Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues

1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 2 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:15,800 -[crew] Sound's good. -[crew 2] Sound speeding. 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,320 [crew 3] Brady interview, AB common box. 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:19,560 [imitates board clapping] 5 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:20,640 -[interviewer] Episode two. -Yeah. 6 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,560 There's a bit of "fuck Wrexham" in there. 7 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,120 Good. Well, we did fuck 'em this year pretty good. 8 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:26,840 -[crowd exclaims] -[shouts] 9 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:28,840 [commentator] …they work, it's worked pretty well. 10 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:33,200 But he won't keep that out. Birmingham, they are all over Wrexham. 11 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,360 -And you're obviously with Wrexham. -Birmingham City but… 12 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:37,360 -Birmingham. -You know what, we beat Wrexham. 13 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,160 Let's talk about Wrexham because we kicked their ass this year. 14 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:41,280 Yes, you did. 15 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:44,280 [Brady] This year has been so much fun. 16 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,200 Tuning in to all these games and watching us win… 17 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:51,360 [commentator] Alfie May! 18 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:52,920 [Brady] I mean, game after game. 19 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,680 -Birmingham are on the rise again. -Birmingham are going through great… 20 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:56,880 League leaders Birmingham. 21 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,040 [commentator exclaims] He's there again. 22 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,440 [Brady] And these guys, they're doing it. Not me. 23 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,240 [commentator] Blues go top of League One. 24 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:04,680 [Brady] They're the competitors. 25 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,560 [commentator] Seven wins in a row now for Birmingham City. 26 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,200 [Brady] I'm no longer in the arena. 27 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,800 I can convey things to people that are in the fight, and be more of a general. 28 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,480 I've had my career. Now I get to be involved in a different way. 29 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:21,080 [commentator] Can Blues keep this one going? 30 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,880 I tell the players all the time, it's your fucking life. 31 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:25,120 You get to look back 32 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,080 and figure out whether you were proud of it or not. Not me. 33 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,800 ♪ Brave Saint Andrew and his 12 apostles ♪ 34 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,040 ♪ Watch your dream come into view ♪ 35 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,760 ♪ Frozen in a moment With my hand above my head ♪ 36 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:44,040 ♪ Never let them tell you We are anything but Blue ♪ 37 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,160 -Hello, Jay. How are you, son? -[kitman] Here's a Stansfield for ya. 38 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:02,520 How are you, son? No, no, this can… No, no, no. 'Bout time you paid up. 39 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,960 Yeah, about time. Grumpiest kitman alive. 40 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,320 -You what? -Mood swings like no tomorrow. 41 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,880 [laughing] Yeah. You know it's true. 42 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:13,600 [interviewer] Did he owe you money? 43 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,080 They always do. They don't buy anything for themselves. 44 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:23,320 Like, shower gels, hairspray, toothbrushes, phone chargers. 45 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:24,880 [interviewer] Who's using hairspray? 46 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:26,560 Hairspray? Am I allowed to say? 47 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,800 They're like children, in the nicest possible way. 48 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,120 But they don't do a lot for themselves. 49 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,880 [interviewer] Chris Davies seems like, you know, he's got his stuff together. 50 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,040 How would you describe him as, like, as a manager? 51 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,320 Intense. 52 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:47,360 Intense. 53 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:55,320 [fans chanting] 54 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,040 ♪ We're Birmingham ♪ 55 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,520 ♪ We're Birmingham City! ♪ 56 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,840 [fan] He's almost the best manager we've ever had already, 57 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:05,360 just because of the way he's brought the fans together and the team together. 58 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,440 The supporters and the fans at the end of the game… 59 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,480 I've never seen a team where they're coming over, 60 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,400 and they're giving all this to the fans, and we're responding to it. 61 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:13,640 That's unity. 62 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,680 Which is a big thing for Birmingham as well, with the multiculturalism, 63 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:22,000 everything we stand for as a city is now coming into the football club. 64 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,800 Yeah. We've won seven on the bounce now. 65 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,760 And everyone will go to war for him. Already. 66 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,800 And today, if we win eight on the bounce, 67 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,240 that'll be the first time since 1946. 68 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,120 And then after that, I don't know the exact record, 69 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,880 but I think nine in a row would be complete history for the club. 70 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:41,760 Imagine we do nine in a row. 71 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:43,760 ♪ Where we're dreaming of ♪ 72 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,840 -♪ Will be there ♪ -♪ Where? ♪ 73 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,680 At the end of the road 74 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,200 [Brady] I think we've been riding high. It's been a great season. 75 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,760 But we gotta continue to push forward. 76 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:02,480 Now there's specifics that you need in order to move up to the Championship. 77 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,320 And I think we had a good process for finding good coaches 78 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,120 and that ultimately settled on Chris. 79 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,520 [Wagner] Chris had just something slightly different 80 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,120 that happened to fit with what we were looking for. 81 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:20,920 And I know that Tom and I were instantly convinced that he was the right person. 82 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,960 It's a big club with big ambition. I knew that we were gonna be one of, 83 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:27,960 if not the best team, in the league. 