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This week former Birmingham City Chief Scout Paul Montgomery joins Alex Dicken on Blue Noise to discuss the most successful times at the club in recent history. Montgomery, was appointed by Alex McLeish in February 2008, Montgomery was a prime mover in setting up the bids for Roman Pavlyuchenko and Charles N’Zogbia.Both didn’t come to pass after Spurs hiked an agreed asking price at the last minute and N’Zogbia demanded a higher wage after a £9 million transfer fee had been arranged.He also put in the groundwork to get top McLeish target Moussa Dembele in Blues sights, only for Dembele to leave them in the lurch by joining Fulham instead and Montgomery has an interesting story about that!Montgomery was instrumental in bringing Roger Johnson, Scott Dann, Stephen Carr , Lee Bowyer and Keith Fahey to St Andrew's too. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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This week's guest is Paul Tait, one of the most iconic names of Birmingham City in the 1990s. The former midfielder will forever be remembered in Blues folklore for his part in that famous 1995 Auto Windscreen Shield final. Paul Tait not only scored the first ever Golden Goal at Wembley, he celebrated by tearing off his shirt to reveal a special message to the club's cross-city rivals. In an exclusive interview with Blue Noise the 47-year-old looks back on his Blues career, where he found that famous shirt, his difficult relationship with Trevor Francis and his continuing life as a Birmingham City fan. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Brian Dick travelled with Birmingham City this week on their pre-season tour of Austria and Germany as the players prepare for the 2018/19 season. With exclusive access to the squad Brian speaks with Garry Monk, Lukas Jutkiewicz and Michael Morrison to get their thoughts on the season ahead. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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The second part of an exclusive interview with Birmingham City manager Garry Monk. Brian Dick talks to Garry about why he wanted to go into management and the impact it has on his young family. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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We interviewed Peaky Blinders creator, Steven Knight for this week's podcast. He discusses how growing up in Birmingham inspired the BAFTA award-winning show and following the Blues through joys and sorrows. We also hear which Blues player he would cast in the show and which Shelby he would have in the St Andrew's dugout. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Brian Dick is joined by Shane Ireland and Kane Styles as they review the past season in what has been another year of ups and downs at St Andrew's. We also hear from player's and supporter's player of the season Jacques Maghoma as he talks about the positivity the players have felt from supporters. Paul Robinson speaks about his career and how Blues can push on next season while Wes Harding reflects on his breakthrough year at St Andrew's. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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This week Brian Dick looks ahead to the dramatic final weekend of the championship season with Blues being one part of a five team relegation battle. Blues missed out on survival against QPR last week and should they slip up again, Barnsley, Burton Albion, Bolton Wanderers and Reading are all looking to snatch Blues' place in the life boat. Brian speaks to reporters from each of the club's relegation rivals to hear about the For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Alex McLeish spent almost four years as Birmingham City manager and will go down in history as one of their most successful. The Scot masterminded that wonderful win over Arsenal at Wembley to secure the Carling Cup, whilst he also oversaw promotion from the Championship and a ninth-placed finish in the Premier League. There were also two relegations before he shocked the Second City by crossing the divide to become Aston Villa manager in 2011. With all that in mind - and the fact he worked under Carson Yeung - McLeish has quite the story to tell. Alex Dicken sat down with the current Scotland manager to discuss his time at St Andrew’s. He talks all of the above, and sheds some light on some of the characters in Blues’ dressing room during an exciting time in the club’s history. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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This week Brian Dick is joined by Dele Adebola currently involved in couching at several levels including Blues U18s and U23a but perhaps better known as the barnstorming leader of the Blues line in the late 1990s and early 2000s.Dele arrive at blues in 1998 and played 154 games for the club scoring 41 times. He remembers how he immediately fell in love with Birmingham City and his memories of the run to the Worthington Cup final. He starts by explaining why he chose to reject Liverpool, his boyhood club and go down a different path. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Hello and welcome to episode 6 of Blue Noise, the Birmingham City podcast from us here at Birmingham Live.My name's Brian Dick and I'm joined this week by Darren Carter - currently playing a key role in steering Solihull Moors away from National League relegation - but in a past life, the 18-year-old who lived out every young boys dream.Indeed Darren didn't just play for the club he loves, he scored the penalty that ended a 16 year-exile from the top flight. His place in Birmingham City folklore is assured.Darren will tell us all about that day - and may others, starting with how as an eight-year-old he'd cried at his first Birmingham City game and then how he might have ended up a Wolves player. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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This week Birmingham Live's Birmingham City reporter Brian Dick caught up with current assistant manager, Pep Clotet. Get to know the 40-year-old who spent time talking about his coaching career, his early days forging a name for himself in Catalonia and the work that took him to Sweden and Norway before returning to Spain.He speaks about his admiration for Gary Rowett and the job he did at Birmingham City as well as giving an insight into what it's like to work with Garry Monk.He starts by explaining what he felt during that special moment with Blues fans at Bolton. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Welcome to the fourth edition of Blue Noise, the Birmingham City podcast from Birmingham Live.This week it's all about Blues' youth, the lifeblood of any football club. We discuss how Garry Monk has made a big thing about integrating some of the home-grown players into the senior set-up.We reflect on Wes Harding's Championship debut and the prospect of other academy products making the step up.But it's not all about the seniors, Blues' Under 18s have their own business to take care of with an FA Youth Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Wednesday, April 4.The game kicks off at 7pm at St Andrew's, the first leg of a two-leg tie, which sees Chelsea looking to win the trophy for the fifth year running.However Steve Spooner's Under 18 stand defiantly in their way and Alex Dicken caught up with the manager to discuss the philosophy running through the squad.This week's show is presented by Brian Dick and Shane Ireland, who also look ahead to a decisive week in Blues' campaign. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Blues writer Brian Dick is thrilled to present to you all an exclusive interview with new Blues boss Garry Monk.The 39-year-old took time out from a hectic international break to speak to us from his office at a sunny Wast Hills where he discussed his first couple of weeks in the job and how he is desperate to take the club forward.He detailed the work he has done with the players on the pitch - and the things he's been doing off it to lift the mood of not just the players but the people in all the departments at Wast Hills.He once again emphasised the connection between the team and the supporters and there's a couple of nice anecdotes about a team bonding session during which staff and players went go-karting.Listen out for which Blues player he'd least want to be driven home by.Hope you find it instructive and enjoyable, here's Garry Monk. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Our man at Blues, Brian Dick, managed to spend some time with City hero, Trevor Francis on his love of all things Birmingham City, playing for the club and managing. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Alex Dicken and Shane Ireland host the very first episode of the Blue Noise podcast. A podcast on all things Birmingham City FC brought to you by Birmingham Live. This week of course is a Garry Monk special with the former Swansea, Leeds United and Middlesbrough boss replaced Steve Cotterill earlier this week. Alex spoke to the Garry himself to get his views on taking charge at Blues as well as the Teeside Gazette's Middlesbrough reporter, Jonathon Taylor for his take on Monk's time at the Riverside. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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