It seems that Birmingham City have a Newcastle United connection. The Championship club appointed former Newcastle manager Chris Hughton as their manager last summer, and Chris took the plum job of Norwich City manager a few weeks ago, replacing Paul Lambert, who went to Aston Villa.
Lee Clark – while at Huddersfield Town
And news reports are now suggesting that former Newcastle player and coach Lee Clark, the former Huddersfield Town manager, will be named as the new manager of Birmingham City in the next 24 hours.
Le is now 39, and did an outstanding job at Huddersfield, after he was Assistant manager with former Newcastle manager Glen Roeder at Norwich City.
But Lee was surprisingly fired earlier this year in February, and the previously sacked Leeds United United manager Simon Grayson took over.
Simon guided them to promotion from League One by winning the play-off for the third promotion place, when they beat Sheffield United 8-7 on penalties, after the game had ended 0-0 after extra time.
This is really a step up for the Wallsend-born manager, who played 214 times for Newcastle with 23 goals in two spells with his home-town club – from 1991 through 1997 and then from 2005-2006.
Lee is said to be signing a rolling yearly contract with Birmingham City, after he has been assured that transfers in the summer will be possible.
Birmingham filed their financial accounts late and missed the March 1st deadline, and had a transfer embargo imposed on them at the time until further notice, but Clark has been assured the limitation on transfers will be lifted.
A Birmingham statement at that time read as follows:
“Birmingham City Football Club can confirm that it has been made subject to a transfer embargo by the Football League. This is due to not hitting a 1 March 2012 deadline for submission of the company’s June 2011 financial statements to the League.”
It remains to be seen if Birmingham are out of the woods yet, regarding their financial problems, with Chairman Carson Yeung still facing charges of money-laundering in Hong Kong.
We wish Lee all the very best in his new management position – he may need some luck and good fortune.
Lee’s record at Huddersfield was outstanding, and in 178 games he managed, the Terriers won 87, drew 51 and lost only 40, for a win percentage of 48.9, and a loss percentage of only 22.5.
Comments welcome.
102 comments so far
Indian Magpie
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:09 PM
Comment #41“oops some 1 did it again 🙂 “
nufc786
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:10 PM
Comment #42u know what i think im going to change my name to blogkiller now. TWICE this happened now in a day……..
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:10 PM
Comment #43When your facing a rout and hes 30 yards out
chieck tioteeeee
From the ivory coast he blast inside the post
Chiek tiote
He had van persie at his mercy
Chiek tiote
When were losing 4-3 he said leave it to me
Its tioteeeeee TOON TOON
Just for you nufc786
pizzicatochan
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:10 PM
Comment #44@Ibiza, Ketsbaia is also on a mission to change Santon to be a RB.
nufc786
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Comment #45have i surpassed tsunki yet???
nufc786
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:13 PM
Comment #46toonarmydownsouth
loved that chant should get it going next season if u are going to any matches….
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:16 PM
Comment #47Nufc786 i would but when i go to matches because of my poxy cockney accent i get accused of being a double agent! Man i miss my accent 🙁
graham cwarr
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:17 PM
Comment #48The ultimate conundrum for ketsbaia. If we signed lahm who would play lb and who rb? Because the both play lb but are both right footed so their natural position is rb (ketsbaia logic) lol
Ibizatoon - Back by popular demand
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:18 PM
Comment #49Pizzi…well he is right footed 😉
Right then lads, I am off for some food and beer. I wish you all the best of luck for the evenings posts.
To re-cap.
Crabs are better than Simmo and Willo combined.
With the power of the truffle shuffle we can conquer the world.
Nufc786 is the blog killer (but does provide the best Tiote banter going)
Byyyyyeeeeee
rich_toonfan
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:19 PM
Comment #50Woah Alan pardew
He used to be a cockney bit he’s Geordie now
Song for next year?
nufc786
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:20 PM
Comment #51toonarmydownsouth
what do you mean by double agent????
nufc786
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:23 PM
Comment #52its happening again………………..
graham cwarr
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:24 PM
Comment #53Cheick tiote hated unicorns
nufc786
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:24 PM
Comment #54damn it…………… guys this is not funny…………..
