Are Birmingham about to go top...and NOT LOOK BACK?

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@BenjaminBloom Ай бұрын

Apologies for the audio clipping, I've just knocked down the gain on the output of the mic and the input of the software. My bad....👎

@stevenlewis7749 Ай бұрын

Birmingham fan. I don't want to get over-confident but... we do look really good this season 💙

@steveo4400 Ай бұрын

Peterborough tomorrow will be a big test. If we play them off the park I can't see anybody getting close to us.

@Oldmangroundhopping Ай бұрын

I saw the L1 champions last Saturday, imperious, a joy to watch

@pencilpauli9442 Ай бұрын

It's a cliché, but...one game at a time. I've been a bluenose for 60 years, we can't take anything for granted at St Andrews...other than disappointment. lol It's very weird being favourites and I have no desire to underestimate and belittle League One teams by assuming we will cake walk it to promotion. KRO!

@slightlyconfused876 Ай бұрын

I was going to write almost exactly the same thing. We are so good at pulling defeat from the jaws of victory.

@ba55man1000 Ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly if you've supported blues for over 50 years as I have then you'll remember all of the times you've effed it up , we won the cup and got relegated from the prem ,how blues was that , we got taken over by a so called multi millionaire from china who turned out to be a total crook ending up doing jail time ,how blues of him . We finally get great owners and what do they do ? Sack a decent manager Employ Rooney end up relegated ,again only at blues! So I'm crossing everything that this time it works

@mikewilson8513 Ай бұрын

61 years me ! I agree with everything you said. But I really think we are going places now. I was very wary of American owners. How can they "get" footie ? And when they signed Rooney, my heart sank. But to be fair, I do think they beginning to understand football, and the culture, and not "soccer" With a state of the art new stadium being planned, and a willingness to invest the millions needed to get us to the top, I think we are in safe hands at long last.

@nicalev Ай бұрын

We have to take it game by game, don’t get complacent and hopefully we’ll be ok 🤞🤞

@MatthewDavis-yc4zo Ай бұрын

When the fixtures were released I looked at this run of Wigan, Wrexham, Rotherham, Peterborough, Huddersfield, Charlton, Lincoln & Bolton as about as tough as League One could offer, and I thought early days it's going to be really tough with such a high squad turnover. It might still be - we're only 3 games into it - but we're looking to have gone up a gear in the last 2 games. Wigan and the games before that our quality was just showing out without looking mightily impressive, but Wrexham and Rotherham we stepped it up a gear and I think there's more yet to come. Whether that'll be enough to see every opponent off, I doubt it, and we will drop points, but if we can pick up 6/7 points from the next 3 that'd be absolutely fantastic. It's easy to say "well he's got the best side in the division comfortably..!" but a lot of credit has to go to Chris Davies for how quickly he's got us going. Dropping points was always going to come earlier rather than later, and so to start with such a bang is absolutely fantastic. We will go on at least 1 poor run this year, but we can set ourselves up really nicely if we can stay around the top 2 in the next month. Promotion still the expectation - how it's achieved and where we finish is all just a bonus.

@jayowen4526 Ай бұрын

Absolutely class again! Thanks for putting this on!

@tobytobias4011 Ай бұрын

The boys are just getting started. They're just going to get better and better. We're absolutely loving it! Great your all over Ben. Keep up the good work mate. KRO

@DanCoffee Ай бұрын

It's funny that. After the international break, we had the following run ahead of us: Wrexham, Rotherham, Peterborough, Huddersfield and Charlton. And I said to a friend that IF we are top after this run, there is a good chance we will not relinquish the position until the end of the season.

