From the FANS, by the FANS! - YOUR Birmingham City Questions ANSWERED! Episode 4
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- In this podcast of our Birmingham City fan Q&A series, we discuss a number of questions than have been put to us by the fans. We consider a range of different topics including our thoughts on the fantastic stadium improvements, the match day experience, where we think we might finish in the league this season and who we would like to have as guests on the podcast!
A big thank you to all fans who provided us with questions and because we had such a great response we will be recording an additional podcast later in the week to answer some more of your questions!
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An extremely respectful show. No getting on individuals backs, which is happening with a lot, that can't help the players who see it. Another show containing useful ideas and different content. Youngsters can watch and enjoy, clean talk.👍🏻
Thanks very much for the kind words mate. We pride ourselves on being a family podcast so no swearing or abusive language and just a bit of chat and banter between dad and son. We are really glad you enjoy the podcast, KRO :)
I will say this is one of two that are my favourite pod cast on the blues that I enjoy very much, with a relaxed atmosphere speaking about topics that are related to now and of the past.🇬🇧🏴KRO
Thanks so much for the kinds words, we really appreciate it and we genuinely find this a pleasure to do! :)
Thanks again, KRO!
@BCFCRoyalBlue Monday night madness ahead, what do you think the score will be, I'd like to see a 2.0 win. We need to buckle down now with clean sheets.😊
Will be publishing our Weekly score predictions video tomorrow but I won’t preempt out predictions, but what I can say is that myself and Matt, predicted exactly the same score. That’s the first time that has happened this season for a Blues game! KRO
@BCFCRoyalBlue 💙 thank you for the reply. I look forward to future content and, as always, KRO
Thank you both,yes favourite pod cast and no swearing which is brilliant.I’d like to ask you both who is your favourite Blues player of all time.
From one dad to another, I agree with your response about the DJ choice of music. Actually is it music????
Haha! Half the stuff that's about these days just sounds like different noises to me to be honest 😆
Very best, KRO!
Look forward to your vids every morning, love it KRO LADS
Thank you for your comment which is greatly appreciated. KRO!
4:25 I think it’s a bit of both, yes play some songs that the fans get involved with but also play new stuff because it’s helping local talent get recognised and big up the birmingham people in general
Thank you very much for your comment which is greatly appreciated. Of course you are right, I guess as I’m a bit older I’m a bit of a dinosaur. I would however like to have some music that gets the crowd singing/joining in. KRO!
@@BCFCRoyalBlue yeah I agree we need to hear songs to get the crowd going 😃👍🏻
Glad you liked the question guys and thanks for answering! If I could have a second choice for guest,I'd go for Stephen Carr. Promotion and Carling Cup winning captain. Absolute legend IMO. KRO
It was a great question mate so thank you! :)
Absolutely Stephen Carr would be a great. Every time I think about the question, someone different pops into my head, KRO! :)
My favourite blues channel, cheers!
Thank you mate, this is really nice and we really appreciate the kind words, KRO! :)
Easily the best Channel
The club need to do a promotional video on the fan zones. I personally don't get to the ground early enough to enjoy this. Also no drinking as I'm driving. The one in the Kop car park looks absolutely packed. Maybe they could stream away games as the away allocations are so low. Imagine fans could gather and watch the game with their mates. It would be a great money spinner
Thank you for your comment which is greatly appreciated. The fan zones are great and allow fans to meet up early before going into the ground which creates a great atmosphere.
I always thought that plan was to stream away games and England games from the fan zones. Maybe this is something planned for the future.
The promotional video suggestion is a great idea. KRO!
I've got so many programmes from when I was a kid in the 80s, they bring back so many good memories
Thank you for your comment David which is greatly appreciated. I used to have boxes of them in my loft as well! KRO!
Heat lamps and Marquees. In London you can eat outside some restaurants in winter. Those heat lamps work really well.