84 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:31,760 [Davies] Okay. 85 00:04:31,840 --> 00:04:34,480 All right, today is our fucking opportunity, yeah. 86 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,120 Our opportunity, so make sure you go and grab it. You go and grab it. 87 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,840 Not with fucking one hand, with both hands. Go and take it. 88 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,440 We don't take a backward step out there, okay? 89 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:47,080 We fight, we fucking work, we run, but we play. 90 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,160 We play. We play a different game to them. So we play. 91 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:54,040 Bravery. Get the ball and fucking pass the ball and play. Dominate this game. 92 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:58,120 Okay, today is our fucking time to climb our own mountain, yeah. 93 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,520 So make sure we do it together, as a team. 94 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,600 We climb this fucking mountain and we make our fucking mark. 95 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,320 Now, come on. Here we go. 96 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:06,400 ♪ Clap! ♪ 97 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,360 ♪ We will journey on ♪ 98 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:15,520 [commentator] Well, Birmingham City have wasted no time at the start of this season 99 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,920 asserting their dominance in League One. 100 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,080 Top of the table, 101 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,560 five points clear of second place Wrexham. 102 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,520 And a win today against 13th place Charlton, 103 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:28,520 would put Chris Davies' side in a strong position in the race 104 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,240 for a place back in the Championship. 105 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,880 ♪ We will sing this song ♪ 106 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,160 ♪ For the boys in royal blue ♪ 107 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,000 [Davies] There is such a high level of expectation. 108 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,240 Naturally, it's an emotional game. 109 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,080 They're so much better than this. 110 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,560 [Davies] There's flash points and there's moments in the game that… 111 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:56,800 Hey! Book him! 112 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:58,880 -[Davies] …I do get emotional about. -[crowd groans] 113 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,040 There is a boundary there. 114 00:06:01,840 --> 00:06:03,560 -Ref! -And if I cross over it, 115 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,320 it's becoming detrimental to myself. 116 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:09,240 Fucking throw-ins going back to the… Give me that throw-in. 117 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:10,560 Fucking embarrassing. 118 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:12,960 Why has it not gone that way? 119 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,400 Fucking hell! Fucking blow half time. 120 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,960 -Fucking hell! -Say, why are you slowing down? 121 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,680 Ryan! Get out! You can't fucking do that! 122 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,960 It's a slippery slope if you start letting standards kind of drop. 123 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,040 [crowd cheers] 124 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:38,480 This is dog shit. 125 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:41,280 Absolute fucking dog shit. 126 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,000 They're like the old Blues this is, innit? 127 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:47,800 [crowd groans] 128 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,680 Who gives a fuck if we're top of the league? We're getting fucking beat. 129 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,600 -[fan] Fuckin' hell. -[fan 2] For fuck's sake. 130 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:00,200 [whistle blows] 131 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,760 [commentator] And there's the full time whistle. 132 00:07:02,840 --> 00:07:05,480 Birmingham City's first bump in the road then. 133 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:10,400 Blues' first defeat of the season, ending that seven-game winning streak. 134 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,880 [Sam] A lot of the time as a football fan you're helpless. 135 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,920 You sing at 'em, you shout at 'em, you swear at 'em. 136 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:27,000 And that emotion comes out sometimes and you can't help it. 137 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,800 Absolutely fucking done a job on us. 138 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,120 [Knight] As fans, we're impatient. 139 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,440 We think it's our turn, it's our time. 140 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,760 And so, that impatience can lead to frustration. 141 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:44,400 It's not just chants, it's fans coming over barriers. 142 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:48,200 And so there is that element of hardness 143 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,040 about who the fans are and where they're from. 144 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,120 [clamouring] 145 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:57,400 [fan] How many times are they gonna fucking do this shit? 146 00:07:58,120 --> 00:07:59,280 Just getting out of it. 147 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,800 Yeah, we're not tough, are we, really? 148 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:09,360 Well, I don't know. I think you're… you have an element of fans that are. 149 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,440 [slow jazz music plays] 150 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:23,640 My full name's Keith Batchelor, and some people call me Cuddles. 151 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:25,400 [chuckles] 152 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:27,440 [interviewer] And why Cuddles? 153 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,960 Probably 'cause I was cuddly or something. I don't know. And it just stuck. 154 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:34,120 From when I was a lad growing up in the areas and going down to footie. 155 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:41,040 When I was about 14, 15, and I used to watch Trevor Francis. 156 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,840 [commentator] That's right… Wow! What about that. 157 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:50,120 And Trevor Francis gets the St Andrews fans cheering again. 158 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:51,800 That's when I got hooked on Blues. 159 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,240 I wanted to be part of the football, 160 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,240 and then when I started going down on my own with my own friends, 161 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,920 I weren't accepted because of my colour. 162 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,080 -Yeah, it's me. -Yes. What you sayin', Keith? 163 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,040 -What you saying? You all right? -How are you? Good though, yeah? 164 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:09,760 -Yeah, man. Right. -You all right? 165 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:10,960 Yeah, man. Touch, man. 166 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:15,680 In the '70s and '80s every club seemed to develop a hooligan gang. 167 00:09:16,560 --> 00:09:21,120 A lot of them had associations with right-wing politics. 168 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:24,600 And were exclusively white. 169 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,040 Going to the Blues, like '88, for a young lad like me, 170 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,640 a young Indian lad, it's not normal. 171 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:34,200 I can't remember seeing anyone with a turban as a kid at the Blues. 172 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:38,280 Not even just a turban. I don't remember seeing any Asians hardly. 173 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:42,200 [Keith] I used to go down the football, 174 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,920 and we used to stay in our own little crowd, do you know what I mean? 175 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,120 You had all the racist people down there, but what done it for me 176 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:51,400 was when our brother William, he's only about, like, 13, 177 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:52,640 he was at the game. 178 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,840 And they went, "Go on, you Black bastard. Go on, fuck off." 179 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:57,160 Throwing coins at him. 180 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:00,880 And that's probably why I got involved in a bit of the violence and that, really. 