Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues

1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:07,679 What's their plan here? 2 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,599 Well, you gotta go for something here, you got 39 seconds left, 3 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,480 so if they get in field goal range they probably need 30 yards. 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,319 And you can certainly do that, you're ahead of the clock right here. 5 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:18,640 You got one time-out. 6 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:20,839 So finding CeeDee Lamb, 7 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,759 I just don't see New Orleans playing much man-to-man right now. 8 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,360 They've been pretty good in zone defence... 9 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:32,999 Oh, what's up? Is everyone in here or are we leaving? 10 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:34,240 We're ready to go! 11 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:37,479 - You've rocked it, bro. - Huh? 12 00:00:37,480 --> 00:00:39,759 - You rocked it. It was fucking awesome. - Thought it was a good day. 13 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,040 We had our set-up good, we prepared hard. 14 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:43,919 - It was awesome! - That was good. 15 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:44,999 - Felt really good. - Yeah. 16 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:46,439 Did the Patriots lose? 17 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:47,679 - Yep. - Yes. 18 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:51,680 He's still making it hard on me. Even in my absence, he makes it hard. 19 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:53,320 - Vegas? - Look at them. 20 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:55,760 Down 14, with nine minutes to go. 21 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,439 - Let me just call Sophia. - Yeah, we do have a second. 22 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,879 Don't worry, it'll be fun. We had so much fun. 23 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:03,639 Did you guys have a good time? 24 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,199 - Yeah, so much fun. - Good. 25 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:06,919 - I wish we won though. - I know. 26 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,279 The game was-- The game was actually a pretty fun game to watch. 27 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,399 - It wasn't a good game, but it was fun. - Thank you so much. 28 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,759 Yeah, you're welcome, and I'll see you next week and I'll see your dad tomorrow. 29 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:19,279 I know, he told me, that's so fun. I hope we win that game. 30 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:20,920 Yeah, we need to win that one. 31 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,599 I'm actually flying overnight to England for this soccer game tomorrow night 32 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,320 and I'll be back Monday night at midnight. 33 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,359 Let's go get a fucking win against Wrexham. 34 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,039 Those little **** mother****. 35 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:41,359 We're coming for your ass! 36 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,360 Ryan Reynolds, MacIlrey, whatever the fuck your name is. 37 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,880 So we're on to Birmingham. 38 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,360 We got Wrexham. Tough game, early in the season. 39 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,040 But Wrexham... 40 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,119 we're coming for your ass. 41 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:05,000 ♪ Brave Saint Andrew and his 12 apostles ♪ 42 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,080 ♪ Watch your dream come into view ♪ 43 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,800 ♪ Frozen in a moment With my hand above my head ♪ 44 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,000 ♪ Never let them tell you We are anything but Blue ♪ 45 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:25,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 46 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,280 The explosives were planted last season 47 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,000 and then bang... 48 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,720 we've been relegated and put in a lower division. 49 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,359 I've always said about Birmingham, 50 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,599 there's a loaded gun in the boardroom at Birmingham, 51 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,599 and when they've done something half decent, 52 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,440 they've got that gun and they've shot theirselves in the foot. 53 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,600 They own the club, they're putting money into 'em, 54 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:54,919 but again, you know, Birmingham typical, 55 00:02:54,920 --> 00:02:57,840 they buy the Blues, and what do they do? Get relegated. That weren't in the plan. 56 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:00,239 You're almost thinking like, 57 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,360 "Are they gonna continue with this project?" 58 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,039 They weren't expecting this, there's a lot of work to do. 59 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:10,119 Are they just gonna say, "You know what, let's leave it, like, this is too much"? 60 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:11,200 Tread ball. 61 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,599 I had the worst summer in my life. The worst summer. 62 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:19,159 How the hell we got relegated and, um... I was angry. 63 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,399 I was angry, we didn't deserve it. 64 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,799 Players didn't deserve it, fans didn't deserve it. 65 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:25,800 This is not the place I want to be. 66 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,319 If you're rubbish enough to be in this league, 67 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:32,999 there ain't a game that's easy. 68 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:34,800 - No. - You're there for a reason. 69 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,280 We were rubbish. We deserve to be in League One. 70 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:42,720 The main focus is to go up. 71 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,599 I don't feel that we belong in the league. 72 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,840 I just really hope that we go up and we don't have to come back. 73 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:53,199 Their owners have made an absolute, unadulterated Horlicks of Birmingham City 74 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:54,800 and got 'em relegated to League One. 75 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,919 You've seen so many teams in League One and below 76 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:00,519 that used to be giants. 77 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,160 Former Premier League teams, and they just can't get back up. 78 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,640 They've gotta get this absolutely right. 79 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:13,160 The task is quite clear. What we have to do now is, 80 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,720 be the best in every game. 81 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:19,480 Well, this is my mission 82 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:22,800 and I will have no limitations. 83 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,159 Last year, we screwed up. 84 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,399 In the end, I believe all sports start at the top. 85 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,119 And if you have failure, it starts with you 86 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,080 and you need to provide solutions for how to improve things. 87 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:46,640 It's inexcusable to Tom. 88 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,960 It also was so infuriating, 89 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:55,199 to be in that position, that it galvanized our resolve 90 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,000 to go and do some very ambitious things. 91 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,040 You know, immediately set out like, "Okay, how are we gonna fix this?" 92 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,880 It's probably three things we had to rebuild. 93 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,159 We had to rebuild the culture, 94 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,399 we had to rebuild the physical infrastructure 95 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,800 and we had to rebuild the product on the pitch. 96 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:17,719 In a very short period of time, the stadium was genuinely unrecognisable. 97 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:18,919 It's amazing. 98 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,639 - I mean this was... - This was a dump. We'll go out this way. 99 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,960 Dump? It was like, it was an embarrassment. 100 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:29,719 This is the fans' team. This is their fabric of their community 101 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:34,040 and it's like, "Okay, how can we complement their love of their team..." 102 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:35,640 It's unbelievable. 103 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,719 "...with the support it needs for it to be successful, 104 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,280 based on our own experience?" 105 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,559 I got a picture of it so I can send it to Tom. 106 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,839 It was very painful to be relegated 107 00:05:46,840 --> 00:05:49,159 but despite the fact it didn't work out, 108 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,559 there was a bit of a silver lining in there. 109 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,280 I don't see any silver lining in that. 110 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,239 I'd much rather be one step away from the Premier League than two steps. 111 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,559 - We've got 500 more seats that we've... - So great. 112 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:01,080 ...popped on sale and they'll sell. 113 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:03,479 - And that's the thing now. - Yeah. 114 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,320 Well, that's... that's the bet we're making. 115 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,279 In this past off-season we had an opportunity to really invest 116 00:06:10,280 --> 00:06:13,160 and create a culture that was reflective of what we wanted. 