Blue Noise

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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