181 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:05,080 It weren't that I was a violent person, but, like, you had to fight to survive. 182 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:06,280 -Yeah. -Know what I mean? 183 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,480 -Yeah. -So I started rallying everybody up. 184 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,920 And then that's when the change started kind of thing, 185 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:15,840 where we started turning it against racist elements. 186 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:22,120 The Birmingham hooligan element were Black and white and Asian. 187 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:23,400 It was different. 188 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,880 [slow jazz music playing] 189 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,200 [Keith] We went to Man City in 1982. 190 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,040 And within the ground, one of the lads started a song. 191 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,200 It was "Get 'Em Down You Zulu Warriors." 192 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,160 And we all started singing it. 193 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:40,280 [crowd chanting] 194 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,960 Then after the game, we got into a bit of a tear-up, 195 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,040 and somebody just shouted "Zulu." 196 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:47,720 [fan shouts] 197 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:52,240 And it just stuck. And the rest is history. [chuckles] 198 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,240 [reporter] Police say the gang, the Zulu Warriors, 199 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:00,400 have been responsible for a reign of terror for the last three years. 200 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,360 Sign of Z. That's what it's all about. 201 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,280 [rap music playing] 202 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:12,720 A lot of people joined the Zulus 'cause they was under a banner, 203 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:14,520 and there was protection as well. 204 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:17,800 You had to go with a gang to feel safe. 205 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,280 And then you did become part of it then. 206 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,760 ♪ Zulu's gonna get ya Zulu's gonna get ya ♪ 207 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:28,920 [person] After they'd assaulted somebody 208 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,560 they would just either leave their calling card on them 209 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:34,200 or stick them onto the clothing. 210 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:39,360 Zulu Warriors was a lion with a spear through it. 211 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,320 You've just been visited by the Zulu Warriors. 212 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,200 The Zulu Warriors engage in, 213 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:52,520 or become a group that was performing some sort of noble cause 214 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,080 to address racism in football? 215 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,280 I just don't buy that. 216 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,360 I don't buy it for a second. 217 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,560 [Keith] You talk to any lad back in them days. Everybody's done naughty stuff. 218 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:09,240 You don't glorify things, 219 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:13,800 but you look at the Peaky Blinders, they were murderers and carried guns. 220 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,960 All we were was a bunch of lads who had a tear-up down the game. 221 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:20,880 [Singh] Obviously, at Birmingham, we had the Zulu movement. 222 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,560 It was classed as a hooligan movement, 223 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,040 but it really… it was making it possible 224 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,880 for Blacks and South Asians to be able to come to the football. 225 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,160 Made people feel safe. And it sort of paved the way. 226 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,640 I think Birmingham paved the way, really, I believe, 227 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,760 just to have that inclusivity, you know what I mean. 228 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:39,680 [fans chanting] 229 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:41,520 [Davies] The thing about football in this country, 230 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:46,120 it's got such deep cultural, social roots 231 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:50,600 that it means a lot to a city or town or place. 232 00:12:50,680 --> 00:12:52,440 And it means that here. 233 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:54,320 So all I've ever wanted is to make 'em proud, 234 00:12:54,400 --> 00:13:00,000 and the Charlton game was for me to start learning about how to lose, basically. 235 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:05,400 [commentator] After losing to Charlton, Blues are still top of the league, 236 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:09,160 but their lead over Wrexham is now just two points. 237 00:13:09,680 --> 00:13:14,080 Chris Davies knows he can't afford any more performances like this 238 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,000 if he wants to keep the Birmingham fans onside. 239 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,360 Dangerous free kick here for Mansfield. 240 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:22,600 Gregory! It's in! 241 00:13:22,680 --> 00:13:26,520 Blues have been turned back, and their promotion push takes another blow. 242 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:30,640 It was the worst performance from Birmingham City so far this season. 243 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,360 You know, Chris Davies, he's learning on the job. 244 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,760 -You know, it's his first managerial role. -Yeah, yeah. 245 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:40,360 Blues still lead the way, but only five points separate the top four. 246 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:44,280 I think there's just one way that I know how to do things the right way. 247 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:49,160 And if that process isn't right, not only for now but for the longer term, 248 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,160 then we need to fix it and get it right. 249 00:13:52,560 --> 00:13:54,600 [Davies] You know, if you go into every game, thinking, 250 00:13:54,680 --> 00:13:57,360 "We have to win, win, win," and "promotion, promotion," 251 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:01,160 you can very quickly take your focus away from what's important. 252 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,520 [Brady] Even when I watch these games from a distance, 253 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:08,600 I watch 'em and then I'll send a message to Chris. 254 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:14,720 [Davies] Tom is driven, sort of unrelenting in terms of mindset. 255 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,760 -[phone chimes] -And I got a message from him just then. 256 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,760 [Brady] If you're doing the wrong stuff and you're losing, there's a reason why. 257 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,240 If you're doing the right stuff and you're losing… 258 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,360 chances are it's gonna… the tide's gonna turn 259 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:32,000 because the other team's processes aren't as good as yours. 260 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,800 You gotta have resilience and mental toughness to succeed. 261 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:41,360 Well, Birmingham City haven't dropped points at home 262 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,640 since the opening day of the season. 263 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,360 They're chasing a sixth straight win here at St Andrew's. 264 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:50,760 Blues fans expecting a win tonight, as well, against lowly Northampton Town. 265 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,560 [crowd cheers, groans] 266 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,120 Well, Northampton, they're fighting for everything. 