117 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:17,759 I think culture, you hear that word a lot. 118 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,959 Culture is about people doing the right things every day for one another, 119 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,279 so that the organisation can be successful. 120 00:06:24,280 --> 00:06:27,879 And that's where Tom's influence really started to pay dividends, 121 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:32,879 where we could do a full search for a manager over a long period of time, 122 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,359 interviewing, you know, scores of candidates, 123 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:36,999 looking at hundreds of candidates, 124 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,600 and find somebody that we felt reflected our vision. 125 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,679 Birmingham City have appointed Chris Davies 126 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:48,639 as their new first team manager. 127 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,759 He has extensive experience as a coach in the Premier League 128 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:53,159 most recently at Tottenham. 129 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,159 Chris, welcome to Birmingham City Football Club. 130 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:56,240 Thank you. 131 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:58,399 My brother told me. 132 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,399 He said, "Chris Davies is gonna be the new manager." 133 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,999 And I'm, "Who?" I've never heard of him. 134 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,159 Are you okay? 135 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,480 Very good, yeah. No problem at all. 136 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,559 - Lovely drive actually. - Yeah. 137 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,039 - No, never heard of him. - Who? 138 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:12,320 Hey, Chris. Nice to meet you. 139 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:14,399 I said to you, didn't I? 140 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,760 She went, "Chris Davies is our new manager". And I went, "Who?" 141 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:19,919 None of us knew who he was. 142 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,480 I'm not the only one. It was a Google job. 143 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,360 - He's not bad looking either, is he. - You leave him alone. 144 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,279 First appointment as manager, why did now feel right for you? 145 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,639 I think I've been ready to be a manager for quite a few years. 146 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,720 It's, um, something that I've always been on that pathway to. 147 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,679 We spoke to, obviously, hundreds of managers 148 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:44,880 and every man and his dog wanted the job. 149 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:47,480 Chris was different. 150 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:52,080 Chris has been coaching for nearly 20 years. 151 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:54,200 He wasn't unknown to us. 152 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:57,599 My pathway as a coach, 153 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,999 I was not someone who had a long, successful playing career, 154 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:05,479 so I had to really earn it through years of work and sessions 155 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,559 and building credibility and respect. 156 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,879 So that's where we're spending a lot of money. 157 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,639 Obviously I had a big coaching pedigree but never actually been a manager 158 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,199 so for them to put their trust in me was big. 159 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,120 I'm the tour guide, and a fan. 160 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,439 I've worked for some of the biggest clubs in the world. 161 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,239 Liverpool, Celtic 162 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,720 and I was assistant manager at Tottenham. 163 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:32,159 So when it came up you're thinking, "Okay well, don't really wanna go to League One, 164 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,880 but it's Birmingham and everybody knows what they're about." 165 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,000 Chris has got exactly the right attitude. 166 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,400 He's young, super energetic, 167 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,520 really positive, incredibly driven, 168 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:48,280 really football smart. 169 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,600 And he's got real competitive fire. 170 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,799 One on each station, okay. So, just a circuit. 171 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,640 When Chris spoke, you could visualise it. 172 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,800 His message was clear, the information was clean. 173 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,320 Okay, two on the ball. 174 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,439 And, most important thing, 175 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:11,599 he knew the expectation to win. 176 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,960 For me, it's high energy, high intensity style of football. 177 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:19,559 To attack, to be dominant, 178 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:21,159 the number one rule for all the best teams 179 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,119 is always to be the most hard-working team. 180 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,520 Press! Press! Get after the ball! Yes! 181 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:30,239 I believe very much in practising very hard 182 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,599 and being in a very stressful practice environment. 183 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,999 Go Groundsy, go Groundsy. Yes! 184 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,479 So that you can go out there when it matters 185 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,319 on the field against good competition 186 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,800 and that you're not overwhelmed by the competitive nature of the game. 187 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,239 So the ball went there, we jogged, we jogged, we jogged, 188 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,560 and they played through, right through the middle of us! 189 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,399 So when you press, you change speed. 190 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,079 It's not one pace, you go! 191 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:56,080 Quick. Okay? And support behind. More aggressive in the press. 192 00:09:56,680 --> 00:10:01,319 I think Tom shares the same kind of view of sports that I have. 193 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:05,319 Go! Go! Go! Go together. Together! Yes! Yes! 194 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:06,799 'Cause he had clear objectives. 195 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,879 Four! Yeah, good, Chris, you got it. Turn, don't miss the moment. 196 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:14,720 Basically, you have to get promoted and you have to basically win the league. 197 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,320 Well done, lads. Well done. That's it for today. 198 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,400 And to do that, we need to sort this team out. 199 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,079 We had to build a team, 200 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,200 not only to get out of League One but to compete in the Championship. 201 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:37,720 One of the biggest parts of my job was those two months with Craig. 202 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:40,359 We spoke to so many players. 203 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:41,719 Keep the tension on that. 204 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,080 We need to create a team that can play football. 205 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:46,560 We need to create a team that can fight. 206 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:49,359 We were looking at our squad thinking, "Right, 207 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:50,479 what do we need?" 208 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,800 And, "You need to score goals to get promoted." 209 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:56,960 There's no two ways about this. 210 00:10:58,160 --> 00:10:59,480 We have to get Alfie May. 211 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:10,920 At Charlton, Alfie was top scorer in the league last season. 212 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,399 Heard great things about his character, 213 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:18,439 and then I also thought he would be really hungry as well, 214 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,560 to make his mark. 215 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:23,640 I'm sweating! 216 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,959 Prolific goal scorer in League Two, 217 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:29,000 prolific goal scorer in League One. 218 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,239 And with a chance to push a team on. 219 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,320 So I just thought it all ticked all the boxes. 220 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:37,039 What were you doing there? 221 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:40,720 No! No! I didn't understand a word you said. 222 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:47,359 I was actually signing for Huddersfield. I got a phone call from my agent 223 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:51,639 saying that Birmingham are gonna match the bid of Huddersfield. 224 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:52,719 Say hello! 225 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,479 They offered an extra year on my contract. 226 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,479 Yay! Right, are you ready? 227 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:01,960 And me being sort of a senior pro now at 31, 228 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,160 years are important. 229 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,639 I think it's like eight and a half years ago I was working on a building site. 230 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,079 I was brought up on sort of a council estate 231 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:15,639 and working hard to try and earn some money to survive, 232 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,920 building houses with my brother's company. 233 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,719 Played non-league football on a Saturday. 