Thanks Courtney, I have seen them and experienced them at a few local pubs and the heat can be pretty intense so possibly a good solution, KRO! :)
Great episode as always both, I agree that Blues will finish top, confidence is key 🎉
Thanks so much Liam, really appreciate the kind words. Bring on the League One winning season, KRO! :)
Thank you for answering my question. I can't remember the last time I purchased a programme, but I always used to have a decent look and keep the programme from the games that I attended in hospitality. However, with the big increase in cost in the hospitality packages, I'm not sure if I will be going to any games in hospitality.
I don't remember the last time I actually purchased a programme. I have a few good ones from over the years. Mainly the away games that I attended, like Liverpool away in the FA Cup way back in 1994. Good old Ricky Otto scoring. The less said about the penalties in the shootout, the better!!
I really like these videos that you do. The opportunity to ask a question is brilliant, and to see and hear the questions that others ask and you answer is such a brilliant way to engage with your followers/subscribers.
Just a word of the fan park, the plans for the one by the main stand, which when completed I will use, that will have a roof but the capacity isn't very high.
I'd wondered what the plans will be for the main fan park, which is just a car park truth be told as it stands, which is great whilst the weather is good, but it will be interesting to see what the club has in mind ready for when the weather turns.
KRO 💙
Thank you for your comment Richard which is greatly appreciated. We plan to make the fans Q&A a regular feature throughout the season so we are so pleased you enjoy them. Thank you for your continued engagement with our videos as well! KRO!
@@BCFCRoyalBlue KRO 💙
I always look forward to seeing you guys talking all things BCFC, great stuff!
Very kind of you Darren, thank you so much for the kind words, we really appreciate it, KRO! :)
Had a beer in the fanzone bar and wondered why we aren't championing local brewers and brews? A nice pint of mild or other local brews.
This is a good shout to be fair. Love a local beer! I will send this into the club :)
Very best, KRO!
As a bluenose for over 50 years, I tend to expect the worst despite the quality of the squad 😂 I expect us to go up but we have to win so many games (30 approx) to go up automatically it may have to be through the playoffs . I hope I’m wrong. KRO
Thanks mate and this is an interesting point. I do know exactly what you mean.
I think as a fanbase we have quite literally been dragged through the mud these past 13 years so it almost feels like we are programmed to expect the worst. I am definitely getting better and enjoying the ride and hopefully expecting some success this season! Very best, KRO!
Thanks for answering my question 😊 KRO
Our pleasure Sam. Thank you for asking the question and engaging with the channel, KRO! :)
Thanks both easy listening and nice to hear some positivity, cant wait for Monday KRO
Thank you for your comment Andrew which is greatly appreciated. KRO!
Love your guys podcast it is absolutely class keep up the great work lads 👍🏻
Thanks so much Luke, always appreciate your kind words :)
Stansfield should play just behind May.. Let's hope Davies can see the obvious!
Thanks for commenting, always appreciated :)
I think he will keep Willumson in the #10 / just behind May. I think he will start Stansfield on the right side of attacking mid with instruction to come in a bit. Just my thoughts of course. Very best, KRO!
I'd like
Dykes
Stansfied Willumson May
Because we need a battering ram up top. May and Stansfield lack physicality and are winning nothing in the air. Just think Dykes providing knock-downs for the poachers. Willumson adds some physicality but doesn't exactly look good in the air.
@@FutureIsBlue-tq1xy we play along the ground now not long ball tactics.
Just wanted to say thanks as I love your channel. Keep Right On with the great work.
Thanks so much for the kind words, we really appreciate it and glad you enjoy our content :)
Very best, KRO!
It’s a great time to be a bluenose gents! Another great podcast as always. Tom Wagner on the show would be EPIC. Imagine a live stream with him 😂😂😂. Have a great week lads and Monday’s game will be amazing! Im So looking forward to it KRO
It really is mate, I can't believe how well things are going. We will keep working on getting Wagner on the podcast 😆
Monday will be epic, can't wait! KRO :)
Guests on the show for me would be Paul Devlin
Thank you for your comment Karl which is greatly appreciated. That would be a good shout. A great player for Blues. KRO!
Hi lads,great channel, the Blues shop is great,but the stock is very thin on the ground . KRO..