@FutureIsBlue-tq1xy Ай бұрын

The football we are playing is the best I've ever seen us play. I'm absolutely amazed at the squad we have assembled when players like Alfie May, Marc Leonard and Lyndon Dykes are on the bench. Last year we had kids coming off the bench. The ground is back to full capacity and absolutely rocking. What the owners have done in such a small time is amazing. It has been a very tough 13 years of watching us live a hand to mouth existence. All those protests to get rid of the hated previous owners has finally come to fruition. Over a hundred million of debts cleared, the ground rebuilt with a 60000 stadium in the wings, massive sponsorship deals and a team to be proud of. The positivity around the place instead of the doom and gloom is simply wonderful. I know there are supporters of other teams who are jealous of us now but I wouldn't wish the shit we've been through to befall any other club (not even the Villa). Before the takeover the women's team was reportededly on minimum wage and Craig Gardner was buying footballs for training with his own money. They were also planning on closing our academy which has provided the world with Jude Bellingham. Also half the ground was closed because the owners hadn't maintained them and didn't have the money to repair it. I don't think there would have been a Birmingham City if we'd have got relegated under them. Scary thoughts indeed. So far I haven't seen any other team in league 1 which can in all honesty live with us. Reading, Wycombe and Orient gave us good games though it was early season before the players had bedded in and were getting used to the style of football. I think we'll actually get better the more the team plays together. Still it's a long season and nobody is counting any chickens yet. We know every other team will raise their game versus us. What will be will be. Hopefully we can do an Ipswich. KRO.

@ngaugefouroaksstreetstatio6932 Ай бұрын

AS a 60 year Birmingham fan, iyou never take anything for granted, I hope with things such as the Wrexham game on TV that Birmingham in someway can help shine a light on league 1. So far i would say all the comments from other teams fans have been very fair and positive which is great for the league and the sport. Love your commentary Benjamin

@grahamgreen1875 Ай бұрын

@@ngaugefouroaksstreetstatio6932 100% agree 👍

@TheBirchwoodVampire Ай бұрын

As a Lifelong Birmingham fan I'm just enjoying the ride and wave of positivity. Do I hope we'll go top this week and just run away towards record breaking scenarios, of course.

@neilcook-ni3wv Ай бұрын

Great post as always, having followed Blues since 1970 and have never, ever seen optimism and brilliant play like this. For all that we’ve enjoyed a great start but no more than that. Keep humble and keep picking up points, still some very dangerous teams around us KRO

@tonycardall7334 Ай бұрын

We all expected a slow start with a new team and manager . The start has gone better than we hoped and I still don't think we're firing on 100% yet although we easily beat Wrexham and Rotherham.

@stevencale3 Ай бұрын

Famous last words here, i think there are a few teams this year who can make it tough for blues and slow our momentum in a game v us but over the course of the season I dont see a single team who i think have the staying power to go the distance and take the title from us. We've barely got out of secons gear for most the season and we have been comfortable . Credit Posh today, probably the best side we have faced so far but even then we gifted them goals and come back to take the points, by the end of the game we were comfortable

@mikewilson8513 Ай бұрын

I really cant see who are capable of beating us. I thought Wrexham might be the ones', but they were taught a lesson. I think we will be out of sight by the New Year.

@roypugh1326 Ай бұрын

Hi Ben from across the pond Yes is the answer to your question! I am not as arrogant as people are making my fellow Bluenoses to be ... I watched the Wrexham game against Vancouver pre season in Canada and Wrexham were very good and played Vancouver off their park! We looked so Fantastic against Wrexham I was lost for words how to describe that performance which was a Brilliant Dominance over Wrexham! As you have put most eloquently Who in this league can match us? With an average of 68% possession in matches is Top in ALL LEAGUES!

@StevenHooke Ай бұрын

Benjamin, always a good watch, im not sure we will cruise the league but we will give teams a game and we havent had that in years so im enjoying the ride, but on a cautious side to it also, i know blues of old lol, we have a habit of shooting ourselves in the foot, KRO Bluenoses

@stevesretroloft Ай бұрын

Blues are 2 games into the 5 I thought we'd struggle a bit in. So far we've played well in the first 2, looking forward to the next 3 with a bit more optimism. If we end up with 12/13 points out the 15 I'll be happy.

@FightOn49ers Ай бұрын

Highly doubt Birmingham lose grip on this league once they go clear at the top. They’ve got a player to replace another player at every position. Man City of League One 🤝

@slightlyconfused876 Ай бұрын

It has never been easy in all the long years I have supported Blues.

@grahamgreen1875 Ай бұрын

Been supporting the blues for over 50 years we are not getting above our selves some of us are still looking for banana skins ! We can’t believe what is happening at times ? I for one don’t like people being over confident! So let’s take a look at Christmas but my fingers are well crossed KRO 💙

@DBSG1976 Ай бұрын

Huddersfield definitely stumbled and Birmingham already beat Wrexham in a convincing manner.

