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Gary Rowett sacked at B'Ham replaced by Zola who's replaced by Redknapp

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    jdsd42 said:

    they reap what they sow....bet Rowett is secretly delighted

    I know I am.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    12 points clear of the relegation zone, any chance they could go down ?
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,548
    Be carefull what you wish for. Had a soft spot for Birmingham, quite liked Rowett, Morrison and some of their fans were decent (check of DavoBirmingham).
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,676
    Interesting win percentage table here which shows Zola's 0.00% after 10 games (Rowett 39.62% after 106).

    Forgotten how good Trevor Francis was with 47.93% after 290 games (1996 - 2001). Blimey, I remember hearing about him scoring four goals for Birmingham (v Bolton) as a 16 year old on the wireless radio back in 70/71 ... time and tide wait for no man.

    http://www.managerstats.co.uk/clubs/birmingham-city/
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,301
    se9addick said:

    12 points clear of the relegation zone, any chance they could go down ?

    Really do hope so
    cafcsinger said:

    Be carefull what you wish for. Had a soft spot for Birmingham, quite liked Rowett, Morrison and some of their fans were decent

    Feel the same about Birmingham too (and any club with ex-Charlton Players)... I really hope they go down but will feel sorry for Morrison
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Since being on the jr redd coach attacked by their fans I've hated them.
    And that prat jasper carrot.
    Love Zola!
  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    iainment said:

    Since being on the jr redd coach attacked by their fans I've hated them.
    And that prat jasper carrot.
    Love Zola!

    I cant hate on jasper Carrot, the guy was shagging Condoleeza Rice back in the day, so deserves respect for that!

    Otherwise agree with you
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    The Carrott thing is from the time he came on the pitch at half time to gee their crowd up. And insult us.
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,193
    I don't doubt that Birmingham messed this up but wasn't Rowett rumoured to be looking at other jobs when they pulled the trigger? Might just be spin from the club though.
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  • jdsd42
    jdsd42 Posts: 1,497
    JiMMy 85 said:

    I don't doubt that Birmingham messed this up but wasn't Rowett rumoured to be looking at other jobs when they pulled the trigger? Might just be spin from the club though.

    more clubs looking at him....he has a solid legal case
  • bazjonster
    bazjonster Posts: 2,875
    Birmingham so deserve this after how they treated Rowett.
  • Tramp
    Tramp Posts: 202
    Here, Here.
  • cafckev
    cafckev Posts: 2,914
    iainment said:

    The Carrott thing is from the time he came on the pitch at half time to gee their crowd up. And insult us.

    And his microphone kept cutting out!

    Running around the pitch sing "Stand up if ... ..... the blues"

  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    All_Thaid_Up said:

    iainment said:

    Since being on the jr redd coach attacked by their fans I've hated them.
    And that prat jasper carrot.
    Love Zola!

    I cant hate on jasper Carrot, the guy was shagging Condoleeza Rice back in the day, so deserves respect for that!

    Otherwise agree with you
    No. He wasn't.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,676
    Leroy Ambrose said:

    All_Thaid_Up said:

    iainment said:

    Since being on the jr redd coach attacked by their fans I've hated them.
    And that prat jasper carrot.
    Love Zola!

    I cant hate on jasper Carrot, the guy was shagging Condoleeza Rice back in the day, so deserves respect for that!

    Otherwise agree with you
    No. He wasn't.
    According to a report in the Independent March 2006 ...
    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-odd-couples-6104969.html

    Rice introduced herself with the words, "I'm Condoleezza," to which Carrott reportedly replied "My condolences."
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Rowett was asking permission to be interviewed for numerous jobs and was refusing to sign a new contract, brums owners acted before he got the chance to quit but apparently chose the wrong person and should have gone for someone with a proven coaching record / someone like Karen Fraeye
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,781
    Raith_C_Chattonell said:

    Leroy Ambrose said:

    All_Thaid_Up said:

    iainment said:

    Since being on the jr redd coach attacked by their fans I've hated them.
    And that prat jasper carrot.
    Love Zola!

    I cant hate on jasper Carrot, the guy was shagging Condoleeza Rice back in the day, so deserves respect for that!

    Otherwise agree with you
    No. He wasn't.
    According to a report in the Independent March 2006 ...
    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-odd-couples-6104969.html

    Rice introduced herself with the words, "I'm Condoleezza," to which Carrott reportedly replied "My condolences."
    Actually April 2006. April 1st, to be exact. :wink:
  • SouthWest_Addicks
    SouthWest_Addicks Posts: 6,307
    Swisdom said:

    Rowett was asking permission to be interviewed for numerous jobs and was refusing to sign a new contract, brums owners acted before he got the chance to quit but apparently chose the wrong person and should have gone for someone with a proven coaching record / someone like Karen Fraeye

    Only 2 defeats away from being dragged into the relegation battle. Should provide a warning to owners to not hire crappy foreign managers.