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:24 PM
Comment #55Well all the away games i go to are mostly london based so i think ppl just assume i fcuked up gettin me ticket!
Its all good at SJP though 3 hours back on tyneside me accents starts reappearing!
nufc786
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Comment #56graham cwarr
thank god….. i thought i completed a hat-trick of blog killing there……..
nufc786
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Comment #57toonarmydownsouth
i see… and then when u get back to london… ur cockney accent begins ……..
ToonDownSouth
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:28 PM
Comment #584 minutes without a post doesn’t mean the blog is dead. ;/
pizzicatochan
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Comment #59@Ibiza, haha of course, but he’s a right-footed LB for now.
nufc786
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Comment #60actually i just want to complete a hat-trick of blog killing…
graham cwarr
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Comment #61Cheick tiote is the 30 killstreak in modern warfare 2
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Comment #62Nufc786 takes a couple of days tbf my wife didnt know wtf was going on!! But yeah couple of days n i sound like an extra from eastenders again!!!
Big Pappa Cisse
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Comment #63Cheick Tiote lost his virginity before his father
nufc786
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:34 PM
Comment #64ToonDownSouth
i know that but lately i have been accused of blog killing when there hasnt been a post for 4 minutes
nufc786
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:36 PM
Comment #65toonarmydownsouth
wow she must be confused i would be changing accents that fast …
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:39 PM
Comment #66786 its a very wierd thing Not as wierd as when my brother cones over from the states that is weird!!
jesperfuglsang
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:40 PM
Comment #67Guys, what has this got to do with Newcastle?
http://www.cominghomenewcastle.com/2012/6/26/3118706/the-new-fifa-13-cover-has-been-released-and-it-features-lionel-messi?
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Comment #68Oh and its not like i go full on jimmy nail! Just get that twang back it is funny tho
Minato
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:41 PM
Comment #69Smart move.. this guy really got the short thrift at Huddersfield. Good manager and hope he does well for them.
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Comment #70Jesper the stadium on the cover is SJP
Indian Magpie
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:42 PM
Comment #71Monaco friendly confirmed
nufc786
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:44 PM
Comment #72toonarmydownsouth
does your brother live in texas…. now that their is an accent… or the big apple or someother state???????
does he come speaking in an american accent when he arrives and then the next day he changes to the normal brit??????????
jesperfuglsang
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:45 PM
Comment #73toonarmydownsouth
damn, I gotta visit that stadium soon 🙁
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:50 PM
Comment #74Nufc786 na he lives in florida n when he comes over after 3-4 days he has tgis weird mash up between the two kinda sounds like when jason statham trys doing an american accent in his films
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 26, 2012 at 6:57 PM
Comment #75Sh1t now ive killed the blog you didnt tell me this was contagious 786!!
Dannyo
Jun 26, 2012 at 7:01 PM
Comment #76So we’re playing Cardiff, Monaco, FC Chemnitz, FC Porto and Olympiakos. Good variation of teams, couple of proper tests and some to test players in.
Looking forward to this tbh.
toonarmydownsouth
Jun 26, 2012 at 7:01 PM
Comment #77Any1 else see on the SSN app that pards has basically confirmed that forster is off as soon as we find a club for him?
rich_toonfan
Jun 26, 2012 at 7:05 PM
Comment #78Krul is the obvious number one.
It takes a certain type of player to be 2nd choice keeper.
You know you wont get many games which makes you rusty so when you get a chance you’re not at your best.
If he wants first team football no point keeping him if he is unhappy. Although I would try a loan to a prem league side if possible as a good season could double his value
ToonAndy
Jun 26, 2012 at 7:22 PM
Comment #79Are we holding off on transfers because Richard Branson is going to buy the club?? 😀
Indian Magpie
Jun 26, 2012 at 7:25 PM
Comment #80nufc786 is such a blog killer