267 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:02,200 They're not giving Blues players any time or space to play their game. 268 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,680 -[crowd groans] -The danger here is Pinnock! 269 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:06,120 Oh, fuck off! 270 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:07,600 [commentator] It's 1-1! 271 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,280 Fucking hell. Shit ball. 272 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,280 And Birmingham take back. Disastrous ending. 273 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:15,080 I try and be positive, and I try and find a positive in everything, 274 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:16,640 and there wasn't any positives that night. 275 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:20,120 [commentator] Birmingham City have dropped points again. 276 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:22,760 This result knocks them off top spot in the league. 277 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:26,280 A draw at home to Northampton. Not what the Blues fans want to see. 278 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:30,920 I don't look at the table. Personally, I just don't think it's necessary. 279 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,960 [commentator] Well, Birmingham City have now fallen 280 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:34,800 to second place in League One. 281 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:38,760 Two points adrift of Wycombe at the top, and only two clear of Wrexham. 282 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:44,320 [Wagner] What are we doing, right? What's the message that's being delivered? 283 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:49,680 We knew that there would be, at some point in time, 284 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:51,560 a challenging period in the season. 285 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,000 [fan] They're so much better than this. 286 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:55,360 [Keith] Oh, fuck off! 287 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:57,120 [fan] Fucking embarrassing, little fuck. 288 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,120 They're like the old Blues this is, innit? 289 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,280 Every game, I've heard all the shouts and everything 290 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,520 and the abuse that some of the players have got, 291 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,200 and the things that are said, you know. 292 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,240 Money doesn't buy you success. 293 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:09,320 [thunder rumbling] 294 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,000 [commentator] Blues arrive at Croud Meadow, 295 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:13,160 having to navigate our first testing period 296 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,440 of the season after two league games without a win. 297 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,160 You sense Chris Davies will demand a response 298 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:21,560 against bottom side Shrewsbury Town. 299 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,480 The deflection takes it through! The blocks on! 300 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:28,600 Shrewsbury go further ahead. 301 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,320 They may be in trouble at the foot of the table. 302 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:35,840 But they're beating Birmingham City, who are going out of the top two here. 303 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:38,360 [crowd booing] 304 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:42,280 Most Blues fans look at it and just think, "Blues, innit?" 305 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,120 What are we doing here? It's just a wakeup call really. 306 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,800 Another defeat for Birmingham City, and a massive blow for Chris Davies, 307 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:52,920 whose team have now fallen to fourth in League One. 308 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,440 Blues have no wins in their last three. 309 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,680 Out of the automatic-promotion places. 310 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:00,520 -Five points adrift of leaders Wycombe. -Pass it through, okay? Pass. 311 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:02,520 Good. All right, to a centre back. 312 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,360 Good. To a centre back first. 313 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:05,560 You show it one way, Ry. 314 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,320 So go back. Listen to what I'm saying. 315 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:12,120 You had this great run early in the season where you won a lot of games in a row, 316 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:13,680 and then you have a slump. 317 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:15,280 And it's like, "What happened?" 318 00:17:15,360 --> 00:17:17,000 You know, there's a chink in the armour. 319 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,000 You've gotta, like, identify it, 320 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:21,880 and then work to solve it. 321 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:25,600 We're making something really simple look difficult. 322 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,960 The emotion is there and passion is there. 323 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:30,720 I try to stay calm. 324 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,440 But displaying that emotion, there is a limit 325 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,480 to it spilling over and being unhelpful. 326 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:37,440 Drop your bibs, lads. Drop your bibs. 327 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:41,320 Get that camera off Dale. 328 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:42,760 -Dale! Where's Dale? -Yes, I'm here. 329 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:47,560 [Bielik] Lost his head or what? 330 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,360 -Yeah, no, dude-- -Lost his head or… 331 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:52,880 -He lost his head or what? -He did, yeah. 332 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:57,080 [Davies] We've got two points out of nine. 333 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,840 We've lost to Shrewsbury who are bottom of the league. 334 00:17:59,920 --> 00:18:04,800 It was a sort of form that genuinely, if it continues, you're in a bit of trouble. 335 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:11,680 [Brady] It's never a straight line. 336 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:18,120 It's always gonna be adversity, injuries, bad calls, unlucky moments, bad bounces. 337 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:19,760 When you're in the big battles, 338 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,960 it's always about resilience and mental toughness. 339 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:29,480 [Davies] If my wife wasn't understanding then it would be really hard. 340 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:31,200 Because I am. I'm out far too much. 341 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,800 I work far too much late nights. 342 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:38,400 I'm always on my laptop, I'm staying away, hotels, preparing for things. 343 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:43,280 And there isn't that what you would class as a work-life balance. 344 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:48,320 [Brady] Life is hard for everybody. 345 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:51,120 We bounce out of bed trying to figure it out or we don't. 346 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:55,120 And there's a price to success, and there's a price to failure. 347 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:56,680 They both come at a cost. 348 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,920 [Davies] So I'm going to pick the girls up from school. 349 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:07,320 3:15, so I'm on time today. Don't normally pick them up. 350 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,560 Must say, it's normally Dani that picks them up. 351 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:13,520 And yeah, then we'll go and get something to eat once I pick their brother up. 352 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,640 We always said, when I became a manager, that we wanted 353 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:21,920 to go on the journey together and all experience it together 354 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,080 because it's an adventure. 