Walk the league’ – What Nathan Jones and every League One boss has said about Birmingham City.
Here are some comments made about Birmingham City by League One managers, including Matt Bloomfield, Phil Parkinson, and Nathan Jones.
Without a care in the world, Birmingham City is cruising through League One.
The Blues have won seven of their first eight games this season, giving them the only undefeated record in the third tier. They have
swept to the top of League One and are currently playing many clubs that are lower down the ladder.
Chris Davies’ team was the early favorite to win, and so far this season, they are playing up to the expectations. The
squad signed 17 new players during an incredibly rare summer transfer window, which has helped them.Nearly
manager the Blues have faced has brought up that financial power. Some have also expressed admiration for Blue’s
The opinions of Nathan Jones, the manager of Charlton Athletic, whose team is the next up, are included with the
of all eight League One managers who have played Blues this season…Ruben Selles (Reading)
The only manager who hasn’t given the Blues any lip attention is Selles. After the first day of play, the Spaniard
to concentrate on his Reading team, who had impressed at St Andrew’s, both before and after the game.
“Everyone invests the money they have or want in the club as long as they can be sustainable,” Selles stated in a statement made earlier. Few teams are able to sustain that degree of funding.
“To build successful teams, you need money sometimes, but other times, all you need is a good academy. There are
numerous approaches to take. However, there are 11 participants and the game isn’t about spending money; it’s
about whether side is superior.Nathan Jones (Charlton)
When Blues beat Charlton 1-0 at The Valley in August, Jones spent his post-match press conference talking up the budget available to
his opposite number. He then added: “These are expected to walk the league. Not win the league, walk it. And the margins were very
small between the two teams. We’re in a decent place.”
Charlton aren’t currently in a good place having lost their last three league games. Speaking ahead of their second meeting with Blues,
Jones said: “They are a wonderful side and they are the best side in the division because they are top at this point in time. They are
proving, at this point in time, that they are the best side in the division. It will be a tough, tough game, but, as you’ve seen, they all are.”
Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe)
Wycombe manager Bloomfield was fulsome in his praise, saying: “Birmingham City are going to get promoted this season. Absolutely
– they remind me of what Ipswich did a couple of years ago.
“They’ve gone and recruited an incredible young coach, they’re spending millions and millions of pounds on the backroom staff, on the
playing staff, on everything, and there’s no point spending all that money if you’re not going to do it right. They’re doing it right and
properly.”
Speaking after his side narrowly lost to Blues in August, Wellens said: “I thought we were the better team, by far the better team.
They’ve got quality, obviously, but we were the better team and definitely should have got something out of it.
“They can have passages where they pass it between the defenders and the goalkeeper so it takes the sting out of it, but I thought for
the first half hour of the second half they didn’t get out of their own half. I’m disappointed but proud because you only have to look at
what they’ve got and what they’ve spent. We’re a team of free transfers – not one player of ours cost a penny. You look at the riches
that they have and I thought we were better than them.”
Shaun Maloney (Wigan)
Before the game, Wigan boss Maloney – who spent time at Aston Villa during his playing career – couldn’t have been more flattering.
He said: “When you look at the resources and the level of investment at Birmingham, it’s them and then the rest of the league in my
opinion. They’re a really good team with really good players. I know the left-back (Alex Cochrane) from Hearts – really good player. If
you look at the financial side of things, it shouldn’t be a contest.”
Afterwards, Maloney reflected: “When you compare the teams, the level of investment, our academy players, what they did today was
very good. I’ve honestly never been as proud as I have been watching a team like that come and really play, I think that’s why I’m so
disappointed.”
Darren Ferguson (Peterborough)
After defeating St Andrew’s two goals to one, Peterborough looked like they would cause a stir. Ferguson reflected: “I said before the
game, and I meant it, I feel the relegation has been the best thing to happen to this club. Everyone is more motivated, they have a new
coach, things are moving quickly, and they will definitely try their hardest to win the league for the first time. Birmingham has indeed
experienced the greatest thing that could have happened.
“Our intention was to arrive here and challenge them. If at all possible, we wanted to start out ahead. This is not a team we will play
every week. They have several excellent players for this level that they have recruited very successfully.”
Michael Duff (Huddersfield)
Although Huddersfield was predicted to be one of the Blues’ toughest opponents this season, their encounter on October 1 revealed
how different the two teams are, despite the fact that the final score was only 1-0. “Not being judged on Birmingham away” was one of
Duff’s most remarkable remarks.
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