Blue Noise

This week Birmingham Live's Birmingham City reporter Brian Dick caught up with current assistant manager, Pep Clotet. 
Get to know the 40-year-old who spent time talking about his coaching career, his early days forging a name for himself in Catalonia and the work that took him to Sweden and Norway before returning to Spain.

He speaks about his admiration for Gary Rowett and the job he did at Birmingham City as well as giving an insight into what it's like to work with Garry Monk.

He starts by explaining what he felt during that special moment with Blues fans at Bolton. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Welcome to the fourth edition of Blue Noise, the Birmingham City podcast from Birmingham Live.
This week it's all about Blues' youth, the lifeblood of any football club. 

We discuss how Garry Monk has made a big thing about integrating some of the home-grown players into the senior set-up.

We reflect on Wes Harding's Championship debut and the prospect of other academy products making the step up.

But it's not all about the seniors, Blues' Under 18s have their own business to take care of with an FA Youth Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Wednesday, April 4.

The game kicks off at 7pm at St Andrew's, the first leg of a two-leg tie, which sees Chelsea looking to win the trophy for the fifth year running.

However Steve Spooner's Under 18 stand defiantly in their way and Alex Dicken caught up with the manager to discuss the philosophy running through the squad.

This week's show is presented by Brian Dick and Shane Ireland, who also look ahead to a decisive week in Blues' campaign. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Blues writer Brian Dick is thrilled to present to you all an exclusive interview with new Blues boss Garry Monk.
The 39-year-old took time out from a hectic international break to speak to us from his office at a sunny Wast Hills where he discussed his first couple of weeks in the job and how he is desperate to take the club forward.

He detailed the work he has done with the players on the pitch - and the things he's been doing off it to lift the mood of not just the players but the people in all the departments at Wast Hills.

He once again emphasised the connection between the team and the supporters and there's a couple of nice anecdotes about a team bonding session during which staff and players went go-karting.

Listen out for which Blues player he'd least want to be driven home by.

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Our man at Blues, Brian Dick, managed to spend some time with City hero, Trevor Francis on his love of all things Birmingham City, playing for the club and managing. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Alex Dicken and Shane Ireland host the very first episode of the Blue Noise podcast. A podcast on all things Birmingham City FC brought to you by Birmingham Live. 
This week of course is a Garry Monk special with the former Swansea, Leeds United and Middlesbrough boss replaced Steve Cotterill earlier this week. 

Alex spoke to the Garry himself to get his views on taking charge at Blues as well as the Teeside Gazette's Middlesbrough reporter, Jonathon Taylor for his take on Monk's time at the Riverside.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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