355 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:24,680 How was your day, Sienna? 356 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:25,880 -Good. -Good. 357 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:27,800 What about you, Ruby? How was your day? 358 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,440 -It was really, really busy. -[Davies] It's not just a job to me. 359 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,160 -It's every morning, afternoon, evening. -Busy? 360 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:35,960 I'm usually working seven days a week. 361 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:37,480 [Dani] Hey. Hey, Rubes! 362 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:39,920 -[kisses] How was your day? -Good. 363 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,120 Yeah? Was it good? 364 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,520 Yeah, we did our hot science test. 365 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:44,880 -Oh. -Had great fun. 366 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:46,920 [Davies] My family are used to it. You're not there, really. 367 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:50,320 And obviously, I had young children all the way, from babies all the way through. 368 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:54,280 So they kind of accept it, and just hope I'm there when I can be. 369 00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:56,800 -We're going out for dinner. Whoo-hoo! -Oh! 370 00:19:56,880 --> 00:20:00,200 [Davies] Dani is my wife, and she's my best friend, really. 371 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,680 She's so selfless, you know. 372 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:09,640 She's someone that just lets me pursue and has let me pursue my dreams 373 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,320 at the expense of her pursuing her dreams in some ways. 374 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:13,760 And she's sacrificed a lot. 375 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:18,640 [Davies, Dani cheer] 376 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:19,800 Yeah, very good. 377 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,720 My wife would be the person that I suppose I would talk to 378 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:24,280 about, you know, how I'm feeling, 379 00:20:24,360 --> 00:20:26,360 so that's probably how I cope with things. 380 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,280 Kids are always looking down on me, aren't they? 381 00:20:29,360 --> 00:20:32,640 -From their-- -Yeah, so the children have taken a video. 382 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:36,520 No, a… What, is it a photo you've got, Si, on your phone of dad's head? 383 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:40,360 Yeah, they always comment on how bald I'm going, so, I've got my b… 384 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,720 from where they sit, they highlighted pretty early on, 385 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:43,920 no, they can see a bald patch. 386 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,200 -"Dad, you're going bald." -It's getting bigger and yeah. 387 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:47,280 [both laugh] 388 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,120 [Dani] I couldn't imagine him doing anything. 389 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:53,960 He's always been like, "This is where we're going. Let's go," sort of thing. 390 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:55,120 That's just who he is. 391 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:59,440 They see me getting a bit angry sometimes and get a little bit worried. 392 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,520 I've reassured them that it's… it won't always be like that. 393 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:03,960 -[Ruby] Yeah. -[Dani] Oof. 394 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:05,480 [Sienna] You're done. 395 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:06,640 [Dani] I'm not sorry. 396 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:09,720 -[Davies] Nor am I. -[Dani laughs] 397 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:11,960 [chuckling] Sorry, Sienna. 398 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,360 -I am sorry. -Did you have two? Did you have two? 399 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:27,600 -[Brady] Quite hard. -[child] Do it with your ha… 400 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:29,400 -Oh, my God. -You guys gonna have lunch with us? 401 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:30,480 -Yeah. -Yeah. 402 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:34,080 Good. What's the plan for today? I can't believe you guys are off school. 403 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:35,800 -This is B.S. -What do you mean "B.S."? 404 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:38,640 What do I pay all this money for this school for if we're letting you guys off? 405 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:40,560 'Cause we need a… yeah, a good rest. 406 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:42,960 -We work all the time. -You guys look plenty rested to me. 407 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:44,800 -Okay. -[Brady] You know, every day you wake up, 408 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:46,760 and you got choices. And I think, for the first time, 409 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:48,640 I've had more choices to make, you know. 410 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,400 'Cause it wasn't on that same schedule in football season. 411 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,360 And it was freedom to choose what I did, but there was a schedule. 412 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:58,000 And that schedule was an intense schedule. 413 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:00,040 So I think now it's like… 414 00:22:00,120 --> 00:22:02,440 I don't know, I have a lot more perspective now. 415 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:07,080 You know, where you invest your time, you see a lot of benefits. 416 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:11,200 [interviewer] Birmingham, how are you feeling about it? 417 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:12,800 What are you noticing? 418 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,760 I'm just really speaking up where I'm better than everyone else. 419 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,160 How do we set these guys up for success? 420 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:20,960 And we're still not a hundred per cent there. 421 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,560 Like, I think we can definitely take it to the next level with them. 422 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:28,520 If I wanna convey a message to Chris I'll pass it along 423 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:31,040 or just send along my insight or have a phone call. 424 00:22:31,120 --> 00:22:34,520 Because I think it's important for a coach to have people to talk to as well. 425 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,840 You know, they don't wanna be left on an island. 426 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:40,880 And I think that that's part of what the responsibility that I can play 427 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:44,240 and my role in the club can be is a confidant 428 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:48,600 and someone who's always maybe encouraging or pushing or questioning. 429 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,600 [Davies] Just the other day Tom, he sent me a great video 430 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,720 about transactional leadership and transformational leadership. 431 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:59,080 It was about an American football coach who was a college coach, Nick Saban. 432 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,400 I think you have a greater chance to lose your team 433 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,920 when you're transactional as a leader. 434 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,240 In other words, everything was about winning or losing. 435 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,760 [Davies] It's got me thinking a little bit about me personally. 436 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:15,120 Fuck off! Pass! 437 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:20,160 [Saban] I had to change into being a transformational leader. 438 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:22,880 Somebody that players could emulate. 439 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,160 You know, cared about the players for their benefit, not my benefit. 