@mikewilson8513 Ай бұрын

I really cant see us getting beaten in the league this season.

@LLanganBcfc Ай бұрын

Totally agree, if we are top after the next 3 games then you might as well give us the title 😁

@bcfcjames85 Ай бұрын

Feel confident we will go up as champions

@jamesbarrywells Ай бұрын

Birmingham has only just started to click, and their best is yet to come, I sense. Moreover, the depth of quality Chris Davis has sat on the bench means they can play at a much higher intensity well into stoppage time.

@briancorrigan120 Ай бұрын

As a Blues fan,-l don,t ever want to sound arrogant,-but if we play to our capacity,l really can,t see us not getting promoted this season,-we should win this league,-we just need to stay focused,and Chris Davies won,t let standards slip,--good video KRO,

@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo Ай бұрын

As a life long Bluenose this talk makes me nervous "que sera, sera",

@stephen3511 Ай бұрын

This Birmingham squad has been built with the intention of a Championship promotion push next season. I predict we’ll win L1 with ease and push for top six in the Championship next. The owners have ambition, strategy and money to establish us as a Prem team within next 3-4 years.

@shaun__3 Ай бұрын

Think we just need to take it one step at a time. I know what I want us to this season, and I think we have the squad, setup and manager to do it. But don't want to get carried away. Will say promotion is absolutely required, but we have to have the mentality that we need to be champions come May.

@mzaking Ай бұрын

Im seriously doubting we wont win every game. The football is amazing this season and were only gonna get better. Strange place to be as a blues fan with this feeling but im loving it.

@Theboyinblue92 Ай бұрын

Great video mate as always 👏🏼 we're not an arrogant fan base we've been through it, but alot of stuff is mainly banter part and parcel of football 💙 i hope we do ok though 🙏🏼

@Marcthered Ай бұрын

Mate us barnsley fans know what a arrogant fan base is . I'm mentioning no names but it certainly not yours .

@dazo69 Ай бұрын

Sure we might give it large about being the Champions etc on a Saturday afternoon but us Blues wouldn't dare be so sure and confident. I was listening to Noel Gallagher not that long ago and he said that even when City are 2-0 up against the minnows of the ECL, he still thinks they need another goal 😂 That is what we are like now (though not comparing us to City). We won't relax until it's done and dusted 😂😂😂

@ulfanfinneriksen4643 Ай бұрын

Birmingham doesn't belong in league one.

@baylee1874 Ай бұрын

Ikr they belong in league 2

@mikewilson8513 Ай бұрын

@@baylee1874 peasant

@PaulB90 Ай бұрын

If we navigate this week I think we won't look back. Think we will struggle against Charlton away but think we will win our home games. Can see 7 points from them three. Peterborough will depend on if we are savvy to the counter attack. From what I've seen so far of blues we are slowly starting to hit our stride.

@jayjayb89 Ай бұрын

I ain't thinking too far ahead with blues, taking it one game at a time but you make loads of good points Ben

@EmuGamesMaster Ай бұрын

Watch out for Blackpool. Started poorly and then got Bruce in and now they’re looking a tough outfit. Birmingham will win the league however there are many banana skins in this league and our manager is well aware of this. 3-1 Blues vs Peterborough. Charlton away is probably the hardest fixture for us, however wrexham have two potential upsets with orient and stevenage.

@CPM_1975 Ай бұрын

I'm a Liverpool fan since the mid 90's, who keeps an eye on the lower leagues to spot talent. I'm looking forward to Wrexham hosting Birmingham at the Racecourse. Wrexham always do better at home.

@nkskro80 Ай бұрын

25th January Wrexham vs Birmingham

@charliemilroy6497 Ай бұрын

It would be more impressive if they were doing it in the Championship. Birmingham fans should enjoy and get behind the team and hope that they can build a positive culture that will bring success in the Championship

@nkskro80 Ай бұрын

Wolves hold the league one record with 103 points & Reading hold the EFL record with 106 points. Personally I can see both records being smashed by my club this season.

