Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

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Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by Milltown1882 » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:26 pm

Weird timing early pre season but that club is an absolute basket case. John Eustace to replace him apparently.

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by jdrobbo » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:27 pm

Car crash of a football club of late. Watch them go and get in the play-offs now

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by ClaretTony » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:29 pm

I read this a while ago but there was nothing official from Birmingham. Apparently took training this morning and they sacked him. No signings, 12 players, Laurence Bassini hovering for a takeover. Complete mess of a club.

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by jojomk1 » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:31 pm

Dyche to Birmingham

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by Rileybobs » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:33 pm

Kompany to Birmingham?

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by ClaretTony » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:35 pm

jojomk1 wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:31 pm
Dyche to Birmingham
Interestingly, should Bassini get control, he was the Watford owner when Dyche was manager.

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by warksclaret » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:41 pm

Can remember Gary Rowett taking Birmingham from 20th to 10th about 8 years ago , with absolutely zero funds. He got them playing decent football and they then sacked him. Ever since they have tried to emulate Watford in the way they dispense with their managers

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by tiger76 » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:42 pm

Birmingham one of those big city clubs who've fallen on hard times, and what decent manager would want that gig.

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by ClaretTony » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:44 pm

warksclaret wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:41 pm
Can remember Gary Rowett taking Birmingham from 20th to 10th about 8 years ago , with absolutely zero funds. He got them playing decent football and they then sacked him. Ever since they have tried to emulate Watford in the way they dispense with their managers
Didn’t they sack Rowett because they found out he was applying for other jobs?

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by warksclaret » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:46 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:44 pm
Didn’t they sack Rowett because they found out he was applying for other jobs?
You may well be right CT-had not heard that . Maybe he was doing that as he feared being sacked :D

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by Quickenthetempo » Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:49 pm

I think Bowyer has been trying to get sacked from there for a while.
They won't resign with the payoffs they receive.
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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by Tricky Trevor » Sat Jul 02, 2022 4:09 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:49 pm
I think Bowyer has been trying to get sacked from there for a while.
They won't resign with the payoffs they receive.
I was just going to post similar. Best thing for him, pushed before he jumped.

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by ecc » Sat Jul 02, 2022 5:19 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:44 pm
Didn’t they sack Rowett because they found out he was applying for other jobs?
Yes,Tony, that is what was said.

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by Top Claret » Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:52 pm

**** club but have the best football anthem

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Dyche to Birmingham

Post by vancouverclaret » Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:27 pm

I'm surprised no one has said it yet. One day someone will be right.

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Re: Dyche to Birmingham

Post by Zlatan » Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:28 pm

They have ;)
jojomk1 wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:31 pm
Dyche to Birmingham

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Re: Dyche to Birmingham

Post by vancouverclaret » Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:40 pm

Ah Now I see it, Had to scroll way down. My apologies.
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Re: Dyche to Birmingham

Post by warksclaret » Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:40 pm

I have a feeling we wont see SD joining a club side for a while, however a coaching role with one of the England teams might be more likely, having previously worked in such a role. He also strikes me as an FA type of guy

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Re: Dyche to Birmingham

Post by Milltown1882 » Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:53 pm

John Eustace has got/is getting the job.

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Re: Dyche to Birmingham

Post by bfcjg » Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:01 pm

warksclaret wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:40 pm
I have a feeling we wont see SD joining a club side for a while, however a coaching role with one of the England teams might be more likely, having previously worked in such a role. He also strikes me as an FA type of guy
I think Dyche needs to reestablish his somewhat unfair reputation as a long ball merchant before he gets anywhere near the England set up.
A good run at a club playing the football we did when we had Defour and Ward would get him back on the pedestal he once had.

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by johnnyjones » Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:02 pm

Dyche will get a prem job in January time when a bottom 6 team hits the panic button, he will keep them up get sacked 18 months later when the fans turn on him for shite football be back again somewhere else the following January rinse and repeat

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Re: Birmingham sack Lee Bowyer

Post by Carport » Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:22 pm

Top Claret wrote:
Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:52 pm
**** club but have the best football anthem
Well said sir. I am Birmingham born and support the club. I am though also a claret through marriage to a Brierfield lass.

Having first watched Blues in the 1960s seen them get promoted to the old first division in the early 70s and then again to the PL after beating Norwich at Cardiff in the early 2000s that anthem always stirs my emotions.

But in more recent times I’ve become a Burnley season ticket holder, attend as many away matches as I can including Athens and Istanbul and it’s going to be mighty difficult when Blues come to TM. My wife asked me the other day who I would support on the day. Hand on heart, that’s so difficult but guess I’d have to say Birmingham but then Burnley to win the league!

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Re: Dyche to Birmingham

Post by ClaretTony » Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:14 pm

Milltown1882 wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:53 pm
John Eustace has got/is getting the job.
Confirmed now

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Re: Dyche to Birmingham

Post by Steve1956 » Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:44 am

ClaretTony wrote:
Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:14 pm
Confirmed now
Clubs are not falling over themselves to appoint our ex manager are they,I find it strange he hasn't had a sniff of a job yet....or is he being canny and waiting for the sack race to begin,I think the West Brom job is nailed on for Dyche about 8 games in.

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Re: Dyche to Birmingham

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:54 am

Steve1956 wrote:
Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:44 am
Clubs are not falling over themselves to appoint our ex manager are they,I find it strange he hasn't had a sniff of a job yet....or is he being canny and waiting for the sack race to begin,I think the West Brom job is nailed on for Dyche about 8 games in.
There is absolutely no way he would have had an interest in going into a club that's in the sort of turmoil Birmingham are.

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Re: Dyche to Birmingham

Post by Steve1956 » Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:59 am

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:54 am
There is absolutely no way he would have had an interest in going into a club that's in the sort of turmoil Birmingham are.
We where not exactly in rude health when he came to us where we?
What ever happens it will be very interesting to see where he rocks up and how he does.

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Re: Dyche to Birmingham

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:03 am

Steve1956 wrote:
Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:59 am
We where not exactly in rude health when he came to us where we?
What ever happens it will be very interesting to see where he rocks up and how he does.
It's in the middle of a takeover - club is a car crash. I don't think anyone knows who's making the decisions but to sack a manager now seems more than illogical given it is because of last season's form. We all knew who was getting the job even before Bowyer was sacked.

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