BRUM IS BLUE!

On Friday we saw the release of the Amazon Prime documentary that followed the Blues last season and it’s been quite an entertaining watch, even for non-Blues fans. It’s got a 5/5 rating on Amazon and sit’s in the top 3 (As I write this), a 6.8/10 on IMdB and is getting a 5/5 from me (If I was still doing the old lockthelocks What I’m Watching Reviews).

The series consists of five episodes; it really does feature Brady as the main protagonist in terms of him owning it is why the documentary exists, I feel anyway. This isn’t a bad thing, we’ve seen the recipe already with Wrexham and the success that this has brought getting global eyes on them, mix it up with a very well decorated sportsman whom is well loved across the pond and it elevates it all. We still get the usual American errors, not knowing the clubs main rivals has been highlighted on social media as one (I think we can forgive him as Bluenoses though given his instant reaction to learning about the mob across the expressway) or the way “Premier” rolls off the American vernacular but the difference is that to be a great sportsman transitions sports and continents.

With Brady we don’t just get a celebrity face with a bit of money and a pet project, we get a decorated winner who knows what it takes both mentally and of course physically. I think he’s one of the only people who can call out Rooney’s lack of dedication and energy because most football fans will look at what Rooney did on the football pitch so hold back from criticising, Brady knows what it takes to be great but also knows what it means to be the underdog so calls out what he sees from Rooney. I ended my last blog because I didn’t want to keep slagging Rooney off but I think everyone knows he’s a great footballer but has no management ability, and of course a Yank calling out one of England’s greatest footballers is a great way to boost attention.

Each episode covers a slightly different period since the takeover, we see when Wagner and Brady popped into the Roost for one, we see relegation, we see in the dressing room as Blues slipped slightly and the reaction from Chris Davies to this as well as the success of breaking the league points record and then the world record. We also get the defeat to Peterborough at Wembley and that night under the lights against Newcastle (In which I appear a few times so keep your eyes peeled). It really does show Birmingham on the rise, it shows the ambition of the owners which has spread to positivity with the fans.

It really is a great documentary with insight to the owners and players, we see the pressure that Stansfield felt, we see a human side that is quite often missed in these fly on the wall documentaries but it really does give that “Birmingham on the rise” feel to it. I think Blues are well placed now, we’re in safe hands and Wagner clearly understands as he refers to themselves not as owners but as “custodians of the club” and it just shows how integral the fans are to what they’re looking to achieve.