@breshcling Ай бұрын

tell that to Leicester last season

@majorclanger8997 Ай бұрын

Difficult to say, especially now the weather is closing in. Hopefully we’ll carry on as we’ve started. Peterborough will be tough tomorrow mind.

@Bluemineck Ай бұрын

Hi. I like your podcast with Matt. And I’ll always watch any League 1 related material. I’m a blues fan and I’m writing some days after this broadcast with 2 of the games (6 of the points you focus on) in the bag. But I just wanted to say the tone of your comments is very fair. So good stuff. As a blues fan who went to his first game c1969 I can’t help but be pensive but, this team is very good. And if you listen to the coach he is very likeable, sensible and intelligent. With a bit of luck he has it in him to be extremely successful. And blues should be a powerhouse in the premier league. Second city, huge fan base and presently rich owners. So it is overwhelmingly logical to be positive about the future. KRO

@BenjaminBloom Ай бұрын

Thanks for the lovely comment, I think you're going to win a hell of a lot of games this season....

@michaeltitmus4073 Ай бұрын

This is Birmingham City ! If we had Messi in his prime with Ronaldo up front we would still be negative ! It comes from numerous false dawns however , with these owners it’s looking good they will not settle for anything less than premier league . Clever people , spent money this year to build a squad good enough to get us into the championship and also with one or two additions get us into the premier league . What they have done at St Andrews is fantastic , in 5 or 6 years a new ground costing over a billion plus revenue has more than doubled in 12 months ! They see us doing a Man City and up to yet no one is arguing with them !! KRO

@JerrySmith-cy9ds Ай бұрын

We're birmingham city we fear no one .our second team is second best best in the league. No problem. KRO

@stevencarter87 Ай бұрын

I'm Blues fan and I'm fully expecting us to lose as some point! But as long as we go up regardless of our position it will have been a successful season. I don't care about by how many points or goals just get up. 🤞🏻

@garya1714 Ай бұрын

No such thing as a dead cert. Blues are good, playing well and getting results. But the league is tough and no Birmingham fan assumes promotion is guaranteed. KRO

@grahamgreen1875 Ай бұрын

@@garya1714 definitely KRO

@stephenclarke2751 Ай бұрын

Its all ifs and buts,but with Birminghams squad and firepower theh will win the league.

@leeharris5135 Ай бұрын

I’m not kind of person to rub it in people’s faces but at the same time I see nothing wrong with having confidence. Everything is pointing towards us comfortably winning the league so I’ll go with that until I see otherwise. KRO 🔵⚪️

@Ezek86 Ай бұрын

I hope so because they shouldnt have gone down.

@standfortruth4568 Ай бұрын

*I believe we will hit at least 10 games unbeaten before we get our first loss*

@Marcthered Ай бұрын

The wins against the teams lower down the league is what wins promotion. I expect birmingham to go up but not as easy as many fans think .

@mattgreen9125 Ай бұрын

As a Barnsley fan, we aren't firing on all cylinders yet so the fact we are up there in 3rd spot with only the one defeat is promising. We have seem glimpses of quality going forward but still look shaky at the back and may need to address that in the transfer window. Hopefully we continue to improve and secure a top 2 finish. Birmingham will be very hard to compete with due to spending literally bottom end premier league transfer money in League 1. Probably will lead to buying the league which I'm not sure as a fan of the game takes the gloss off any promotion. Be interesting to review come January where teams are.

@go-andu1 Ай бұрын

I bet you did not say they that about Jack walker at the time with Blackburn buying the Prem league title or Wrexham buying there way into this division and the previous one to that, total nonsense total envy crack on don't get to distraught.

@FutureIsBlue-tq1xy Ай бұрын

We replaced 17 players with 17 others. Allsop, Peacock Farell free, May, Leonard, Iwata, Wright, Dykes, Yokoyama under £1m, Cochrane £1m, Hansson £2m, Klarer £2.5m, Willumson £3m, Stansfield £10m+, Sampsted (loan), Gardner Hickman (loan), Davies (loan). We released a lot of players out of contract including Hogan, Gardner and Marc Roberts and sold Koji Miyoshi, Jordan James, Alex Pritchard, Sriki Dembele and Junhino Bacuna for roughly £12m. So it's a lot money reinvested on better players.

