Forever Blues

The international break is over and it's time for Birmingham City to bounce back! Neil Moxley and Colin Tattum are here to preview the big trip to face an in-form Stoke City. The lads discuss the latest team news from Chris Davies' press conference, including crucial injury updates on Jay Stansfield and Demarai Gray. They also break down the selection dilemmas this creates and the challenge for players like Paik Seung-ho returning from long-haul international duty. Plus, a full preview of the challenge awaiting Blues at Stoke and a look at the controversial ticket prices for the upcoming Coventry City away day. 🎙️ IN THIS EPISODE:0:00 - Intro1:29 - Stoke's surprisingly strong start to the season2:19 - BIG INJURY NEWS: Stansfield & Gray are back3:11 - The challenge of players returning from international duty7:34 - Analysing the threat of an in-form Stoke City13:23 - Who should start? Debating the big selection dilemmas19:12 - The Coventry away ticket price controversy 🤝 A big thank you to our sponsors for this episode: Davisons Law Bewdley Spirits AMG Logistics DrainTech Don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode of Forever Blues! #BCFC #BirminghamCity #StokeCity #SCFC #EFL #Championship #KRO 🎁 YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBER GIVEAWAY! 🎁We've partnered with the brilliant Bewdley Spirits to give away a bottle of their premium spirits to one lucky subscriber! Once our YouTube channel hits 1,000 subscribers, we'll pick a winner from that subscriber list. All you have to do is hit that subscribe button for your chance to win! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Forever Blues podcast is back for the 2026/27 season! Colin Tattum and Paul Tait are here to assess a massive summer of change at St. Andrew's. We break down the first two transfer window signings, Jhon Solis and Dael Fry, and discuss Chris Davies' vow to bring a more powerful, hybrid playing style to the Championship. We also cover the surprise departure of Craig Gardner after his five-year tenure, the arrival of new set-piece specialist Scott Fry, and Aurelien Guernier's shock move to AC Milan. Is the squad still too threadbare, and where do Blues need to strengthen next? In This Episode: 00:00 - Welcome Back to Forever Blues! 01:42 - Squad Ins and Outs: Assessing the Window 02:10 - Jhon Solis & Dael Fry Transfers 03:39 - Defensive Tactics & Championship Power 06:45 - The Masterplan: Six In, Six Out? 09:30 - Chris Davies' New Hybrid Playing Style 13:59 - Do Blues Need Another Striker? 16:33 - The Impact of Set-Piece Coach Scott Fry 21:22 - Craig Gardner Steps Down: A Look Back 27:53 - Darren Carter & Scott Sellars Appointed 38:15 - Academy Finances & The Fabled "Pathway" 39:58 - Aurelien Guernier's Move to AC Milan Principal Partner: Davisons Law Junior Partners: Bewdley Spirits, AMG Logistics, and DrainTech. #BCFC #BirminghamCity #KeepRightOn #KRO #Championship #FootballPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2025/26 season is officially in the books! In Episode 46 of the Forever Blues podcast, Colin Tattum and Paul Tait deliver their ultimate season verdict. The lads kick things off with a recap of the final match of the campaign—a 1-1 draw at Portsmouth. Taity, who watched the game from the stands at Fratton Park with Liam Daish, rues the missed chances and discusses Paik's positive impact as a substitute in the Number 10 role. This sparks a wider tactical debate: Is Jay Stansfield unsuited to the classic 10 position, and has Marvin Ducksch damaged his brand beyond repair? Blues closed the campaign five matches unbeaten to secure a 10th place finish—their highest placing since 2015/16. But with an agonizing 27 shots hitting the woodwork and a horrific away record, the boys debate whether 10th is truly an acceptable finish or a massive missed opportunity. Tatts and Taity then turn their attention to the end-of-season awards. They discuss the sheer physical presence of the defense, praise the impact of Kai Wagner, and unanimously crown Christoph Klarer as their Player of the