Championship side Birmingham City face a minimum of 56 games this season following their progression in the Europa League last night. The 3-0 victory over Portugese outfit C.D Nacional sealed the Blues' place in the group stages of the competition and they now face a number of rescheduled games as a result. Their clash on the 27th September against Leeds has already bit the dust and more could be set to follow. As well as six further...More

Nottingham Forest are understood to be closing in on the signing of Matt Derbyshire from Olympiakos. The striker spent last season on loan at relegated Birmingham City but was limited to just four starts in that time and no permanent deal was pursued. The Greek side put a number of Championship sides on red alert earlier this summer when Derbyshire was left out of their pre-season games and made available for a nominal fee. Free-spe...More

Football League new boys AFC Wimbledon are understood to be closing in on the signing of Marcus Bent after the former Everton striker underwent a medical at Kingsmeadow. Bent, who is currently a free agent, was recently released by Birmingham City and has caught the eye of manager Terry Brown after captain Danny Kedwell left for Gillingham last month. Brown has bolstered his striking options already this summer with the signing of Cha...More

Birmingham City have moved to replace Alex Mcleish by appointing Chris Hughton as their new manager. The former Newcastle boss has been the bookies’ favourite to move into the St Andrews hot seat since McLeish’s controversial decision to quit the Blues to move to their bitter cross-city rivals Aston Villa. The former Tottenham Hotspur full back beat former West Bromwich Albion manager Roberto Di Matteo to the job and will be tasked with...More

The managerial merry-go-round has begun apace over the last seven days as teams in the Npower Championship begin their preparations for the 2011/12 season. Dave Jones has already lost his job at Cardiff City following a third successive failure to gain promotion to the Premier League, a disappointment compounded by the success of their South Wales rivals Swansea City becoming the first side from the Principality to reach the top flight...More

According to the League Managers’ Association, Alex McLeish walked out on Birmingham City because he was not consulted over transfer deals and his chief scout was sacked by the Blues executive board. The legal wrangles of the deal have been mired in controversy this week, with Birmingham claiming they have not accepted McLeish’s resignation and demanding £4.5 million compensation from any potential club who wishes to install the Scot as...More