234 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:23,160 Yeah! 235 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:38,960 At 23, went on a week's trial at Doncaster and... [inhales deeply] ...never looked back. 236 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,640 When it comes down to sports with the kids, 237 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,999 - I'm very forward with it, aren't I? - Yeah. 238 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:53,239 And Lauren goes, "Just remember their age. You're forgetting." 239 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:57,159 And I said, "It's because I'm a winner, I-I want them to be like me." 240 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:58,480 No, he got you. 241 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:00,079 No! 242 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,559 And Lauren's like, "I understand that, but..." 243 00:13:03,560 --> 00:13:06,359 Like when Arthur was two we used to go to a little football thing. 244 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,919 And I said, "Alfie if you're gonna be like that, you're not gonna come, 245 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:10,680 because, like, he's two." 246 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,960 I had to do it the hard way. I didn't have academies to rely on. 247 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:19,799 I've had people tell me that I wasn't good enough, 248 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,919 I've had people tell me that I was too small, too this, too that. 249 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:25,079 But... I had a backbone. 250 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:27,719 I stuck up for myself. I done it my way. 251 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:32,999 Noses. 252 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,399 I've never had the chance to play in the Championship 253 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:38,559 and Birmingham have given me this chance, 254 00:13:38,560 --> 00:13:42,519 so that's why I'm probably more of a winner than I have ever been, 255 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:44,159 because there's that end goal 256 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,879 where I could possibly win the league of League One, 257 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:49,679 and next year, play in the Championship. 258 00:13:49,680 --> 00:13:54,599 But we have got 46 league games 259 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,879 to-to sort of grind out 260 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,480 and-and achieve what we set out to do. 261 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:09,679 Do you wanna just give me a little lay of the land? 262 00:14:09,680 --> 00:14:12,000 - It's August 10th, first game of the year. - Oh, my God! 263 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:14,480 There's a lot going on right now. 264 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:22,200 The sun is shining. It can only mean one thing. Football's back. 265 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:27,639 So we got Birmingham starting today. 266 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,079 New coach, new programme. It's super exciting. 267 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:32,600 I can't walk and talk. 268 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,799 Birmingham kick off their League One campaign against Reading. 269 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,040 This is a really anticipated game, isn't it? 270 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,280 This is better than Ross County, isn't it? 271 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:45,319 Don't bullshit, I'm not a team player. 272 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:46,799 Yeah, you can score, though. 273 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,399 Yeah, I'm a greedy bastard. 274 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:50,679 It's a season that I'm sure 275 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:54,639 a lot of fans like myself, heading towards it with a bit of optimism. 276 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:56,160 Come on, you Blues! 277 00:14:58,200 --> 00:14:59,799 Chris kinda ran a tough training camp. 278 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:03,399 He's really, like, interested in getting these guys in good shape and pushing 'em. 279 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,959 We made a lot of good moves to get different players in there 280 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:07,759 that are embracing what he's trying to do. 281 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:11,959 I actually got to move all the players that I felt were not contributing, 282 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:15,519 and bring in players that I could almost guarantee, 283 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,519 certainly from a cultural point of view, would contribute. 284 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,240 Really, we turned over the entire team. 285 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:23,959 Chris Davies is obviously the new man 286 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:25,959 tasked with fronting this Birmingham revolution 287 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:27,999 and this does look like a Championship-ready team 288 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:29,160 doesn't it, on paper? 289 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:34,479 So I spoke to the team yesterday. 290 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:36,999 Just me kinda telling 'em it's about you guys, 291 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,279 no matter what anyone else says. 292 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:41,239 Chris can coach you but at the end of the day, 293 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,800 you guys gotta go out there and play the way you're capable. 294 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,639 One thing I've missed more than anything is those fireworks 295 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:50,359 and today we get to see 'em in League One against Reading. 296 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:51,960 And there can only be one winner. 297 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,919 Well, the sun is shining and the expectations are high. 298 00:15:57,920 --> 00:15:59,159 The Birmingham fans 299 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:02,480 hoping that they'll find an immediate return back to the Championship. 300 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:08,879 But Birmingham with new faces, 301 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:10,639 a new league to get used to as well, 302 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:13,279 but they will have the weight of expectation on their shoulders 303 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,160 as favourites for promotion. 304 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:22,400 A couple of really good chances falling the way of Reading. 305 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:27,919 Here's your chance. Ehibhatiomhan! 306 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,560 Reading take the lead. 307 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:35,520 And it was coming. 308 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,640 They've had the better of the chances in this first half. 309 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:43,999 Whatever you think Birmingham will do, 310 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,519 Birmingham do the opposite. 311 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:50,879 Typical Blues, one-nil down, and it all just like, everyone's like "Ah, God". 312 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,200 Here we go again. Here we go again. 313 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:55,360 What the fuck! 314 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,720 - Here's Smith. - Oh, God. 315 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,040 Ehibhatiomhan again! 316 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:08,879 But the flag is up against it. 317 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,039 We just need a fucking point. 318 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,360 The defensive line's got to move, it's far too deep. 319 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:23,040 Fucking joke! 320 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:30,120 Oh, fuck! 321 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:36,200 Hansson. 322 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:40,799 Trying to find an opportunity. 323 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,159 They're claiming it, handball! 324 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:44,239 Penalty kick. 325 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:48,040 Fuck, yeah! Fuck, yeah, we needed that. 326 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,040 And now a big chance for Birmingham. 327 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:53,839 Come on, Alfie. 328 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,680 Takes a deep breath. 329 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,160 And it is the new signing, Alfie May, 330 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:01,720 who is tasked 331 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,640 with trying to get Birmingham back on level terms. 332 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:12,600 Wow! 333 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:14,960 Fucking go, baby! 334 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,279 I like this Alfie a lot. 335 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:20,919 I like his juice. 336 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:22,880 And how about that for your debut? 337 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:25,560 1-1. 338 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:31,240 Let's get seven more minutes with a lot of intensity to try to steal one. 339 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,599 Well, I think we're on for a lively end to this game day. 340 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,239 - Oh! - Birmingham 341 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:43,040 have got the bit between their teeth, the fans can sense it. 342 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:45,040 Davies can sense it. 343 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:50,159 Hansson! 344 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,800 Oh, my God! 345 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,199 Well, that will do 346 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:03,600 for the opening game, and honours even, points shared between the two teams. 347 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,880 There's a lot of things that I'm disappointed about... 348 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,519 We're behind, we're playing from behind, 349 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,320 and we just can't get out of our own way. 350 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:19,720 In League One, every single team wants to bring you down. 351 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:23,719 So Chris Davies, he's gotta try and make this team work, 352 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:27,879 that is full of new players all being brought into a new league, 353 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:29,039 a new environment. 354 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,759 And they've gotta make it work quick because you've got no time. 355 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,160 They can't play like they did in the first half, that was crap. 356 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:36,880 Yeah. 357 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,159 We're in fucking League One now. 358 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:43,240 We still have a lot of shit we gotta improve. 