Kristjaan Speakman

[Deleted member 13050]

You have to wonder if they consider cultivating and selling youth talent is a profitable venture. Looking at those names above it has probably put Birmingham City on a stable foundation.

That’s not a bad business model for a L1 and even a championship club. No reason that if we hit the PL we couldn’t change tack and start hanging on to those types of players instead of cashing in.

 

[TDalt]

Means the new “manager” will be a proper head coach type of fella if you ask me. Rules out Cowley and Cook. Suggests more someone along the Johnson/Stendel route.

 

[Helmerroids]

Speaks really well actually, I’m impressed. Sounds like he’ll bring some desperately needed professionalism to the club.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Speaks really well actually, I’m impressed. Sounds like he’ll bring some desperately needed professionalism to the academy setup entire club.

Tidied for you.

 

[Upthere]

Someone else coming in too

 

[Hot Since 82]

That’s not a bad business model for a L1 and even a championship club. No reason that if we hit the PL we couldn’t change tack and start hanging on to those types of players instead of cashing in.

We've even made a monumental arse of the cashing part of the equation in the past couple of years. But yeah I'd much rather Henderson, Pickford, the centre half at Shef Utd, Maja, Mumba and others I've forgotten were still here playing fo safc.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Someone else coming in too

Head coach?

 

[Moderate Power]

It's essential for anyone outside the big 6.

It is, of course, it is just in recent years they have sold kids on before they have really made contribution to the first team.

Probably this strategy is much more viable if the club can get to the Championship and are less bound by wage restraints.

 

[Hot Since 82]

Someone else coming in too

Someone else is Sporting director + this lad as technical director?

 

[SAFC Wilks]

I Hooe I'm wrong buy this doesn't look good. 14 years at Birmingham! Hugely underwhelmed. Hope he proves me wrong if appointed

Other than Bellingham who else I'd on this convorbelt of talent that's come out of Birmingham over the last decade?

Compared to the usual tripe we appoint (Rodwell, Parkinson) I’d say this shows some good forward thinking.

Definitely not a Donald type appointment, don’t think this lad has been at Eastleigh/Oxford before...

 

[Upthere]

Head coach?

Above him. DoF and someone technical but unsure on names

 

[The Rat]

I'm not sure what some people want on here other than someone famous they've heard of

have you actually read the thread? Everyone’s happy with it

 

[Wardley Makem]

From experience, let's not get carried away. SAFC.COM the place for ITK

 

[Dobblemackem]

Someone else coming in too

you tease. Haway give us more.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Someone else is Sporting director + this lad as technical director?

Not sure you need both at this level - we need to see exactly what his job description is going to be.

 

[The Cabbage]

That’s not a bad business model for a L1 and even a championship club. No reason that if we hit the PL we couldn’t change tack and start hanging on to those types of players instead of cashing in.

Realistically it's the model for SAFC whatever level we get to. Just our customers will be higher up the pyramid

 

[Deleted member 13050]

Above him. DoF and someone technical but unsure on names

This sounds remarkably like a planned restructuring.

 

[Deleted member 31333]

Someone else coming in too

Reckon they’ll do away with a head of academy now? Just they advertised for the post originally but looking at this sporting directors background I imagine he’ll be involved in the academy too.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

This sounds remarkably like a planned restructuring.

Welcome to our new overlords.

 

[Super Ted]

Wouldn't suprise me if its Gary Monk, worked with this fella before.