@Marcthered Ай бұрын

@go-andu1 you've not won a thing yet. Wait till you do till making comparisons . Coyr

@mikewilson8513 Ай бұрын

I really dont want to be over confident. But there is really no one in that league can beat Birmingham. Wrexham were a possibility. But they were taught a lesson a couple of games ago. Although I do think they will finish as runners up. (to us) The quality of the side is far and away light years away from the rest of league one. I think we spent more on Stansfield than the rest of the league one spent in total. On top of that, we have a first class manager, who has learned his trade under big clubs and managers before coming to St Andrews. I was wary of American owners, And when they appointed Rooney, my heart sank. But I think they get 'footie' and the football culture now. We have a superb new stadium and first class facilities planned for the very near future. As I said I was very wary of US involvement, but, apart from Rooney, i am impressed and the future's looking good. Very good.

@kirkherbert2035 Ай бұрын

At this present time birmingham look head & shoulders above the rest. We just have to keep our heads level & give every team we play massive respect… apart from Wrexham who somehow think they have the god given right for automatic promotion and as seen with my own eyes extremely sore looooosers especially that jumped up half Irish captain of there,s who still remains the most disliked person in football… still he is 34 now and plays like he,s 45 slow,unfit & predictable 🐀

@OffGridMadMan Ай бұрын

I'm too long in the tooth with Blues to expect anything from them but the signs are looking better each match. It ain't over till its over, mathematically. Until then, confident but waiting for disaster 😅 KRO ✊💙

@AndrewPawley11 Ай бұрын

Winning the Division with 100+ points is not for everyone. Can't remember the last team to achieve that extraordinary feat.

@WhiteHartDane Ай бұрын

Birmingham will win the league by a canter. I can see them losing just five games or less. On the other hand, the battle for second spot could be quite tight.

@Fan-vv8wb Ай бұрын

Birmingham have got a top 6 championship squad and are the biggest club outside the prem alongside Leeds and Sunderland and will do an Ipswich

@bigdogpr Ай бұрын

B Ham is too deep to screw it up. They’ll walk the league easily. Derby fan.

@PaulElstins-gt2qc 19 күн бұрын

❤ YES HAPPY TIMES FOR THE ROYAL BLUES 😁 😆 BLUES WILL WIN THE LEAGUE YES 107.pts 💙 😀 HAPPY YES HAPPY 😊 BY ALL BIG PLAYERS YOU NO ITS RIGHT KEEP RIGHT ON 🤩 😄 👉 💯% BLUE....

@MySmithy1 Ай бұрын

Do not underestimate the resurgent Blackpool. Deserved away wins against Charlton & Huddersfield, who were both top 4 when we went to them.

@darrenbates5138 Ай бұрын

Definately a tough week fixture wise if we come through these unbeaten I think we will be top and could potentially pull away

@PapaulskiBCFC Ай бұрын

1 game at a time, I’m enjoying it atm though!

@matthewwilliams8339 Ай бұрын

I’m not going to say yes or no. We have a lot of games to go!

@PaulElstins-gt2qc Ай бұрын

❤ BIRMINGHAM CITY TO GO TOP OF THE LEAGUE TO THE END OF THE SEASON NO WORRIES 👍 😊 💯% NO ITS 😊 👍 💙 AND 2025 26 SEASON BLUES WILL WIN THE LEAGUE TO THE PREMIER HAPPY TIMES FOR THE ROYAL BLUES 😀 💙 ...

@XTR985 Ай бұрын

As a Wrexham fan, although it’s way to early to make a prediction, One of my scenarios is Blues take top spot and hold it for a 100+ points win, this scenario I think may suck 2-4 teams into their slipstream for a second place scrap with another big points finish. The only positive I feel about a loss to Brum, it almost feels inevitable and not like a psychological crushing blow

@JustMyFish Ай бұрын

Or Maybe Wrexham won't be in the mix at all.