359 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:46,319 Only Birmingham could spend all that money, 360 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:48,919 have everything going, you know, the cameras are there 361 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,080 everything's ready for absolutely spanker team. 362 00:19:52,120 --> 00:19:53,600 But they don't turn up. 363 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,799 It's just day one, there's a lot of emotions you haven't dealt with. 364 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:00,840 Your body feels different, it's game day. 365 00:20:01,360 --> 00:20:03,319 - Yep. - But I just, yeah. 366 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,279 You know, we seemed tentative, a little bit nervous. 367 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,479 - And so we gotta get that fixed. - Yeah. 368 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,240 We have to be ready. Everybody's gonna come for us. 369 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,400 I think it was, uh, a frustrating afternoon for us. 370 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:20,759 There's some different expectation on us now, you know, 371 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:24,440 a full stadium and, um, you know, for the players, they've gotta get used to that. 372 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,520 As I said, it's not gonna be easy. 373 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:38,879 We'd had a brilliant pre-season. 374 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:43,639 Players had come in, and it was really easy for people to start get carried away, 375 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,720 and I think that Reading result just put everybody's feet back on the ground. 376 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:53,279 We get all the way to the first match of this season 377 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:57,680 and it doesn't go exactly as we planned, but we hadn't completed the squad yet. 378 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,959 We knew we had a good team but we wanted that little bit more. 379 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:06,599 We had to do a lot of convincing, 380 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:10,399 to get the sort of players that I knew would be really good League One players. 381 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,479 For my benefit, let's just run through 382 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:17,120 where we were at the end of last season, to where we are today. 383 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:19,759 - That's the contract. - Mm-hmm 384 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:21,199 The playing contract. We'll just move that. 385 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,399 Okay. 386 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,519 I'm no understand. 387 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,079 He doesn't understand it. 388 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:30,640 He just pretended. 389 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:37,439 Transfer window is an opportunity where you can basically trade, buy and sell. 390 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:41,079 Once the transfer window shuts, you obviously can't do business. 391 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:42,319 If we're happy... 392 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:45,639 We ended up signing Tomoki on Deadline Day. 393 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,760 - Tomoki, we just need you to sign. - Pick a pen. 394 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:53,120 Pick my pen. We just need you to sign in this box here. 395 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,040 That was a massive, massive signing for us. 396 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:58,480 He's a hot player. 397 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:04,559 Believe that it's a little bit of a Field of Dreams scenario. 398 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,520 We build it, you know, they'll come, and we're proving it, right? 399 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,640 You know, we tried to build a team that could win the league. 400 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,719 You know, we're convincing players to leave clubs 401 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,919 that are playing in Champions League football 402 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:18,640 to come play League One. 403 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:24,559 Tom was great in this, because it's easy to have money and spend money, 404 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:26,400 but it's hard to spend it in the right areas. 405 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:31,639 And then you start hearing whispers 406 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:34,920 and they're saying we're gonna put a final bid in for Jay Stansfield. 407 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:37,639 Jay Stansfield! 408 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:46,240 Jay was on loan from Fulham. 409 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:48,839 He was like a hero. 410 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:50,759 Uh... [stammers] His first loan season, 411 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,400 they always say, "Don't fall in love with a loan player." 412 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,639 The fans loved him. He gave 100% every game. 413 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:01,239 You could see his heart was really in it 414 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:04,880 and he-- and he, and he really tried. That's all we want. 415 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:10,039 Jay Stansfield, who has been a talisman for Blues 416 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:13,000 this season. His future is still uncertain. 417 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:17,000 Might've been his last run out in a Blues shirt, who knows. 418 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:20,280 Jay Stansfield was a Premier League player 419 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,640 and we want to bring him to League One. 420 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,479 People are going, "Impossible"... 421 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:29,400 But Tom said to me... 422 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:32,199 "Get a price." 423 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:39,840 Breaking news. On deadline day I did say mad things happen. 424 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,120 Birmingham City have put a record bid in for Jay Stansfield of £10 million. 425 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,839 If we pull this off... Oh, my God! 426 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:52,240 Again, you just don't believe it, because, surely not. 427 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:57,399 They're not gonna let him go for less than 10 mil, 12 mil, 428 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,640 and you're like, "Well, we've absolutely no chance, have we?" 429 00:24:01,360 --> 00:24:03,479 Everybody kept saying "Oh, we're getting Jay Stansfield back. 430 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:04,559 Jay Stansfield's come back. 431 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,479 I've seen him in Sutton. I've seen him moving house. 432 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,240 I've seen him..." I'm like, "He's not coming." 433 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:10,519 Yeah, yeah, end with that. 434 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:13,039 Fulham have given permission for Birmingham to talk to Stansfield, 435 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,280 while they continue to negotiate in the background. 436 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,519 Everyone was telling us there was no way it can happen, 437 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:20,920 and it would be impossible, 438 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:23,079 and that Jay would never come play for us 439 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:24,839 and we'd never be able to afford to buy him. 440 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,720 What's going on? How you doing, mate? Good to see you. 441 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:30,159 - Nice to see you, Tom. - How you doing? 442 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,079 - Yeah, okay. Yourself? - I'm good. 443 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:33,999 Should we expect anyone? 444 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,319 - We're working on it. - We know there's one more. 445 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:42,239 So Fulham have rejected the £10 million bid from Birmingham City Football Club, 446 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,959 but negotiations still remain ongoing. 447 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,839 - You've got to agree with the other club. - But you don't have to. 448 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,359 That's gonna give them a kick up the arse, it's already been matched. 449 00:24:50,360 --> 00:24:52,999 The confidentiality clauses within the transfer agreement 450 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:54,919 mean that if you announce without mutually agreeing, 451 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,159 you're effectively breaching the transfer agreement. 452 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:58,839 I think you're ruining it. 453 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:00,599 I-I'm being serious, I think you're ruining it. 454 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:01,960 What's the latest? 455 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,999 It's hard to find really transformational players 456 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:11,399 and Jay was getting offered opportunities at other clubs too 457 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,559 that were bigger than ours at that time and certainly maybe in the Championship, 458 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:16,160 because Jay's a really good player. 459 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:21,640 At the minute they're saying he's not for sale. 460 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:28,080 "Don't fuck it up, okay?" "Okay, Tom." 461 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:37,479 As you know, we worked really hard this transfer window to improve the squad 462 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,039 and deliver a product to you that you will all enjoy. 463 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:42,039 And we got nearly everything we wanted. 464 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,079 You know, some of the goals we set were very aspirational 465 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:48,279 and some proved to be just a bit of a stretch too far. 466 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,439 But in any event, I'm excited for tomorrow. 467 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:52,119 I'm excited for the season. 468 00:25:52,120 --> 00:25:53,639 Keep right on. 469 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:54,919 We'll see you tomorrow. 470 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:56,479 Beautiful. 