Before I start off I'd like to give a special shout out to my dawg Mr.T, He showed me this site and the structure may be similar to his thanks 
. And also please feel free to comment and tell me what you think and what could be improved.
Hello and welcome to my story of attempting to try and turn a current Birmingham City team into world dominators, I have previously done this with Man City but sadly I was not a member of Fm-Base..... So here I go and I hope you enjoy
To start off with I decided to make my aims minimal at only mid table, this is because i felt that my team was not as strong as i think it will be come next summer. I have been given £40 Million to spend and 375K on wages.
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Birmingham City Official Press Conference:
You sit here as the new manager of Birmingham. Is this your dream job?
I am pleased to have the chance to work here, Birmingham have a lot of potential.
What is your overall approach to the tactical side of the game?
I prefer to play an attractive, attacking style of play
How involved do you intend to be in the day-to-day running of the club?
I will be involved here and there but my staff will be handling a lot of things
Would you agree with the assessment that you already have an idea of which players you like and those that you aren't so happy with?
Everyone will get a chance to show what they can do
Your response suggest you have confidence in your players. What do you consider to be your strongest area of your team?
I am fully confident that all areas of the team are strong and up for the challenge
You have taken charge of Birmingham at a time when it is expected that James McFadden may well be leaving the club. What are the Chances of keeping him around?
I definitely want to keep James here
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My first two signings were coaches Steve Gatting and Brian Eastick. Stay locked on to this page to find out how my pre-season went.
Pre Season
My pre season went pretty well with me winning 5 out of the 6 games here is how they went:
4-1(h) Birmingham Reserves
2-3(a) Dundee United
5-0(a) Darlington
7-0(a) Yeovil
5-1(a) Charlton
3-0(a) Portadown
The loss to Darlington didnt really put me down i had faith in my team and knowing transfers were on their way. My transfers will be up shortly a few surprises too
End of August Report
The end of the transfer window!
During that period i signed the following:
Milan Baros (Galatasary, Record Signing) - £10 Million
Anthony Annan (Rosenborg) - £5 Million
Mark Beevers (Sheff Wed) - £5.25 Million
Axel Witsel (Standard) - £7.75 Million
Jonjo Shelvey (Charlton) - £5 Million
I was pretty happy with my summer activity but I felt that I could have done with a winger, I was on the verge of signing Sergio Garcia (Betis) but I cancelled due to lack of funds and also I had opted to get Shelvey and Witsel. I, in some ways regret this decision because I felt that they were a bit over priced and I was in dying need of another winger. But thanks to the versatility of witsel I transformed him into one Shelvey is also in the process of becoming one. I signed Mark Beevers because I needed that extra backup in defence just in case and Anthony Annan will come and help bring in some (African) power lol into my central midfield. Baros was my shock buy I felt that my fire-power up front was a bit weak so I went in for the kill.
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Results:
Birmingham 0-2 Fulham (h)
Bobby Zamora (55), Zoltan Gera (71)
Birmingham0-0 Wolves (h)
Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham (a)
Lee Bowyer(49), Anthony Annan(70); Nwankwo Kanu (63)
Peterborough 1-2 Birmingham (a)
Roger Johnson (6, 44); Tommy Rowe (32)
Manchester United 1-0 Birmingham (a)
Wayne Rooney (76)
Premier League Position : 16th
My first five matches went OK I would have preferred a draw to Fulham but a poor display prevented that. Post the Fulham game came the wolves game and we still seemed to have some sort of hangover from that game. I then went 2 games unbeaten with a spirited win at Portsmouth and then a somewhat routine win at Peterborough, then came a great display at united in a game which I felt merited a point at least. Overall not too bad but could have been better.
End of September Report
Results:
Wigan 2-1 Birmingham (a)
Craig Gardner (86); Jason Koumas (44), Hugo Rodallega (90+4)
Liverpool 4-0 Birmingham (a)
Steven Gerrard (25, 78, 90+1) Ryan Babel (83)
Birmingham 3-4 Sunderland (h)
Roger Johnson (19), Michel (22), Milan Baros (49); Darren Bent (Pen 45+1, 83), Milos Ninkovic (79, 90+1)
Birmingham 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur (h)
Lee Bowyer (70); Peter Crouch (3), Jermaine Defoe (52)
Birmingham 1-1 Bolton Wanderers (h)
Cameron Jerome (20); Johan Elmander (45+2)
Premier League Position: 18th
Wow a miserable month there was a point where I just felt like quitting but I stuck in there. I think the reason I had such poor results was the fact that I was constantly Changing formations so my team did not have enough time to settle under just one. Furthermore it was frustrating at the fact that all my games (apart from Liverpool) were games I felt we Played well in but couldn't keep the lead. I had a couple of games where I faced some last minute despair and those were my worst moments hopefully next month will take a turn for the best. I remain optimistic
. And also please feel free to comment and tell me what you think and what could be improved.Hello and welcome to my story of attempting to try and turn a current Birmingham City team into world dominators, I have previously done this with Man City but sadly I was not a member of Fm-Base..... So here I go and I hope you enjoy
To start off with I decided to make my aims minimal at only mid table, this is because i felt that my team was not as strong as i think it will be come next summer. I have been given £40 Million to spend and 375K on wages.