Season! Finally, the boys reflect on their favourite (and worst!) moments of the campaign, look ahead to a massive summer of recruitment for Chris Davies, and give a hilarious update on Neil Moxley. IN THIS EPISODE 00:16 - Introduction 01:44 - Portsmouth v Blues recap 02:10 - Pushing on in the second-half 02:30 - Disappointed with a draw 03:14 - Five big chances missed - Ibrahim Osman fluffing 03:58 - August Priske's first goal, Portsmouth's marking 05:44 - Blues corners and delivery 06:19 - Priske not the target man; more like a Jon Stead, Paul Gallagher type 06:46 - Moving Paik into the 10 role as substitute 07:46 - The end of Marvin Ducksch? Damaging the brand 08:25 - Jay Stansfield ill at ease as a classic 10 08:48 - Specialist role - Blues need a clever player in there this summer, a Sheringham 10:50 - Worry over Stansfield's ankle injury 11:31 - Adrian Segecic and the mass confrontation, sparked the game 14:10 - Taity likes Segecic, but did he dive trying to get a penalty? 14:45 - Blues finish 5 unbeaten and finish 10th in the Championship; all the what ifs . . . 15:29 - 27 times hitting the woodwork 15:56 - Rate Blues final position in the league; an opportunity missed for Taity 16:16 - Blues horrific away form, Jeremy Dale and 'building blocks' 16:55 - Look at Millwall, workmanlike and grind out results 17:37 - League will be tougher next season? 19:04 - A positive in that we can all see where improvements are needed 19:18 - Chris Davies a rookie manager and 10th place being decent 20:15 - Owners aren't here to mess around and they want results, not to finish in 10th 21:33 - A huge summer ahead, recruitment has to be spot on 21:49 - A 60/40 split on Davies 22:34 - Paik going to the World Cup and needs to sort his shoulder issue 23:11 - Is finishing 9th next season progression? 23:33 - Defensively Blues are good, on the whole, and not being ruthless enough at the other end 23:58 - Continuity. Davies the first manager since Lee Clark to start and finish two successive seasons 24:47 - If going with the same model next season, it's all about recruitment, bringing in Championship know how 25:33 - The sheer size of Klarer and Phil Neumann, who got better after thinking time out the side 27:12 - Klarer player of the season, again, the guys are in agreement 28:00 - A standout player who leads by example, a wish that others followed suit 28:52 - Honourable mentions for Demarai Gray, Stansfield and an unsung Tomoki Iwata 29:58 - Kai Wagner's impact, growing into the position of left-back 31:12 - Wagner or Alex Cochrane next season? Cochrane swearing on stage . . . 32:38 - The favourite and worst moments of the season 32:56 - The successive four-goal victories - we're going to kick on now 33:50 - Awful away performances hit Blues hard 34:42 - The Watford New Year's Day debacle. Tom Ince loves playing against Blues 35:29 - Blues dramatic winner in the eighth minute of added-time in front of 7,000 Blues fans at Blackburn Rovers 36:03 - Coventry City win, the Leeds United FA Cup tie 36:50 - Credit to the Blues fans this season, unwavering backing 38:06 - Outro and the latest update on Mox #BCFC #KRO #BirminghamCity #ChristophKlarer #ChrisDavies #EFLChampionship Principal Partner: Davisons Law Junior Partners: Bewdley Spirits, AMG Logistics, and DrainTech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a wide-ranging Episode 45 of the Forever Blues podcast! Colin Tattum and Paul Tait go through Blues' strong end to the season at St. Andrew's, following back-to-back 2-1 victories. The lads analyze how August Priske and Carlos Vicente are growing into their roles, potentially becoming key players for the upcoming campaign. Then, it's time for the big debate. With Blues hitting the woodwork a remarkable 26 times this season, the boys reflect on the "what ifs" and dissect the end-of-season messages from CEO Jeremy Dale and manager Chris Davies. Taity delivers some firm words on the current lack of Academy players getting an opportunity in the first team. With no Academy-reared player registering league minutes in the last two seasons, Taity admits the blocked pathway is a massive worry for the club's future. How will Blues ever produce the next Jude Bellingham if the kids aren't given a chance? Finally, the boys preview the final game of the season at Portsmouth, recall the day Jude and Agus Medina made their debuts at Fratton Park, and give a quick update on Neil Moxley's whereabouts! IN THIS EPISODE 00:24 - Introduction 01:24 - Important to finish the season in a positive frame of mind 02:29 - Tactical tweak to jump on Morsy - not rocket science though! 