Thanks for the kind words mate, greatly appreciated. As the shop is still new they may still be finding their feet. No doubt more stock will hopefully come *Fingers crossed*
Very best, KRO! :)
Thanks for the comments re yhe Main stand guys - mirrors my thoughts, with yhe new stadium coming not sesnsible to invest too much in this part of the ground apart from the basics, food and drink service has improved but still room to get better imo, the fan zone nearly complete but not quite ready vs Wigan from what i could see
Fact is, whatever they can do to encourage extra spend at the ground before and after the game drives revenue, these guys are really switched on
Buzzing for the game on Monday, gutted to miss it due to my Egyptian scuba tour, will be watching it somehow KRO
Thank you for your comment which is greatly appreciated. The club have done well with the fan zone in the Kop which creates a great buzz outside the ground with fans spending money on food and drink which is great. I agree that there is always room for improvement which I’m sure the club will continue to strive for. Thank you once again for your question and engagement with the channel. KRO!
😂 😂 Human league, was more your scene, back in the day, haven't been down to the new blues, how is it for disabled people, I couldn't make it up the hill no more
Haha! Give me 'Don't you want me' every day 😆
I presume the hill might still be a challenge. That climb from the McDonalds island is surprisingly steep and seems never ending. I'm possibly not in a position to answer generally and bigger picture for disabled people but I think around the ground accessibility is generally good and I know club try and be as accommodating as possible. I think this is a good point and question we can look further into :)
Very best, KRO!
Hey guys did you see we made the New York Times about our transfer business? What do you think about the NYT comments? They seem to agree with you blokes (mostly)
Thanks for commenting Neil :)
I saw an article the other day about how we smashed the transfer record? I must admit I scanned over it as I was working however for a newspaper they actually got quite a lot of detail correct which was re-assuring. Still can't believe the press and attention this club is getting since Knighthead. Very best, KRO!
Good quality stuff KRO
Thanks mate, appreciate the kind words, KRO! :)
Can you ask the club to change the KRO song played before game change to a KRO song more upbeat the fans sing a faster pass song to the one that played before kick off. Keep up the ace work guys
Thank you very much for your comment Martin which is greatly appreciated! This really splits opinion. I have to be honest I love the original version that is played and the way it builds up at the end. I also know that there are many fans like yourself who would prefer a more modern version.KRO!
Very enjoyable guys KRO
@@markfewtrell5242 thank you Mark. KRO!
Hi Matt n dad how do you think you will feel when the time comes to play our last game at st Andrews. I think it will be very emotional time.all those magnificent memories all the joys and sorrows to.and are you looking forward two moving to a new stadium.KRO
Thanks Robert, this will be a very sad day. We both love St Andrews and my dad has been going down since the 70's so certainly holds a special place in our lives. A new stadium is really exciting for sure I just hope they can somehow do a St Andrews tribute or memory or something there that honours our previous home.
Very best, KRO! :)
Possession means nothing without an end product, i wish they would play groovin with mr bloe in the warm up 1970s .kro
I mean look at Wrexham at the moment. Averaging 35% possession but 4 out of 5 clean sheets and 11 goals scored.
I do think we are going to turn our possession into something special soon and when we do click in the final third we are going to take some serious stopping. Thanks for commenting, greatly appreciated, KRO! :)
Great pod guys i agree with dad we need dads music party time coybb k.r o.
Haha! Thanks Kevin, let's get you both behind the decks for the Wrexham game 😆, KRO! :)
@@BCFCRoyalBlue ye defo up for that 👌 me and dad would smash it matt k.r o.
Another question guys when was your first Blues game mine was Bolton Wanderers 1967 won 4-0.I was hooked.
Thanks Terry, mine was against Barnsley in 1996. It was 0-0. I'm 34 now so I would have been about 6 and even considering the goaless draw I was instantly hooked with football, the blues and St Andrews.
My dad's was against West Ham. He doesn't know the exact year but it was a 2-1 win for blues and after the game West Ham invaded the pitch and started throwing bricks into the home end. Would have been mid to late 70's I believe.
Very best, KRO!