440 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:31,480 [Brady] With Chris, there's never a satisfaction with where we're at. 441 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,440 He always wants to make improvements. 442 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,480 I think that's what you need out of that position. 443 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:40,720 I don't think people achieve a lot by being left to their own devices. 444 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:45,200 [Davies] Tom feels like he's just trying to help and give some sort of support. 445 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:48,000 And that great video is an example of something that I used 446 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,760 and looked into a little bit more once he'd sent it through. 447 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:52,280 And that is the kind of mentality 448 00:23:52,360 --> 00:23:54,720 that I'll be speaking to him about today in a meeting. 449 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,880 What is one of the greatest feats of all time? 450 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:06,480 Okay, so Mount Everest. The highest point on Earth, yeah? 451 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:11,920 So the story goes that Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 452 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,240 were the first two to reach the summit. 453 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:17,040 So that summit is the highest point on Earth, okay? 454 00:24:17,120 --> 00:24:18,280 If you can get up there, 455 00:24:18,360 --> 00:24:22,480 then you're as high as any human can possibly get with your feet on the floor. 456 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:26,360 They called it the ultimate test of human endurance and determination. 457 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:28,120 So, what can we take from this? 458 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,680 Imagine what they were going through and how much they had to… 459 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:32,000 Talk about fucking digging in. 460 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:36,160 These fucking people, human beings, have fucking dug deep inside themselves 461 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,240 to achieve something that people are talking about forever. 462 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,640 So imagine the conditions. The conditions wouldn't have been good. 463 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:42,320 He's from New Zealand, he's from Nepal. 464 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,480 Different lives, probably different privileges. 465 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:45,720 Yeah? You're all different. 466 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:49,560 We've come together to form a team. A team where we respect each other. 467 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:51,280 Everyone's had their own fucking struggle. 468 00:24:51,360 --> 00:24:53,600 Now it's time for us to fucking grab it, grab success. 469 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:54,960 [whistle blows] 470 00:24:58,080 --> 00:24:59,760 [Brady] I'd rather be successful. 471 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:03,640 [chuckling] And if I'm gonna play sports, I'd rather win than lose. 472 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:05,120 [coach] Left, left, right, right. 473 00:25:06,120 --> 00:25:09,600 So the question is, what are you willing to do to win? 474 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:12,360 -[muttering] -Are you willing to work hard every day? 475 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:15,960 Are you willing to be more disciplined and do the training when it's hard? 476 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:18,400 [player] Save! 477 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:19,560 Oh, yes! 478 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,280 [Brady] I know for me when the alarm would go off or I'd wake up, 479 00:25:22,360 --> 00:25:25,880 I'd bounce out of bed and be like, "Here we go. Let's get to work." 480 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:28,840 [all exclaim] 481 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:32,200 Our gaffer has the best way of dealing with all things, I think. 482 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:35,520 If things aren't going well, he knows how to put us back in our place. 483 00:25:36,120 --> 00:25:39,200 -[Davies] Okay! Stansfield. -[whistle blows] 484 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:41,000 [Stansfield] That's sort of a credit to his character 485 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,040 in the way he delivers himself. 486 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:47,080 [players shouting] 487 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,160 [cheering] 488 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,200 [all laughing] 489 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,800 [Lombardi] You're getting to the point now in the season, 490 00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:01,240 Wycombe, Wrexham, Huddersfield, and co. 491 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:06,120 They're all pushing us. We should really be a few points clear. 492 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:10,240 It's that point as well where you're like, "Is the same thing gonna happen again?" 493 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:12,280 This next game coming up is huge. 494 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:18,840 [commentator] Birmingham City are on a tricky run of form 495 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:21,640 which has seen them slip to 4th place. 496 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:25,120 Two points out of nine makes the next game for Blues 497 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,560 against Exeter City a massive match. 498 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:31,760 And there's an added significance for Jay Stansfield, 499 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:36,040 with it being against the club that both he and his father, Adam, played for. 500 00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:38,120 [phone ringing] 501 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:41,240 [ringing stops] 502 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:42,320 Hello. 503 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:45,520 -Hello? -[Taylor] Hello. Did you call? 504 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:47,400 Yeah, I'm just leaving, so are you ready? 505 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:49,960 -You're leaving now? -Yeah. 506 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:52,160 All right, perfect. I'll see you in a minute. 507 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:53,720 -See you there. Bye, bub. -Bye. 508 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:58,080 [player shouting] 509 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,920 [interviewer] It must be lovely to have Taylor at the club. 510 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,920 Tell us a little bit about what he does at Birmingham City. 511 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,880 Yeah, so my brother Taylor, he's the kitman. 512 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:07,960 He loves his job. 513 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:11,000 He's sort of one of them that's always loved football and wanted to be involved. 514 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:14,960 When the opportunity come for him to be able to become a kitman, 515 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:19,680 I thought it was the perfect chance to get him in and see if he'd enjoyed it. 516 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:25,520 [Marie] Jay got Taylor the job when he was there on loan. 517 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:27,400 So he was like, "Come up, Taylor, I've got you a job." 518 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:29,840 And I was like, "No, please don't leave me, Taylor." 519 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:31,040 Put 'em in here, yeah? 520 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:32,920 Yeah, put 'em in there. 521 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:39,920 From a young age my whole family have obviously been around football. 522 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:42,400 But I've not got a glove, 523 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:45,560 and I'm not really wearing the right stuff to be playing golf but… 524 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:48,000 A few swings won't hurt. 525 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:50,080 My dad was a professional footballer. 526 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:53,000 So I've sort of been brought up into a football family. 