@XTR985 Ай бұрын

@@JustMyFish I never said they would be

@CharlieReadingfan Ай бұрын

Yes Birmingham have spent well but how many times have we seen this with Sunderland,derby, Portsmouth,Bolton, Peterborough,Ipswich,and more they come down and it's walk the league FC but they don't ok it may happen but Wrexham and other clubs could make it exiting and it's only September the league never won this early gunna be good fun to watch but if Birmingham come threw this top yes it be difficult to catch them but injuries in winter you never no I prefer to be surprised but agree there is a huge chance they do walk it but we will see

@MatthewDavis-yc4zo Ай бұрын

Think the thing is we've spent a lot more money than those clubs and seemingly spent it really well. Lots of quality in that side, our backups are of very good quality too. Against Rotherham we were missing Bielik (Captain), Laird, Sanderson, Harris, Buchanan.. May had an illness too so didn't start, yet it looked very comfortable still. Injuries will plague every team, we should be one of the least impacted by them because of the sheer quality in depth we have. It's not an exaggeration to say this squad is miles better than what we had last season. And that squad shouldn't have really got relegated, they went down due to poor management not a lack of individual quality. It'll be tough, football is football and we'll hit a poor run or two and the test will be how we bounce back from that. If we pass that test when it comes, we'll win the league I've no doubt about it.

@CharlieReadingfan Ай бұрын

@@MatthewDavis-yc4zo agree the squad is powerful and you can see that game in game out yes the real test will be When a poor run hits if it hits im just looking forward to watching it unfold as i feel league one is competitive and unpredictable Bolton lose 5-1 then beat us 5-1 madness wasn't having a go at Birmingham was just a opinion

@nkskro80 Ай бұрын

We’ve got a great squad so even with injuries we’ve got players that can step in that are more than good enough to win games

@Marcthered Ай бұрын

@CharlieReadingfan agree mate some of the teams at the bottom can unexpectedly play like Liverpool. Its a crazy league

@markwalker2627 Ай бұрын

We have such strong in depth squad that the 2nd 11 could make the playoffs. Another 1 of those fans that think we are in for a shock???

@stevemasterton1577 Ай бұрын

If Birmingham dont go up I would be worried as the amount of money spent is huge

@zach1099 Ай бұрын

your in vizeh's new video

@rhysthomas9846 Ай бұрын

where has the BCFC / league1 coverage been? beating Wrexham i thought there may have been something following that, especially with the increase in level since.

@BenjaminBloom Ай бұрын

This channel is mainly focused on the Championship with as many dips into the bottom of the Premier League and the top of League 1 as time permits. I’ll also be doing the League 1 predictions every week on Matt SB’s channel…and trying to do all my parent duties too with my 3 year old 👍

@markrunciman4989 Ай бұрын

We've already beat Charlton this season

@messi8921 Ай бұрын

Blues embarrassed Wrexham

@Thevoiceofreason84 Ай бұрын

Birmingham will piss this league

@fredi9204 Ай бұрын

ManC lost to Norwich in 2019 so even a top team can trip on banana peel… But honestly I don’t see much of a contest for this L1 season. The 2nd place however…it’s going to be very exciting

@jacklong9619 Ай бұрын

As a Blues fan, if they beat Peterborough and Huddersfield I’ll feel confident saying they’re home free. Only thing that scares me is if some larger club poaches our players or manager

@garya1714 Ай бұрын

Reckon January window will be stressful for us.

@messi8921 Ай бұрын

Most of the players are new. We’d only sell for a good profit. The manager on the other hand…..

@Micfri300 Ай бұрын

Simple equation for me: In these 3 games if Birmingham get: 9 points- it's over 100 points and basically just give them the title now. 6/7 points- will win but it was be closer. 5 points or less- Birmingham are not favourites.

@jtintheuk297 Ай бұрын

I'll let you know after Charlton away Benjamin. Think you're right in that if we're top after that whos going to stop us?

@Stinger2020 Ай бұрын

Did Ipswich go up with 100 points?

@nkskro80 Ай бұрын

No, 98 points they got. Plymouth won the title with 101

@go-andu1 Ай бұрын

Another sellout against Peterboro on Sat considering everyone wants to beat us i would have thought the clubs would have sold out at there grounds also they are certainly missing a treat.

@rafd3593 Ай бұрын

Brum 1-3 Posh please.

@joebees21 Ай бұрын

Birmingham don't belong in League 1 they need to get back to where they belong and take their rightful place in the Premier League giving Villa 6 easy points. UTV ;)