May be a bit of Glen Miller, for you Gary 😅
Haha! Anything over that drum and bass. I'm sure we are being grumpy old men and the youngens love it 😆
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Does anyone remember the band that used to play in the corner below the police corner view point? I used to like it and thought it added atmosphere. I would love to see it back or a drummer, similar to a lot of foreign clubs do. I recently watched the Birmingham v Sunderland ladies game and heard a drum beat through out?? I think it helps ramp up the atmosphere.
Thanks for commenting Lee, that's where one of the the DJ's is now, just in the corner by the police (Now known as Arthur's corner 😊)
A lot of fans agree that we aren't a drumming club. It just isn't in our DNA as a fanbase! Same as those huge European flags etc when these things get mentioned on social there is immediate push back. Even the lady who brought the drum to the Sunderland game was getting some stick. Very best, KRO!
It was bad enough having music after the goals in the ladies matches.. a drum would just annoy people all game IMO
Kro
Thank you for your comment which is greatly appreciated. KRO!
Alright O'Neill boys!
Big fan of the podcast and thoroughly enjoy listening to your in-depth discussions and analysis. 🙌💙🌍⚽ Keep up the good work and Keep Right On!
I am playing a few tunes before the Wrexham game in the Box2Box bar in the Kop. If you's are about - come on down for a sing-song for the boys on royal blue!... I'll have the maracas ready for you's! 🪇😂
...and I'll play some jam for Dad! 😉😂🙌🎶💙
Haha! Sounds like a plan, we could pop down to the Box2Box for some blues tunes :)
Thanks a lot for the kinds words mate, we really appreciate it and glad you enjoy our channel / content, KRO!
❤ HAPPY TIMES GARRY AND MATT 🚽 ON THE VILLA YOU NO IT TRUE NO WORRIES THE TIMES OR RIGHT FOR THE ROYAL BLUES HALL THE BEST TO YOU BLUES 🔊 🎼 🎵 🎶 NO 🥁 YOU NO ITS RIGHT 🏠 🍷 🍸 🍹 🥧🍣 ☺️ 😉 😍 🤩 🍺 🍻 😉 😀 👍 LOVE TO ALL THE BLUES KEEP RIGHT ON..
Thanks Paul! Happy times indeed and up the blues :)
Very best, KRO!
❤ ROYAL BLUES TO FINISH 1ST OR 2ND YOU NO ITS RIGHT UP THE ROYAL BLUES BIG TIMES FOR US ALL BLUES FANS IN ST ANDREW'S 29.500 NOT 27.845 IN THE STADIUM 2ND WEEK NO WORRIES YES NEW STADIUM 62.500 BIG TIMES FOR THE ROYAL BLUES .. NEXT MACH YES 4-3 TO THE ROYAL BLUES 👌 ❤ 😉 ☺️ TOP BY OCTOBER 28 YOU NO ITS RIGHT 👕 👌..
Thanks Paul, roll on winning the league and the new stadium, KRO! :)
Lads try and get stan lazaridis on plz plz plz pls
Thank you for your comment which is greatly appreciated. Love Stan, he was one of Matt’s favourite when he was a kid! KRO!
How did birmingham get paik to stay? 😂 he was too good even for the championship
Thank you very much for your comment Steve which is greatly appreciated! I must admit I thought he might be on his way but fair play to the club for convincing him to stay. KRO!
Paik knows a club thats going places!! 😊
❤ OLD STADIUM ST ANDREW'S NEW STADIUM ROYAL ST ANDREW'S STADIUM UP THE ROYAL BLUES NEW NAME ROYAL ST ANDREW'S 👌 💙 PLEASE COME AND SEE THE ROYAL BLUES 😉 ☺️ 🤩 😍 ..
Up the blues, KRO! :)
Yeah, we need some rock (or metal :P), not a fan of most of the music
Haha! I will take anything over drum and bass which just get's washed out anyway 😆
KRO :)
A bit of Vera Lyn wouldn't go amiss, they don't make em like that any more. On a little bit more serious note, heard this morning that the old Villa player Gary Shaw, isn't too good at the moment, firstly , I hope the rumours are wrong, if not, genuinely wish him all the best for the future.
@@KeithWard-dz2yf yes, saw that which was sad news to hear. Let’s hope for a speedy recover for Gary. KRO!