527 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:59,600 All of Dad's videos is him either running down the line beating somebody, 528 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:01,200 working hard to get the ball back, 529 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:04,240 and it… basically same as what… how Jay plays. 530 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:06,000 I'm definitely the better finisher. 531 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:08,240 -Don't know. -With the goals I've seen. 532 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:09,320 [Taylor chuckles] 533 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:14,800 [Marie] As a footballer, he is just like his dad. 534 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:16,320 He even runs like his dad. 535 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:19,440 [Taylor] They have a lot of similarities in the way they play. 536 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:21,840 They both run with a pinkie finger out. 537 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:26,360 [Marie] He was very fast. 538 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:29,280 [commentator] To Stansfield! Oh, it's in! 539 00:28:29,360 --> 00:28:30,440 [Marie] Very passionate. 540 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:34,680 The same sort of type of goals that Jay scores, Adam scored. 541 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,680 [commentator 2] This is Adam Stansfield! It's in, it's a goal! 542 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,240 Adam Stansfield a goal scorer. 543 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:45,160 [interviewer] Do you mind talking a little bit about your dad? 544 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:47,720 Yeah, so, I lost my dad when I was seven. 545 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:49,280 Um… 546 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:52,920 He was still on the books at Exeter then and… 547 00:28:54,160 --> 00:28:56,880 Like, he was like a club legend at that point. 548 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:01,720 [club hits golf ball] 549 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:02,800 [crowd applauding] 550 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,760 [reporter] Not only did the city turn out to honour Adam Stansfield, 551 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:11,080 but the footballing world was here to mark the much popular and much loved striker. 552 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:20,640 [eulogist] His first love, the thing that he prized above everything 553 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:27,040 was the love that he shared with Marie and Jay and Taylor and Cody. 554 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:31,280 [gentle instrumental music playing] 555 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:35,880 [Marie] I can remember there was a date in March 556 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:37,960 when he just basically didn't feel very well. 557 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:41,960 He had really bad stomach cramps, and he just wasn't himself. 558 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,000 And we finally made him go to the hospital 559 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:47,200 and he had loads of tests. 560 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:51,520 And then obviously he got diagnosed with bowel cancer. 561 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:58,720 Taylor would've been five and Jay was seven. 562 00:29:59,920 --> 00:30:00,920 All right. 563 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:03,920 [Marie] I never took 'em to the hospital, 564 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,600 so I don't think they would've even known really that Adam was poorly. 565 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,280 [Stansfield] Taylor. [snickers] 566 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:14,560 -So, what, two-- -236. 567 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:17,640 That's gotta be the furthest you've ever hit, no? 568 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:18,880 Yeah. 569 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:20,480 You're not beating that neither. 570 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:25,640 [Stansfield] That could be the best one today. 571 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:29,200 Straight down the middle. 572 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:31,840 [Marie] He went into Exeter hospital. 573 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,400 And the moment he left our house where we were living, 574 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:37,440 I just… I knew he wasn't gonna come back. 575 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,920 It was just… You could just tell. He just lost everything. 576 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,080 My friend from Exeter at the time, 577 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,600 she called me and she said, "I'm coming down to see you. 578 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:53,400 You can leave Adam for five minutes, just come and have a quick drink with me." 579 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:58,040 So I said to Adam like, "I'm going just for a quick drink with Louise." 580 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:00,520 And obviously he wasn't awake 581 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:03,480 but I just thought I would just mention it to him. 582 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,400 And we left the hospital, she come and picked me up 583 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:08,680 and I didn't even get to the pub, 584 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:10,960 which would've been about five minutes away, 585 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:14,240 and I had a phone call from Adam's mum saying he'd passed away. 586 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:18,840 So he knew I wasn't… I wouldn't have wanted to be there in a… 587 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,080 Yeah, I don't think I could've coped with it. 588 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:24,720 So I look at it as it was… in a positive thing that, 589 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:28,360 I went to the pub and he knew that I wasn't there so… 590 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:30,000 and that's when he passed away. 591 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:35,840 [Taylor] Appreciate watching the videos and stuff, 592 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:41,040 'cause that's the only sort of, like, reference I have to what he was like 593 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:42,360 as a person and stuff. 594 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,400 [Marie] I've never sat down and really spoke to them. 595 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:49,440 I've not got the legs. 596 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:51,520 [Marie] I don't think they ever saw me get upset. 597 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:56,680 They coped with it so well, so we just kept on going without him around. 598 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:01,320 [Stansfield] We never really spoke much about it as a family. 599 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:04,400 So, like, she's had to put a brave face on 600 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:08,280 and let us do what we've dreamed of doing. 601 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:11,560 But not only that, bring up three lads that Dad would be proud of. 602 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:23,800 [Marie] When he passed away, they opened up the stand in Exeter, 603 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,000 which is the Adam Stansfield stand. 604 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:41,800 People went and laid flowers and they had books that people could write in. 605 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:53,080 [crowd singing, chanting] 606 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:00,800 [commentator] Well, there is a distinct chill in the Devon air tonight 607 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:02,800 as Birmingham City plays Exeter City. 608 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,400 It's all about reaction here for Blues. 609 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:09,440 This is a must win after this run of three games without success, 610 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:12,200 which has seen them slip to fourth spot. 611 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:16,680 An unacceptable league position for Birmingham's American ownership. 612 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:21,240 [Stansfield] It's gonna be a nice evening, 613 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:24,240 probably an emotional one and a bit strange for the family. 614 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:28,040 Taylor's gonna be the kitman, obviously I'm gonna be playing. 