04:13 - Neumann's opener and Blues attacking set-pieces 05:21 - Priske's evolution and almost breaking his duck 06:27 - The benefits of a settled team and Priske growing into his role 07:35 - Landing on second balls and pushing on, thanks to the adjustment in style 08:21 - Midfielders breaking forward and winning duels 08:38 - 'Fantastic' Vicente 09:37 - Vicente's skill set and displacing Roberts; plus handling the rough stuff 11:32 - Blues top of the league - Tatts' stat attack! 11:43 - Hitting the woodwork 26 times - crazy 12:17 - Taity's stat attack - he makes it 1-1! 12:47 - The what ifs 13:25 - Blues' St. Andrew's strength: third best home record in the Championship, but away woes 16:10 - Taity no to fireworks (again) 16:28 - Big up Rich Goulding, the voice of St. Andrew's 17:15 - Jeremy Dale on Blues 'valuable experience gained' standing Blues in 'better stead' next season 18:09 - Of course he'd say that! Behind the scenes, probably sterner words being uttered 19:16 - David Sullivan would have let rip 19:35 - Chris Davies via Blues News programme, writing about a 'positive marker' of progress on the pitch 20:24 - He's got to say that, hasn't he - again! 21:05 - Trying to sign Maradona and Jean-Pierre Papin 22:22 - The big youth debate - why have no Academy lads been used? 23:01 - No Academy-reared player will have played league minutes in the last two seasons - not acceptable? 23:38 - Manager's focus is first team and first team players 24:04 - Rivals spending millions on kids coming through 24:31 - It is worrying, says Taity. The problem of split first team and Academy training sites 25:29 - Chris Davies skirting round the issue 25:47 - The pathway is becoming more blocked and the knock-on effect of trying to attract players 26:25 - Catch 22. Blues investing heavily in recruitment, but if there is no light at the end of the tunnel... 27:06 - Paying the money to buy players in. Taity speaking to Villa's Academy staff 27:57 - Blues playing catch up - not at that budget level 28:16 - First year pros could be earning towards and upwards of £10,000-a-week elsewhere 29:07 - Taity was on £28.50! 29:39 - Pressure to get into the Premier League and increasing the value of young players 30:21 - Isichei and Mazwi on the bench for six consecutive games; why not bring them on at 3-0 up at Cambridge? 30:48 - It's opportunity - you won't find out unless you try 31:06 - Taity on his debut at just aged 17 31:28 - It's down to the manager 32:28 - An argument for the powers that be upstairs telling the manager the club philosophy 33:29 - The loans issue; a new role being created as Blues have been behind the eight ball 34:34 - Managers' resistance 34:47 - Wolves approach to loans and 21s' football 35:52 - Young players training with the first team more - the manager has his neck on the line 36:32 - Portsmouth away last game - Pompey's pick-up since Easter 37:42 - Jude's debut at Fratton Park . . . and Agus Medina's 38:29 - First game away next season at Spurs . . . noon on a Sunday, or February on a night 39:16 - Medina went back to Cornella - Lionel Messi's new club 40:04 - Adrian Segecic - Pompey's Priske 40:44 - Who is going to leave Blues in the summer? 