View attachment 37238
Birmingham City Official Press Conference:
You sit here as the new manager of Birmingham. Is this your dream job?
I am pleased to have the chance to work here, Birmingham have a lot of potential.
What is your overall approach to the tactical side of the game?
I prefer to play an attractive, attacking style of play
How involved do you intend to be in the day-to-day running of the club?
I will be involved here and there but my staff will be handling a lot of things
Would you agree with the assessment that you already have an idea of which players you like and those that you aren't so happy with?
Everyone will get a chance to show what they can do
Your response suggest you have confidence in your players. What do you consider to be your strongest area of your team?
I am fully confident that all areas of the team are strong and up for the challenge
You have taken charge of Birmingham at a time when it is expected that James McFadden may well be leaving the club. What are the Chances of keeping him around?
I definitely want to keep James here
End
My first two signings were coaches Steve Gatting and Brian Eastick. Stay locked on to this page to find out how my pre-season went.
Pre Season
My pre season went pretty well with me winning 5 out of the 6 games here is how they went:
4-1(h) Birmingham Reserves
2-3(a) Dundee United
5-0(a) Darlington
7-0(a) Yeovil
5-1(a) Charlton
3-0(a) Portadown
The loss to Darlington didnt really put me down i had faith in my team and knowing transfers were on their way. My transfers will be up shortly a few surprises too
End of August Report
The end of the transfer window!
During that period i signed the following:
Milan Baros (Galatasary, Record Signing) - £10 Million
Anthony Annan (Rosenborg) - £5 Million
Mark Beevers (Sheff Wed) - £5.25 Million
Axel Witsel (Standard) - £7.75 Million
Jonjo Shelvey (Charlton) - £5 Million
I was pretty happy with my summer activity but I felt that I could have done with a winger, I was on the verge of signing Sergio Garcia (Betis) but I cancelled due to lack of funds and also I had opted to get Shelvey and Witsel. I, in some ways regret this decision because I felt that they were a bit over priced and I was in dying need of another winger. But thanks to the versatility of witsel I transformed him into one Shelvey is also in the process of becoming one. I signed Mark Beevers because I needed that extra backup in defence just in case and Anthony Annan will come and help bring in some (African) power lol into my central midfield. Baros was my shock buy I felt that my fire-power up front was a bit weak so I went in for the kill.
View attachment 37303
Results:
Birmingham 0-2 Fulham (h)
Bobby Zamora (55), Zoltan Gera (71)
Birmingham0-0 Wolves (h)
Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham (a)
Lee Bowyer(49), Anthony Annan(70); Nwankwo Kanu (63)
Peterborough 1-2 Birmingham (a)
Roger Johnson (6, 44); Tommy Rowe (32)
Manchester United 1-0 Birmingham (a)
Wayne Rooney (76)
Premier League Position : 16th
My first five matches went OK I would have preferred a draw to Fulham but a poor display prevented that. Post the Fulham game came the wolves game and we still seemed to have some sort of hangover from that game. I then went 2 games unbeaten with a spirited win at Portsmouth and then a somewhat routine win at Peterborough, then came a great display at united in a game which I felt merited a point at least. Overall not too bad but could have been better.
End of September Report
Results:
Wigan 2-1 Birmingham (a)
Craig Gardner (86); Jason Koumas (44), Hugo Rodallega (90+4)
Liverpool 4-0 Birmingham (a)
Steven Gerrard (25, 78, 90+1) Ryan Babel (83)
Birmingham 3-4 Sunderland (h)
Roger Johnson (19), Michel (22), Milan Baros (49); Darren Bent (Pen 45+1, 83), Milos Ninkovic (79, 90+1)
Birmingham 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur (h)
Lee Bowyer (70); Peter Crouch (3), Jermaine Defoe (52)
Birmingham 1-1 Bolton Wanderers (h)
Cameron Jerome (20); Johan Elmander (45+2)
Premier League Position: 18th
Wow a miserable month there was a point where I just felt like quitting but I stuck in there. I think the reason I had such poor results was the fact that I was constantly Changing formations so my team did not have enough time to settle under just one. Furthermore it was frustrating at the fact that all my games (apart from Liverpool) were games I felt we Played well in but couldn't keep the lead. I had a couple of games where I faced some last minute despair and those were my worst moments hopefully next month will take a turn for the best. I remain optimistic
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. After this game though came a run of two convincing consecutive victories, it seems like at last my team are getting runs together. Stay tuned for the January Report.