615 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:35,160 I'm just looking forward to trying to make him proud and make the whole family proud. 616 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:42,240 Programmes tonight, gents, £2.50. 617 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:49,160 [camera operator] Taylor, how are you feeling, mate? 618 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:50,280 Yeah, good, thank you. 619 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:53,000 Nervous. 620 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:55,760 [crowd chanting] 621 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:07,680 [Marie] I still went to games even though he was no longer there. 622 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:09,400 It just felt… It just felt like home. 623 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:13,360 It felt like a place that was safe and where Adam should've been. 624 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:17,960 Even though he wasn't there, it just felt really comforting to be at the ground. 625 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:20,320 [whistle blows] 626 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:22,400 [crowd cheers] 627 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:26,480 [whistles] 628 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:27,800 Come on, Blues! 629 00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:35,040 [Marie] At the side we sit, we just look at the stand. 630 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:37,920 And sometimes I just sit there and I just stare at it 631 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:41,880 and just think, "Oh, yeah." Think about all the good times, 632 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:45,520 and, obviously, all the amazing times that we had together 633 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:47,680 and at the club, and everything else. 634 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:55,800 -Yeah! -[crowd cheers] 635 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:13,920 [commentator] It's gonna drop for Willumsson. 636 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,120 Good ball in. 637 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,200 Oh, that looked like handball by Niskanen. 638 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:19,600 -[whistle blows] -[fan] Handball! 639 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:21,840 [whistle blows] 640 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:23,040 -[commentator] It's given. -Yes! 641 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:25,920 -Come on! Come on. -Birmingham City have a penalty. 642 00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:36,520 [Marie] Jay and Adam look alike as well. 643 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,240 From behind they look like the same person. 644 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:45,640 To see Jay on the pitch, 645 00:35:45,720 --> 00:35:49,280 it was just sort of like Adam was back playing again on the pitch. 646 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,480 [all cheering] 647 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:08,560 [commentator] Jay Stansfield scores against his home town club 648 00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:13,600 to wrap up three valuable points for Chris Davies and Birmingham City. 649 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:24,400 [Stansfield] When you score a goal, the hardest thing is to not celebrate. 650 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:29,480 I'm not gonna celebrate, I'm not gonna celebrate. 651 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:35,120 But I know how much that club meant to my family and meant to my dad. 652 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:39,040 I think it's 13 years now. 653 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:41,240 Everyone's trying to make him proud in the family, 654 00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:43,720 but that's probably my main drive, 655 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:48,120 just to make sure that I've done everything I can to make him proud. 656 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:02,400 -[whistle blows] -Come on! 657 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,120 [commentator] This is a massive win for Chris Davies 658 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:08,640 whose Birmingham City team badly needed 3 points 659 00:37:08,720 --> 00:37:11,240 to get them back in the promotion chase. 660 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:20,600 [Davies] With Jay that game held obviously massive significance. 661 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:22,560 He's still young. 662 00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:26,880 To go and walk into a stadium that was gonna give that level of emotion 663 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:29,200 would've been difficult for anyone of any age. 664 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:41,040 [Stansfield] Now that I'm a professional footballer 665 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:45,040 and I knew that my dad wanted me to do that, it was a great feeling. 666 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:49,560 And sort of having them last conversations with him when I was younger, 667 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:53,920 the main thing was is he wanted me to work hard and achieve my dreams. 668 00:37:56,520 --> 00:37:59,080 -Go on, Stanno! -[player] Stanno, this is you. 669 00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:01,320 -Stanno! -This is you, Stanno. This is you. 670 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:02,680 [cheering] 671 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:05,800 [crowd chants] 672 00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:08,960 [Stansfield] Just to be able to remember that as a family. 673 00:38:09,720 --> 00:38:13,200 Know that I've achieved that and made him proud is a special feeling. 674 00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:19,800 [Brady] You know, I think we're always looking for transformational people 675 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:20,880 to come into our life. 676 00:38:20,960 --> 00:38:23,520 And I think when you have the emotional connection, 677 00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:26,120 and you look how the transformation can happen, 678 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:28,560 well, you are transforming lives. 679 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:30,920 If we're all here to make a difference, like, what's the goal? 680 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,120 Like, maybe leave it a little bit better than when we got here. 681 00:38:35,360 --> 00:38:37,720 [Davies] That Exeter game was one of the most memorable games 682 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:40,560 of my personal journey as a manager here. 683 00:38:41,240 --> 00:38:44,040 There's that emotional side to the game which drives people on. 684 00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:46,920 It's more than just X's and O's, it's a feeling. 685 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:50,560 It's a feeling about the game, and how I want the team to play, you know. 686 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,160 Really, really good performance, okay? 687 00:38:53,240 --> 00:38:54,720 You looked strong, you looked composed, 688 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,440 you looked clear in what we were doing all the time. 689 00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:00,760 Good goals. Obviously, Jay, a special place for you, brilliant goal. 690 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:04,200 Enjoy this, get home, okay? And then we'll go again. 691 00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:06,400 -And this is us starting a new run now. -Yeah. 692 00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:08,480 -Okay, so well done to everyone. -[coach] Well done, boys. 693 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:17,400 We have to find that fire inside us. It's the time to fucking keep pushing. 694 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:20,880 [reporter] Birmingham City welcoming Newcastle United. 695 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:22,480 -[commentator] And the shot! -[groans] 696 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:24,760 [exclaims] This is fucking ridiculous. 697 00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:26,720 [broadcaster] Tom Brady joins us as a broadcaster. 698 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:28,680 Being part of this Super Bowl is awesome. 699 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,320 I think the fear of failure kills a lot of ambition. 700 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:32,880 [Davies] Come on, Jay! 701 00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:35,680 We will get to the Premier League. It's just a question of when, not if. 702 00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:39,320 -Get out of here. -[player] Fuck off. 702 00:39:40,305 --> 00:40:40,650