471 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:03,319 There's been a quite staggering Deadline Day deal in the EFL. 472 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:04,719 - Hello again. - Hey, man. 473 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:08,559 Birmingham have signed Jay Stansfield from Fulham. 474 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,760 Nah, my brother's gonna have to get me a small. 475 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:16,120 Everybody in English football is currently talking about Birmingham City. 476 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:21,839 I almost launched my phone, like I just absolutely was like, "No way!" 477 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:23,800 Just sign that contract, mate. 478 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,000 You've got five minutes to sign it or it's not on. 479 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:28,840 You're on a timescale here. 480 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:34,679 - Congratulations. - Thank you. 481 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:38,079 And we will whip that away and get it all scanned in and submitted. 482 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:39,400 Okey dokey. Thank you. 483 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:46,999 Oh! Love him. 484 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:48,719 - Love him, love him, love him. - Yeah. 485 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:50,919 Three, two, one, go. 486 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:54,319 That signing almost made everybody go, "Oh, no, they mean it". 487 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:58,839 And I made a promise to myself, as preposterous as it was, 488 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:00,400 that we would get him back. 489 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:05,079 And I spent two months working with our team to make that happen. 490 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:06,719 Mark the force. 491 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:09,319 As soon as I got the call obviously I was buzzing. 492 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,239 I really enjoyed my time here last year. 493 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,319 That feeling of waking up on a Saturday morning 494 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:18,919 and knowing you're going out in front of however many thousands of people 495 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:21,639 and putting the shirt on and playing a game is... 496 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:25,600 There's no other feeling than doing that. And that's a feeling I wanted every week. 497 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:29,919 I got the opportunity to come back to such an amazing club. 498 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:33,400 And with the future of this club, and what the owners want, 499 00:27:34,360 --> 00:27:37,920 I thought this was the best place for me to come for my career. 500 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:42,280 We've almost bought League One. 501 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:46,999 So if you don't finish top when you've got all the top things, 502 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,159 all the component parts that you need, 503 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,800 then anything less than that is an abject failure. 504 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:53,720 When do I go out? 505 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:55,879 Go out whenever you want. It's announced. 506 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:57,239 - Shall I go out now then? - Yeah. 507 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:58,879 Listen, it's an obscene amount of money 508 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:02,000 that they're spending in League One, but they had to rebuild. 509 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:03,800 The club was in a mess. 510 00:28:04,360 --> 00:28:09,439 And I think it took them to get relegated to actually find out 511 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:10,600 where they've gotta go. 512 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:14,999 Stanno! Stanno! Stanno! 513 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:16,240 It's grand. 514 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,399 Laying down 15 million for one player, 515 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:22,000 is that the answer to getting you out of League One? 516 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,279 How many clubs have we seen and the moral of the story's been 517 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:29,559 go into difficulties, try and overreach themselves and it all comes tumbling down. 518 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:33,000 Stanno! Stanno! 519 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:38,919 In the end, to get Jay on that very last day 520 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:42,319 was a huge boost for us, 'cause then we had a squad 521 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:44,720 that I thought, "Yeah, there's no excuses now." 522 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:50,519 - Stanno! - It very much puts a target 523 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:51,879 on their back 'cause everyone's going, 524 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,160 "Now you've spent 30 million in League One, you have to go up." 525 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:58,679 Unprecedented spend in League One 526 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:00,359 with 17 new faces in total, 527 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:02,360 the likes of which we've just never seen before. 528 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,119 Wrexham's transfer activity completely dwarfed by Birmingham City. 529 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,559 Watch out Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, 530 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:10,800 you've got a bit of competition. 531 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:16,039 Massive game next week by the way. Wrexham, Birmingham. 532 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:17,520 - Yeah. - Massive game. 533 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:26,319 Let's go. 534 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,519 - Be good, Tom. Thanks again. - Hey, man, thank you. 535 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,840 Have a great day. Bye. Enjoy your visit. 536 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:33,399 Not a lot of sleep. 537 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:35,639 - Everybody in there? - Yeah. 538 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:37,200 - Thank you very much. - Thank you very much. 539 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,040 Wrexham must be good, they've got 11 goals. 540 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,559 - They're good, man. - They've got more goals 541 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:51,079 than anyone else. And they've given up fewer than anyone else. 542 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:53,199 That's a good formula. 543 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,600 You should tell the guys today before the game, 544 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,119 "Guys, I got an idea." 545 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:00,039 Hang on, hang on, hang on. 546 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:01,920 "Guys, I figured this out." 547 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:04,320 "I'm here." 548 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:09,800 "What is it?" "Score more goals than the other team." 549 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:14,559 Proper set-up. 550 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:16,279 Gotta get my pump on before the game. 551 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:20,000 Get a little energy out. Got a good night's sleep. 552 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:23,760 Got a big one tonight. 553 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:27,280 Top of the table, Wrexham. 554 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:33,919 Do you think it's more confidence or pressure tonight? 555 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:35,840 I think there's more pressure on us. 556 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:41,559 Because, you know, we went out and did all the spending. 557 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:42,880 And I think everyone's... 558 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:45,599 There's more of an expectation for us. 559 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:48,519 For Wrexham, you know, they're playing great. 560 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:51,560 They've done great things since they took over, but... 561 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:54,680 You know, not to say that... 562 00:30:55,920 --> 00:31:00,040 They're coming up from a lower budget, we're coming down from a higher budget. 563 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:03,960 So, I think it's more on us to do our job. 564 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:15,639 I'm scrambling, Gotham. I'm scrambling. 565 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:16,919 I can tell. 566 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:18,160 I'm used to it. 567 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,160 Just pack this up. I think we might be okay, G. 568 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:26,920 We've got six minutes. 569 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:29,159 Do you have to take all this shit with you? 570 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:30,880 Yeah. 571 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:32,880 Yeah? 572 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:36,719 - Need three minutes. - Take your time. 573 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:38,079 - No rush, please. - Perfect, thank you. 574 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:39,640 Three minutes, thank you. 575 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:43,999 I was just literally thinking about this. 576 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,199 Talent can win you games, 577 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:51,519 process is what sustains winning. 578 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,320 Yeah. For sure. For sure. 579 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:56,720 It's a big boy watch tonight. 580 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:02,480 Let's do this. 581 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:06,480 All right. 582 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:19,919 David Beckham is expected to be among the celebrity guests in attendance 583 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:23,679 at St Andrew's tonight as Birmingham hosts Wrexham in League One. 584 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:25,440 Come on, you Reds! 585 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:29,279 Wrexham have of course been owned by Hollywood stars, 586 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:32,599 Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney since 2020, 587 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:35,120 overseeing back-to-back promotions to League One. 588 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:42,000 The owners are both American and they wanna beat each other. 