BIRMINGHAM CITY have appointed Mike Rigg to the new role of Academy Technical Director as they bid to return to Category One status by the start of the 2025/26 season.

BIRMINGHAM CITY have brought in two performance consultants linked to Tom Brady to work with their performance and medical teams and “write a philosophy from scratch”.

WAYNE ROONEY has named Ashley Cole, John O'Shea, Carl Robinson and Pete Shuttleworth as his assistants after being named Birmingham City manager.

BIRMINGHAM CITY have plugged gaps in their backroom team by appointing Frank McParland as Head of Recruitment and Joe Carnall as Chief Scout.

BIRMINGHAM CITY have split their Academy Manager role in two following the exit of Paul Williams after less than a year. Liam Daish has returned to the club he captained as Academy Manager (Football), with Danetta Powell promoted to Academy Manager (Operations).

BIRMINGHAM CITY have become the first club to have their Academy forcibly downgraded after losing an appeal to the Professional Game Board (PGB).

PAUL WILLIAMS has been appointed Academy Director at Birmingham City, while Academy Manager Mike Dodds has exited the club after 12 years.

CRAIG GARDNER has been appointed Technical Director by Birmingham City, just a year after retiring from playing.

BIRMINGHAM CITY have been awarded Category One Academy status, making them the 27th club in the country to reach the top tier.

IN his first interview since becoming Academy Manager in December, Mike Dodds gives the lowdown on a tumultuous two months at the club.

MIKE DODDS has been promoted to Academy Manager by Birmingham City as the club insist they will still continue with their pursuit of Category One status.

BIRMINGHAM CITY have admitted they are set to scrap all teams below their Under-17s - just three months after announcing they had applied for Category One Academy status.

BIRMINGHAM CITY have applied to move up to Category One Academy status for the 2021/22 season.

NEW Birmingham City manager Aitor Karanka has named his seven-strong backroom team at St Andrews, including younger brother David as assistant.

SMARTERSCOUT runs the rule over Birmingham City's Jude Bellingham to decide whether he could be the best 16-year-old in European football.

BIRMINGHAM have enjoyed a dramatic resurgence since Garry Monk arrived at the club - and set pieces have been key. Josh Schneider-Weiler went to meet mastermind Pep Clotet to find out more.

MIDDLESBROUGH are seeking a High Court injunction to prevent Garry Monk’s backroom staff working with him at Birmingham until December 28th.

NEW Birmingham boss Garry Monk has been reunited with assistant Pep Clotet after assembling the same backroom staff he had at Leeds United.

JEFF VETERE has become the new Director of Football at Birmingham City - where he will team up with Harry Redknapp, one of the most outspoken critics of the role.