Birmingham make move for McLeish
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- Birmingham make move for McLeish
- Birmingham City v Portsmouth
- Black plays a straight bat at Birmingham City
Birmingham make move for McLeish
BBC News – Nov 23, 2007
McLeish is in South Africa for Sunday’s World Cup draw and the Scottish Football Association insists no approach has been made for him. Birmingham have pledged to announce a successor to Steve Bruce "within the next week" following his move to Wigan. McLeish is the bookmakers’ favourite while Marcello Lippi and Martin Jol have rejected advances from the Blues. City released a statement saying: "The Birmingham board has appointed just three managers in the past 14 and a half years.
Birmingham City v Portsmouth
RTE.ie – Nov 23, 2007
The Finnish international last appeared in the starting line-up for the 2-0 reversal at Middlesbrough in September. But he impressed when scoring as a substitute against Aston Villa and may replace Cameron Jerome who is recovering after undergoing a hernia operation. Caretaker boss Eric Black will assess the fitness of a posse of players who have been on international duty for the past fortnight before finalising his side. Birmingham (from) Taylor Kingson Doyle Kelly Djourou Ridgewell Schmitz Queudrue Nafri Muamba Larsson De Ridder Kapo McSheffrey Palacios Danns ‘Connor Forssell.
Black plays a straight bat at Birmingham City
ic Birmingham.co.uk – Nov 23, 2007
Wigan Athletic have insisted he wants to join them and link up with Steve Bruce. And an agreement was struck with owner Dave Whelan that Black could stay for at least three weeks to hold the fort while Blues sorted themselves out then make the move for no compensation. But players have backed Black chairman David Gold has talked about him in glowing terms and it seems most fans would welcome his appointment. Blues are targeting high-profile names and considering various options for the job but could yet end up turning to Black.
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