589 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:43,919 They're a good team. 590 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,919 Wrexham have been on this journey for a couple of years now 591 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:49,799 and they're looking strong this year. 592 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:52,599 We are going up, say we are going up! 593 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:56,479 They're promotion rivals, they're up there, 594 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:58,520 so we need to be ready to go. 595 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:02,599 Wrexham claim they now have the biggest international following 596 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:04,359 of any EFL club. 597 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:07,280 And if you have any words of wisdom for him, what would they be? 598 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:10,959 I would never presume to give Tom Brady words of wisdom, 599 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,319 as it pertains to professional sports. 600 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,359 The traction that these guys have got, Ryan Reynolds and the other fella, 601 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:21,119 is so enormous, I would not be surprised if Wrexham ends up in the Premier League. 602 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:22,919 Who gets to the Premier League first? 603 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:24,439 Birmingham or Wrexham? 604 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:28,840 They've done a spectacular job of bringing attention to a small club. 605 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:33,159 I think what we have here is a club that's already a very big club. 606 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:35,679 And so from our perspective it's a bit different. 607 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:41,319 Um, the-the ambitions for us in the context of, um, what we'll build, 608 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:44,079 I think is bigger than what they'll attempt to do at Wrexham. 609 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:46,959 What do you know about Tom Brady, mate? Are you clued up on him? 610 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,799 Honestly, if I passed him on the street I wouldn't have a bloody clue who he is. 611 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:52,639 Racehorse owner, isn't he? It's about as much as I know about him. 612 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,759 He plays the inferior football, I know that. 613 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:56,839 Uh, that's all we need to know really. All we need to know. 614 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:58,840 That's the quote right there. "The inferior football." 615 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:03,119 Rob, can you just educate the Wrexham fans just a little bit 616 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:05,880 on the history of the NFL? Thanks, bud. 617 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:11,119 With tonight and these guys coming, David... 618 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:13,919 And do we have any hospitality bags we can give them? 619 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,799 Like some... a couple of sweaters and... 620 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:20,399 It's so funny, we were talking about that. Yeah, I'll get, uh... 621 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:24,320 Like it'd be nice for them to leave with something. 622 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:27,840 Just like, hey, we appreciate you coming, you know? 623 00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:31,919 I'm good, I'm good. A quick one for you. 624 00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:35,519 Do we have any kind of, uh, swag bag for people 625 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:37,880 for tonight, the Alliance guests or no? 626 00:34:43,720 --> 00:34:47,000 That's... Can we-- Can we just get something for Beckham? 627 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:54,359 Oh, it is? All right, let me talk with Tom about it. 628 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:56,920 I-I'll walk him through it. Cheers. 629 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:02,879 Gary said because David has no affiliation here, 630 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:06,079 he's like, it's a faux pas to give him something. 631 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:09,119 I mean, it's not. That's fucking stupid. 632 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:11,199 - So we should do it? - Give him fucking a gift bag. 633 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:12,679 - Yeah. - He doesn't have to put it on. 634 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:13,759 - No. - Yeah. 635 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:16,720 Let him take it home. It's just sweet, it's a nice thing, it's... 636 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:21,600 Chris is calling me. Hey, buddy. 637 00:35:23,720 --> 00:35:25,239 No, Tom was just talking. 638 00:35:25,240 --> 00:35:29,079 He-He-He'd like to do one for him. He thinks he's gonna be fine with it 639 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:31,959 and we're not gonna ask him to-to wear it or do anything with it. 640 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:35,000 But there's kind of a thing between the two of 'em. 641 00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:39,559 What do you want on the back of the shirt? 642 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:45,119 No, just... Not a jersey. Just, like, a sweater or hoodie, a scarf, a hat. 643 00:35:45,120 --> 00:35:47,840 Not a jersey, just, like, a hoodie, scarf, hat, that kinda stuff. Yeah. 644 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:52,160 All right, we can get that. 645 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:55,999 And then someone goes around and it just makes everyone feel so special 646 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,159 that they're cared for. And then they wanna root for you. 647 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:00,399 And then they have a little emotional interest in the club. 648 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:02,839 Then they're always looking, "Hey, how did Birmingham do?" 649 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:03,919 Yeah. 650 00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:05,719 They'll be texting you and when you get better, 651 00:36:05,720 --> 00:36:07,519 it's like, "We've been on this journey with you." 652 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:09,479 Yeah. Yeah, then it becomes really real. 653 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:10,600 Yeah. 654 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:23,839 Welcome pitchside at St Andrew's, ahead of Birmingham City against Wrexham. 655 00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:26,159 Arguably the most star-studded game 656 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:29,080 to ever take place in the third tier of English football. 657 00:36:29,720 --> 00:36:32,960 Afternoon, Mr Brady. Afternoon, Mr Wagner. 658 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:36,279 Bless you both! Keep right on! 659 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:38,959 It's like the America derby, isn't it? 660 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:42,880 Especially in League One at this level, you don't really see games like that. 661 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:47,000 How nice of you. 662 00:36:48,240 --> 00:36:49,719 Nice to meet you too. 663 00:36:49,720 --> 00:36:52,879 Birmingham have earned their stars and stripes under Chris Davies 664 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:54,359 with three wins in a row. 665 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:58,600 League One record signing Jay Stansfield starts playing just in front of Alfie May. 666 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,399 For Birmingham, my only slight concern 667 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,999 is that you've got a lot of new pieces. 668 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,200 A new manager, a lot of new players. 669 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:13,440 The more attention there is, the bigger the job you're in. 670 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:17,279 You wanna be at big clubs with attention and interest. 671 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:19,159 And I certainly do, 672 00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:22,120 but when there is expectation, there is pressure. 673 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:26,319 Do we need any Wrexham fans tonight, why are they allowed in the stadium? 674 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:29,160 Don't do it here, TB. It's crazy. 675 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:32,120 We should put 'em up there in that little corner. 676 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:36,879 We wanna get to a place different than where we're currently at. 677 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:39,959 And I think that every time you take the pitch, you gotta earn it. 678 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:42,799 I wanna see all these players rise to the occasion. 679 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:44,039 There's a lot of people watching. 680 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:46,399 Everyone's under pressure to succeed and perform 681 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,560 and that's why you sign up to play professional sports. 682 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:53,800 I've been practise with... in Juka's garden. In Juka's garden. 683 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:56,120 Oh, shit! 684 00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:58,199 How often is he in your ear? 685 00:37:58,200 --> 00:38:00,079 Every single day. 686 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:02,079 Especially when something goes wrong, yeah. 687 00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:04,319 And then the phone, yeah, the phone immediately rings. 688 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:06,199 Like what, you know, what happened here-- 689 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:09,319 Yeah, but you know what, I really don't give a shit about that, you know. 690 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:11,839 - I think that you gotta get out there and... - Tom. Tom, find me. 691 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:13,039 Come on, boys! 692 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:15,280 Hey, come on! Come on! 693 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:22,320 I gotta lead my receiver! 694 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:25,439 There's some famous owners involved with Wrexham as well, 695 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:27,839 - so how excited are you? - Who's that? Who are you talking about? 696 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:29,440 Well, I don't know who these people are. 697 00:38:34,720 --> 00:38:39,280 Hey, Mr McElhenney. Welcome to Birmingham FC. 698 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:43,800 I was talking to Tom today 'cause I saw him at the hotel, 699 00:38:44,720 --> 00:38:48,599 saying like, 'cause he has all his ideas about how to talk to players 700 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:51,399 and how to... And I'm like, that's what Ryan and I stay out of. 701 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:53,639 I mean, we go and we go to the locker room, we say hi 702 00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:55,199 but we get... We stay off... 703 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:57,159 - I know the feeling. - Stay off the pitch. 