00:00Birmingham City have confirmed their squad numbers for the new season
00:05as they prepare for life back in the Championship.
00:09Former captain Dion Sanderson and 2023 signing Tyler Roberts
00:13have been omitted from Chris Davies' plans after failing to feature in pre-season.
00:19Sanderson's number five shirt has gone to summer signing Phil Newman
00:23while Pike Sung-ho has swapped 13 for Roberts' former number eight.
00:30Alphonse Samstead has been given a shirt despite being expected to depart
00:34while the number one remains vacant to reflect the competition
00:38between Ryan Alsop and Brighton loanee James Beadle, who will wear 25.
00:46New recruits Tommy Doyle, Kyogo Furiashi, Damari Gray, Bright Asai Samuel,
00:51Kanya Fujimoto and Irene Cashin have been handed 7, 9, 10, 26, 27 and 41 respectively.
01:00EFL have also approved use of four names for Tomoki Iwata, Furiashi and Fujimoto.
01:07Sanderson has joined Derby County on loan reuniting with former Blues boss John Eustace.
01:12Speaking to the Rams, he said he praised Eustace as a quality person and quality manager
01:18and credited him with playing a pivotal role in the move.
01:21Birmingham also feature in an Amazon Prime documentary that sheds light on their turbulent 2023-24 campaign.
01:33Brady admits the ownership's sweeping changes backfired,
01:37but Night Ahead Capital's Tom Wagner insists their ambitions are bigger than Wrexham's,
01:43with the ultimate target being Premier League football against Aston Villa.
01:47After investing £30m in new signings last summer,
01:52Blues stormed to the Ligue 1 title with a record 111 points.
01:57Now the reshaped squad renewed stability and an ownership group determined to erase the mistakes of the past.
02:04Birmingham approach their championship return with both confidence
02:08and a clear vision to re-establish themselves among English football's elite.
02:13All right.
02:14All right.
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