  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,002
    Birmingham City manager Gianfranco Zola intends to seek talks with the club's Chinese owners after his reign as manager hit a new low.

    Blues' 4-1 home loss to Queens Park Rangers on Saturday was the heaviest of the nine defeats in 14 games City have suffered since Zola replaced Gary Rowett as boss in December.

    "Obviously I need to have a chat with the owners," said Zola.

    "As long as they trust me I am willing to try and do my best at St Andrew's."

    Since Zola took charge, Blues have collected just six points from a possible 36 in the Championship to slip to 14th in the table, and they are now 18 points off the play-off places.

    When Rowett's team won his final game in charge, 2-1 against Ipswich Town on 13 December, Blues were seventh and level on points with sixth-placed Sheffield Wednesday. Rowett was sacked the following day by Trillion Trophy Asia Ltd, owned by Hong Kong businessman Paul Suen Cho Hung, who had already lined up former Chelsea and Italy striker Zola to come in.

    "At the moment, I am feeling very low," added Zola. "But I take full responsibility. I am probably not giving enough and it is making me upset.

    "I have committed myself to the club and I am doing it with a lot of passion. We do not like where we are at the present time, but I really care about this club and I want to help them."



    That's good of him!
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,219
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:

    Birmingham City manager Gianfranco Zola intends to seek talks with the club's Chinese owners after his reign as manager hit a new low.

    Blues' 4-1 home loss to Queens Park Rangers on Saturday was the heaviest of the nine defeats in 14 games City have suffered since Zola replaced Gary Rowett as boss in December.

    "Obviously I need to have a chat with the owners," said Zola.

    "As long as they trust me I am willing to try and do my best at St Andrew's."

    Since Zola took charge, Blues have collected just six points from a possible 36 in the Championship to slip to 14th in the table, and they are now 18 points off the play-off places.

    When Rowett's team won his final game in charge, 2-1 against Ipswich Town on 13 December, Blues were seventh and level on points with sixth-placed Sheffield Wednesday. Rowett was sacked the following day by Trillion Trophy Asia Ltd, owned by Hong Kong businessman Paul Suen Cho Hung, who had already lined up former Chelsea and Italy striker Zola to come in.

    "At the moment, I am feeling very low," added Zola. "But I take full responsibility. I am probably not giving enough and it is making me upset.

    "I have committed myself to the club and I am doing it with a lot of passion. We do not like where we are at the present time, but I really care about this club and I want to help them."



    That's good of him!

    Clearly has the passion which is all that matters
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    That's on a par with Pardew's 'I'll play my best team in the future'.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    edited February 2017
    What a shambles

    It's not as if Zola hadn't failed in previous jobs...

    The only consolation for Birmingham fans, is that Villa are currently doing even worse. 6 defeats in their last 8 matches, including 4 in a row

  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    edited February 2017
    Raith_C_Chattonell said:

    Leroy Ambrose said:

    All_Thaid_Up said:

    iainment said:

    Since being on the jr redd coach attacked by their fans I've hated them.
    And that prat jasper carrot.
    Love Zola!

    I cant hate on jasper Carrot, the guy was shagging Condoleeza Rice back in the day, so deserves respect for that!

    Otherwise agree with you
    No. He wasn't.
    According to a report in the Independent March 2006 ...
    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-odd-couples-6104969.html

    Rice introduced herself with the words, "I'm Condoleezza," to which Carrott reportedly replied "My condolences."
    Brilliant article. Thanks ever so much for posting. Anyone got any more of these odd 'celebrity' pairings. I'm doing a quiz and thought it might make an amusing round.
  • WattsTheMatter
    WattsTheMatter Posts: 367
    Birmingham's recent form has just cemented how ridiculous a decision it was to get rid of Rowett and replace him with Zola of all people.

    Managers need to be given more time, and Birmingham is yet another club going down the pan.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,846
    edited February 2017
    Zola should have stuck to ice cream - he's very good at that.
  • Dugdaleclass
    Dugdaleclass Posts: 554
    Know a couple of Blues fans and they are still stunned by Rowlett leaving. It has to be remembered that he was working within the limitations of a transfer freeze and had them competing for play-offs. Now they are in that downward spiral so familiar to us. Owners - who needs them?
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,273
    That quote from Zola is abysmal. What a motivator of men!
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Yet another owner flexing their muscles when they take over sending out the signal to the fans that they know best.

    I would love to see Brum go down.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,909
    eaststandmike said:

    Yet another owner flexing their muscles when they take over sending out the signal to the fans that they know best.

    I would love to see Brum go down.

    And we somehow nick Morro back. He becomes club captain. Roland jogs on, we get new owners and the Powell Jacko dream management team lead us to storming the league one title and onwards.

    Sorry realms of fantasy I know.

    We can but dream!

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