704 00:38:57,160 --> 00:39:00,439 Yeah, that's exactly the way we'd act. Tom is here for that. 705 00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:02,799 Let the football guys do the football stuff. 706 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:03,919 - Yeah. - We do the marketing. 707 00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:06,679 Hi, good to see you guys. Nice to see you guys. 708 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:09,319 I see you guys on a Zoom, this is fucking way better, trust me. 709 00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:11,359 - What's up, my brother? - Good, how are you? 710 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:13,719 Keep putting that fucking ball in the back of the net, baby. 711 00:39:13,720 --> 00:39:15,399 - Thanks. - I love seeing it. 712 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:16,639 Nice to meet you, Tom. 713 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:20,879 Safety announcement. Safety announcement. 714 00:39:20,880 --> 00:39:23,519 The fire and firework display demonstration 715 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:25,879 will take place very shortly in the main stand. 716 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:29,600 Can people vacate the area during that exercise? 717 00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:32,839 - A firework display? - A test display. 718 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:34,999 - We have to test it. - They have to test it. 719 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:40,400 Yeah. We don't do that. Yet. But we're always looking for good ideas. 720 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:44,160 Just keep working hard and practise, that's all I give a fuck about. 721 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:46,920 I know all this takes care of itself, so... 722 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:50,399 It's worth it to come over here and see you guys play, be here in person, 723 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:52,999 but we've always got your back, so. 724 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:54,280 Good luck, okay. 725 00:39:54,880 --> 00:39:57,560 Yeah. Kick some ass. All right. 726 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:01,160 Thanks, guys. We'll be in touch, okay? 727 00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:04,320 Good luck, dude. Yeah, good to have you back, Jay. 728 00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:13,839 You're one of five people probably on planet Earth 729 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:16,239 that everybody in every locker room will listen to. 730 00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:18,079 - Yeah. - Did you wind up in there talking to them? 731 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:20,719 Yeah, except you're on the way up and we were on the way down last year, 732 00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:23,879 so whatever I'm saying isn't resonating. But, um... 733 00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:25,400 - You've only had a year! - I know. 734 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,640 My son trolled the shit out of me. 735 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:38,720 He pulls this out and he goes, "Can you ask Tom to sign this for me?". 736 00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:40,799 "Oh, you can do it in Eagle green." 737 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:43,320 No, we're not doing that, it's so ugly. What an ugly colour. 738 00:40:46,720 --> 00:40:49,240 Just go ten one side for me and ten the other. 739 00:40:50,240 --> 00:40:52,240 When you've done that, relax, bands off. 740 00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:55,639 Tom, we got one thing for Rob. 741 00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:57,519 I'm sure he'll put it on right now, right? 742 00:40:57,520 --> 00:41:00,039 - How do you feel about that? - Come on! 743 00:41:00,040 --> 00:41:01,799 What am I supposed to do with that? 744 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:03,839 Look at that. He can frown and I'll hold it. 745 00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:05,120 I mean, I... 746 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:11,399 - Hi, guys. - Hiya. 747 00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:13,639 - How you doing, Tom? - You guys doing well? Good to see you. 748 00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:15,399 - How's everything? - All good, yeah. 749 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:17,559 There he is. Looking fit. Did you lose some weight? 750 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:21,880 He looks good. Sexy guy right there. I love it. 751 00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:24,319 - Hi, how you doing? - Good to see you. You good? 752 00:41:24,320 --> 00:41:25,519 - You look good. - Nice to see you. 753 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:26,959 Where's Chris? Is he in the... 754 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:28,239 He, he'll be in the... 755 00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:30,119 - This one there. - The next one over. Yeah. 756 00:41:32,840 --> 00:41:35,039 - This looks great out there. - It does look good. 757 00:41:35,040 --> 00:41:37,959 It's gonna be bonkers tonight out there. 758 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:40,039 - Lot of energy. - And we're gonna work to get 'em 759 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:41,919 - really, really worked up. - We're all set for the game 760 00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:43,399 for two weeks so the boys are... 761 00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:46,079 - They're ready to go. - They can't wait. They can't wait. Yeah. 762 00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:50,839 We had a game, um, 2007, we were going, we had, we had an undefeated team. 763 00:41:50,840 --> 00:41:52,640 This only happened one time in the NFL. 764 00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:55,639 And we were going into the midpoint of the season 765 00:41:55,640 --> 00:42:00,319 and Belichick came in and he's like, "All right," you know, 766 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:02,399 "this is-- this-this game, we're going to Buffalo, 767 00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:06,159 they're a tough team, 70,000 people, you know. 768 00:42:06,160 --> 00:42:09,239 You think the season's gonna go easy the whole way around, 769 00:42:09,240 --> 00:42:12,079 this environment, you know, you go in there and you suck it off, 770 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:14,479 they're gonna kick your fucking ass, right," whatever. 771 00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:16,439 "They've got so much new shit for you guys, 772 00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:19,159 you don't even know what you're preparing. You better come..." 773 00:42:19,160 --> 00:42:21,519 And then we went out and we scored a touchdown on every drive. 774 00:42:21,520 --> 00:42:23,559 And we left the game and I was like, 775 00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:26,239 that fucking asshole had me so fired up all week. 776 00:42:26,240 --> 00:42:28,799 It's always about finding that process for winning. 777 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:31,679 This is a great game and we've gotta prove it, you know, 778 00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:33,879 we've gotta prove it, we've gotta, you know. 779 00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:36,639 - They think they're better than us. - Yeah. 780 00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:38,720 So we've gotta prove it. 781 00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:41,040 David! 782 00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:45,999 You hear David Beckham's coming, David Beckham's gonna be... 783 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:47,320 Yeah, yeah, whatever. 784 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:49,719 - And then you look... - And then he turns up. 785 00:42:49,720 --> 00:42:52,080 He really is, he's really, he's really here to watch us. 786 00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:58,759 Hey, guys. How are you? Garry Cook, CEO of the SPL. 787 00:42:58,760 --> 00:42:59,959 Hey, Garry. How are you? 788 00:42:59,960 --> 00:43:01,039 All good? 789 00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:03,159 Yeah, I had this game yesterday, I was in Dallas. 790 00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:04,479 - How was it? - It was good. 791 00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:06,080 Second time around. It was my second time. 792 00:43:06,680 --> 00:43:10,279 Come on! 793 00:43:10,280 --> 00:43:15,119 ♪ Who the fuckin' hell are you? Who the fuckin' hell are you? ♪ 794 00:43:15,120 --> 00:43:17,999 ♪ Who the fuck? Who the fuck? ♪ 795 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:23,040 ♪ Who the fuckin' hell are you? Who the fuckin' hell are you? ♪ 796 00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:28,720 It was really interesting when Tom first showed up. 797 00:43:29,240 --> 00:43:30,639 Like, he really means it. 798 00:43:30,640 --> 00:43:34,399 It's not like, here's this hobby that I'm doing for a purpose. 799 00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:37,679 When that whistle blows, that's it. He wants to win. 800 00:43:40,720 --> 00:43:41,960 Boo! 801 00:43:42,880 --> 00:43:45,959 On Monday night football, under the light, with a sold-out stadium. 802 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:48,839 I don't care whether you're playing for a Premier League club 803 00:43:48,840 --> 00:43:50,319 or a League One club, 804 00:43:50,320 --> 00:43:52,759 you know, the feeling's the same for all these guys. 805 00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:54,639 He's put his money where his mouth is. 806 00:43:56,760 --> 00:43:59,240 We have spent more than any other club. 807 00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:04,560 So people are sort of hoping that you're gonna fail. 808 00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:07,320 It puts a target on your back as a club. 809 00:44:09,080 --> 00:44:10,880 The pressure's really on the owners now. 810 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:13,400 They have to win. 811 00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:34,999 I love this stadium. 812 00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:36,599 Yeah, it's, like, so classic. 813 00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:38,999 - Did you play here a few times? - Yeah. 814 00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:42,439 ♪ Birmingham Birmingham, Birmingham ♪ 815 00:44:42,440 --> 00:44:45,279 ♪ Birmingham Birmingham, Birmingham ♪ 816 00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:49,720 ♪ At the end of the road ♪ 817 00:44:52,480 --> 00:44:54,159 We gotta win tonight. We have to win. 818 00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:57,079 We have to win. There is no two ways about it. 819 00:44:57,080 --> 00:44:59,160 I feel like we're getting some good things going. 820 00:44:59,880 --> 00:45:01,280 Now we've just got to fucking win. 821 00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:06,280 Here we are for what will be 822 00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:10,480 the most high-profile League One fixture. 823 00:45:16,080 --> 00:45:20,240 Already Wrexham waste no time in the way they play, getting that ball forwards. 824 00:45:24,920 --> 00:45:27,160 That will be the first corner. 