41:45 - Alberto Tarantini and jumping into the crowd 42:12 - Final thank yous and an update on Mox's whereabouts . . . #BCFC #KRO #BirminghamCity #AugustPriske #JudeBellingham #EFLChampionship Principal Partner: Davisons Law Junior Partners: Bewdley Spirits, AMG Logistics, and DrainTech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the season reaches its final straight, the big debates are kicking off at St. Andrew's! In Episode 44, Colin Tattum and Paul Tait recap the hard-earned draw at Hull City, with the lads disagreeing on whether Blues should have taken all three points. Taity advocates for the Barry Fry "lunacy" school of football, whilst the boys discuss Chris Davies' new tactical buzzword: the "finalisation position". The debate then turns to the future. Should Blues make Jhon Solis a permanent signing this summer? Taity wonders if the Colombian even wants to be here, while Tatts argues he will be vital next season—but only if he starts. There is also serious concern over Jay Stansfield's goal drought (1 in 27 appearances). Is the number 10 role ruining his form, and should Blues be looking at Coventry City's powerful frontline as a template? Plus, Tatts drops a snippet regarding the future of Chris Davies amid a looming summer debrief, Taity tells a hilarious story involving Liam Daish in the toilets at a pre-season friendly, and the boys preview the final home game of the campaign against Bristol City. IN THIS EPISODE 00:55 - Hull City recap - a decent point 01:38 - Taity wants more! A weird game, expecting better from the Tigers 03:14 - Partnerships across the pitch and Klarer/Neumann rocks at the back 04:30 - Good partnerships but two points dropped 04:36 - Context of away performances and form - statto Tatts is back - showing more resilience 05:45 - Gray impact and Blues moving to a back five to see it out 06:53 - Gung ho at the end - but were Hull really going after it, asks Taity 07:25 - Taity is from the Barry Fry 'lunacy' school of football 08:29 - Attacking midfielders, Tomoki Iwata and the 'finalisation position' 09:16 - A new buzzword, getting forward and playing forward 10:38 - Iwata did get a nosebleed being that high up 11:02 - Holding midfielders, having the legs and energy 11:35 - Jhon Solis permanent signing - yes or no? 11:45 - Does he want to be here, speculates Taity 12:21 - Buy Solis, but start him 13:09 - Solis probably doesn't feel wanted 13:45 - Adapting to the Championship, and Chris Davies making him a regular now 14:30 - The six . . and eights 14:41 - Don't mention double pivots in the toilets next to Taity and Liam Daish . . . 15:38 - Solis has a Fabrice Muamba kind of feel. Sign him, says Tatts 17:13 - Another stat! About Jay Stansfield - 1 goal in 27 appearances 17:45 - Stanno not suited as a number 10; he's not a traditional 10 18:35 - Getting frustrated and doing all his work outside the box 18:53 - Where are the goals going to come from? 20:03 - Concern for next season about where does Stanno fit in? 21:26 - Blues have to find ways to get chances for Stanno and August Priske 21:47 - Look at Coventry City's frontline - very physical 'lumps' who score goals 23:42 - Potentially a lot of upheaval in the summer 24:14 - A snippet on Chris Davies' future as manager 25:23 - Phil Neumann - a 'different beast' 25:41 - He's got the hang of the Championship 26:44 - Davies learning, continuity and adding more powerful players 28:37 - Having clarity on the type of player for the system this summer 29:48 - Are players on the beach, with nothing to play for? 29:51 - Personal pride, players playing for contracts and not short changing fans 30:57 - Blues under Alex McLeish finishing 10th in the Premier League 33:02 - £5 if you can make Liam Daish smile at Portsmouth on the final day 33:53 - Looking forward to next season already; more difficult as a supporter than a player 36:06 - Blues last home game of season against Bristol City 36:44 - Play-off qualification at eighth place next season 37:39 - Blues away at Bristol City - they weren't great against us, but heads had gone 39:27 - Blues will have a lot of the ball; it could be a more possession-based performance 40:17 - A thank you to our principal partners Davisons Law #BCFC #KRO #BirminghamCity #JayStansfield #JhonSolis #EFLChampionship Principal Partner: Davisons Law Junior Partners: Bewdley Spirits, AMG Logistics, and DrainTech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices