,920 --> 00:48:27,680 We'll get it done how we gotta get it done. 826 00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:34,879 A new league. 827 00:48:34,880 --> 00:48:38,920 A new environment, and a team that is full of new players. 828 00:48:40,240 --> 00:48:42,120 People are hoping that you're gonna fail. 829 00:48:43,080 --> 00:48:47,159 To have silver in your hand, you have to fucking win big games. 830 00:48:47,160 --> 00:48:51,239 High-profile onlookers in this League One blockbuster. 831 00:48:54,920 --> 00:48:55,920 Wrexham, 832 00:48:57,120 --> 00:48:58,520 we're coming for your ass. 832 00:48:59,305 --> 00:49:59,540