825 00:45:35,560 --> 00:45:38,080 In goes the corner. It was an awkward one! 826 00:45:39,120 --> 00:45:41,080 And it's forced its way in! 827 00:45:48,720 --> 00:45:50,720 That did not take Wrexham long. 828 00:45:58,160 --> 00:45:59,320 Right off the bat. 829 00:46:01,920 --> 00:46:03,000 It's a good corner. 830 00:46:06,200 --> 00:46:08,320 Just got a lot of momentum on their side. 831 00:46:10,560 --> 00:46:12,240 Two fucking minutes in! 832 00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:14,920 That was always coming. 833 00:46:17,240 --> 00:46:22,640 Two minutes 38 seconds it took Wrexham to take the lead. 834 00:46:24,720 --> 00:46:26,199 Clubs that get relegated 835 00:46:26,200 --> 00:46:29,999 from the Championship to League One don't find it easy. 836 00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:31,480 The expectations are higher. 837 00:46:35,320 --> 00:46:37,320 As a player, you can under-perform. 838 00:46:39,480 --> 00:46:41,080 There's a lot of pressure on all of us. 839 00:46:47,120 --> 00:46:50,200 They're not letting them settle on the ball at all. 840 00:46:51,760 --> 00:46:53,320 Like, every player is at it. 841 00:46:54,200 --> 00:46:56,719 What they've done brilliantly well is control the rhythm 842 00:46:56,720 --> 00:46:57,919 and the tempo of this game. 843 00:46:57,920 --> 00:47:02,159 It's taken a little bit of the fizz out of these home supporters. 844 00:47:02,160 --> 00:47:04,439 Get up! Get with 'em! 845 00:47:04,440 --> 00:47:07,400 They are difficult to stop, Wrexham, they've shown that already this season. 846 00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:13,080 Our roster's so much improved from last year, but... 847 00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:19,720 Aw, fuck! 848 00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:25,719 When we're at home, 849 00:47:25,720 --> 00:47:31,640 that atmosphere and that intensity works in favour, obviously, of the players. 850 00:47:33,640 --> 00:47:37,199 If it's a night game, everybody's had a drink, 851 00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:38,560 and it's an important match, 852 00:47:39,320 --> 00:47:40,359 there's no atmosphere like it. 853 00:47:40,360 --> 00:47:42,639 Who are ya? Who are ya? 854 00:47:42,640 --> 00:47:45,439 Who are ya? Who are ya? Who are ya? 855 00:47:45,440 --> 00:47:46,879 They've kept Stansfield quiet 856 00:47:46,880 --> 00:47:49,520 but he only needs one moment. That's what we know about him. 857 00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:53,320 Come on, mate! Get into 'em. 858 00:47:54,240 --> 00:47:56,399 In towards Stansfield, the touch was decent. 859 00:47:56,400 --> 00:47:58,559 To lay it off and then work this one pretty well. 860 00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:01,240 Saved by Okonkwo! But he won't keep that out! 861 00:48:02,880 --> 00:48:05,719 Jay Stansfield is back at Birmingham 862 00:48:05,720 --> 00:48:08,080 and he's back scoring at Birmingham. 863 00:48:09,840 --> 00:48:12,520 That's what you pay the big bucks for, isn't it? 864 00:48:15,160 --> 00:48:17,800 In sport you can't just do well enough. 865 00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:22,360 At some point, to win... 866 00:48:24,360 --> 00:48:25,959 to have silver in your hand... 867 00:48:25,960 --> 00:48:28,839 Emil, Emil, Emil, in the box! 868 00:48:28,840 --> 00:48:31,040 ...you have to fucking win big games. 869 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:33,800 Cochrane, lovely ball! 870 00:48:34,680 --> 00:48:35,880 It's Stanno again! 871 00:48:37,160 --> 00:48:39,479 Stansfield on the double! 872 00:48:39,480 --> 00:48:43,759 What a finish! Jay Stan... Stanno! Stanno! Stanno! 873 00:48:43,760 --> 00:48:45,160 That was a nice goal. 874 00:48:46,880 --> 00:48:50,399 Stanno! Stanno! Stanno! Stanno! 875 00:48:50,400 --> 00:48:52,679 Being a young footballer, 876 00:48:52,680 --> 00:48:55,399 to be able to learn with this much pressure, 877 00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:57,479 there's no other better place to be 878 00:48:57,480 --> 00:48:59,560 'cause the fans are so supportive. 879 00:49:00,320 --> 00:49:01,879 I've got the whole club behind me. 880 00:49:01,880 --> 00:49:03,839 Stanno! Stanno! Stanno! 881 00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:07,319 While it's 2-1, there is always hope. 882 00:49:07,320 --> 00:49:11,079 It might be 3-1. Here, Iwata! What a goal! 883 00:49:11,080 --> 00:49:13,320 Fuck, yeah. What a good goal! 884 00:49:17,240 --> 00:49:19,640 I believe that the solutions are always there. 885 00:49:20,480 --> 00:49:22,480 I love seeing that shit come together. 886 00:49:23,000 --> 00:49:26,999 And I love seeing us work on something and then, man, it happens. 887 00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:28,880 What a goal, buddy. What a fucking goal! 888 00:49:30,160 --> 00:49:32,840 ♪ Stick your fucking Deadpool Up your arse ♪ 889 00:49:33,720 --> 00:49:36,559 ♪ You can stick your fucking Deadpool Up your arse ♪ 890 00:49:36,560 --> 00:49:39,959 ♪ You can stick your fucking Deadpool Stick your fucking Deadpool ♪ 891 00:49:39,960 --> 00:49:41,839 ♪ Stick your fucking Deadpool Up your arse ♪ 892 00:49:41,840 --> 00:49:44,880 Sideways! 893 00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:50,479 We look so much better than last year. 894 00:49:50,480 --> 00:49:52,959 Even just the mojo. 895 00:49:52,960 --> 00:49:55,359 Oh! It's getting tasty, baby! 896 00:49:55,360 --> 00:49:57,879 They keep singing that they're sheep shaggers. 897 00:49:57,880 --> 00:49:59,359 They're sheep shaggers? 898 00:49:59,360 --> 00:50:01,520 That's what they say about Welsh people. 899 00:50:05,400 --> 00:50:07,719 It's 'cause Tom Brady's in the ground, isn't it? 900 00:50:07,720 --> 00:50:09,479 That's how you tackle in the NFL. 901 00:50:09,480 --> 00:50:11,319 I like the bad blood. 902 00:50:11,320 --> 00:50:12,959 It's kicking off again. Bielik. 903 00:50:12,960 --> 00:50:15,479 This time, there's some arms up as well. 904 00:50:15,480 --> 00:50:18,840 Looks like American Football. I like this game. 905 00:50:22,160 --> 00:50:24,240 League One's newest rivalry. 906 00:50:24,920 --> 00:50:28,000 ♪ James McClean What a wanker! What a wanker! ♪ 907 00:50:28,760 --> 00:50:32,319 ♪ He's worth more than you! He's worth more than you ♪ 908 00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:35,840 ♪ Jay Stansfield He's worth more than you ♪ 909 00:50:36,720 --> 00:50:37,960 He seemed to enjoy it. 910 00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:48,200 It's Birmingham the better in this League One blockbuster. 911 00:50:49,280 --> 00:50:51,720 And Jay Stansfield stole the show 912 00:50:52,480 --> 00:50:54,959 with some high-profile onlookers. 913 00:50:54,960 --> 00:50:57,559 - Good match, congratulations. - Yeah. Thank you. 914 00:50:57,560 --> 00:50:58,799 - You guys are fucking awesome. - Thanks for coming. 915 00:50:58,800 --> 00:51:00,199 - Of course. - Appreciate it. 916 00:51:00,200 --> 00:51:02,679 - All right, buddy. Good match. - You were so good. 917 00:51:02,680 --> 00:51:03,799 You are too. 918 00:51:03,800 --> 00:51:05,000 Yeah, we'll keep going. 919 00:51:12,400 --> 00:51:15,880 Birmingham is a club that had just been used to losing all the time. 920 00:51:17,800 --> 00:51:20,119 What was important to me was the possibility 921 00:51:20,120 --> 00:51:24,400 to start building a winning feeling, you know, and a winning culture. 922 00:51:27,600 --> 00:51:29,000 Excellent boys, excellent! 923 00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:34,479 They maybe walked in thinking that they were better than you 924 00:51:34,480 --> 00:51:37,239 and you had to prove... prove it. 925 00:51:37,240 --> 00:51:39,080 Not talk it, prove! 926 00:51:39,720 --> 00:51:42,640 So we had a little mountain to climb today and we climbed this one, yeah? 927 00:51:43,160 --> 00:51:46,319 We've set our bar now, this is our standard, yeah? 928 00:51:46,320 --> 00:51:49,919 So now we can measure ourselves against that every single game. 929 00:51:49,920 --> 00:51:52,279 This is the game, we get better and better. 930 00:51:52,280 --> 00:51:53,400 Well done to everyone. 931 00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:02,399 That fucking goal, that header was sick. 932 00:52:02,400 --> 00:52:03,999 - Sick. - Who made that cross? 933 00:52:04,000 --> 00:52:05,319 That was a ridiculous cross. 934 00:52:05,320 --> 00:52:07,799 - Alfie set him up the first time. - Alfie set him up? Great. 935 00:52:07,800 --> 00:52:09,079 - The shot, yeah. - Alfie was like, 936 00:52:09,080 --> 00:52:10,719 like just so ready for that ball. 937 00:52:10,720 --> 00:52:12,119 Yeah. Waiting, when... 938 00:52:12,120 --> 00:52:14,560 - He's a fox, you know. - Yeah. 939 00:52:18,280 --> 00:52:22,080 What do I love the most? It's teams and people. 940 00:52:22,680 --> 00:52:23,959 - Yeah. - That's how we do it. 941 00:52:23,960 --> 00:52:26,479 And I'm the biggest fan of people succeeding. 942 00:52:26,480 --> 00:52:28,919 - Thank you for your leadership. - Oh, always. It's always there for you. 943 00:52:28,920 --> 00:52:32,399 And if you're, like, invested in things that I'm in, 944 00:52:32,400 --> 00:52:33,879 then I'm gonna work really hard 945 00:52:33,880 --> 00:52:36,159 to make sure everyone's a part of the success. 946 00:52:36,160 --> 00:52:39,119 Well done, mate. Good work tonight. That was good. 947 00:52:39,120 --> 00:52:40,479 - Good win, eh? - You didn't just win, 948 00:52:40,480 --> 00:52:42,519 you fuckin' put them in their place. 949 00:52:42,520 --> 00:52:44,000 Yeah, it was a great win. 950 00:52:46,000 --> 00:52:49,919 We'll have our challenges but what we have to keep in mind as well, 951 00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:54,519 we, as the owners, will look far down the road, particularly commercially. 952 00:52:54,520 --> 00:52:55,639 We've gotta make sure 953 00:52:55,640 --> 00:52:57,879 that the organisation is focused on the next match. 954 00:52:57,880 --> 00:53:00,719 We have to, you know, make sure that everyone's doing their job. 955 00:53:00,720 --> 00:53:04,719 We have a saying. We say, you know, "You take your job, do all of your job, 956 00:53:04,720 --> 00:53:07,919 all of it, do everything, and do it every single day." 957 00:53:07,920 --> 00:53:11,399 And if everyone in the organisation lives by that mantra, 958 00:53:11,400 --> 00:53:13,119 we'll achieve great success. 959 00:53:13,120 --> 00:53:14,879 I'm gonna go back upstairs. 960 00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:17,719 We got a fucking thousand people we're trying to get to spend money in the club, 961 00:53:17,720 --> 00:53:19,400 so you guys can spend more next summer. 962 00:53:19,960 --> 00:53:21,800 So I'm gonna go do my job. 963 00:53:22,320 --> 00:53:24,799 All right, thanks, guys. That was well done. 964 00:53:24,800 --> 00:53:27,720 That was really special. Meant a lot. 965 00:53:31,400 --> 00:53:34,719 Awesome experience, like 30,000 people. 966 00:53:34,720 --> 00:53:36,559 I was impressed, I think, by the way that the team 967 00:53:36,560 --> 00:53:38,799 just they knew it was gonna be a big game, 968 00:53:38,800 --> 00:53:42,640 it was Monday night football, and they showed up. That was electric. 969 00:53:43,560 --> 00:53:45,960 Just gotta do it the rest of the season now, right? 970 00:53:46,560 --> 00:53:49,400 Yeah, let's do it, how many more times? Thirty-five more just like it. 971 00:53:52,120 --> 00:53:54,159 You don't take a backwards step out there. 972 00:53:54,160 --> 00:53:56,679 If you think League One's a walk in the park, 973 00:53:56,680 --> 00:53:58,640 we're gonna show you why it's not. 974 00:53:59,640 --> 00:54:01,679 There's flash points and there's moments in the game 975 00:54:01,680 --> 00:54:04,079 that I do get emotional about. Fucking hell! 976 00:54:04,080 --> 00:54:08,959 There is that element of hardness about who the fans are and where they're from. 977 00:54:08,960 --> 00:54:10,119 Oh, fuck off! 978 00:54:10,120 --> 00:54:12,559 It's the sort of form that if it continues... 979 00:54:12,560 --> 00:54:13,959 You can't fucking do that! 980 00:54:13,960 --> 00:54:14,959 ...you're in a bit of trouble. 981 00:54:14,960 --> 00:54:18,280 If you're doing the wrong stuff, and you're losing, there's a reason why. 981 00:54:19,305 --> 00:55:19,196