Tom Wagner warned not to turn Birmingham City into one thing - "Reel it in the tiniest bit" | OneFootball

FLW's Birmingham City fan pundit has shared their opinion on the current ownership of the club

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Birmingham City chairman Tom Wagner purchased a 45.54% stake in the club in May 2023, and has overseen the club's relegation from the Championship, followed by a record-breaking point total in League One the following campaign.

Tom Wagner first purchased his stake in Birmingham in May 2023, with NFL legend Tom Brady further purchasing a minority share in the club just months later, and the pair have overseen a relegation and a promotion in their relatively short time at the club.

Following relegation from the Championship in 2024, the Blues appointed Chris Davies as head coach to be the man to guide them out of the third tier, which he did with aplomb, breaking the EFL points record in the process.

The £15 million purchase of former Fulham forward Jay Stansfield last summer was a particular statement of intent, smashing the prior most expensive transfer in League One out of the park.

This summer, further investment has been made into the squad, notably in the signing of former Celtic and Rennes forward Kyogo Furuhashi, as Birmingham have looked to stamp their authority in the second tier under the ownership of Wagner.

Positive Birmingham City ownership verdict adjourned, with 'meme club' status the primary concern

Football League World's Birmingham fan pundit, Jason, has shared his views on the current ownership situation at the club and has provided a positive verdict.

Jason said: "So the way Blues are currently, it's difficult to have a big concern. I can say the obvious ones of that we're not having enough shots on target, or anything like that, but stuff like that will come.

"My biggest concern, and it sounds a bit odd coming off the back of the question in saying I trust the owners, is that I don't want us to become a meme club.

"All of this stuff with the owners being in the crowd, I'm fully, fully for it; they should be able to go and watch the club that they own, and fair play to them mingling with the fans in the crowd. I just want them to be self-conscious that we're not becoming a meme club.

"I love Tom Wagner so much, and what he's doing to the Blues, I'll never be able to thank him enough. I just want him to be mindful of all of these little things, like 'this is our time now' or the speech when we lost to Peterborough, you know, stuff like that.

"Just reel it in the tiniest, tiniest bit. I get what he is trying to do, I just want the club to become a meme club, or maybe that stems from jealousy, I don't know.

"That's my only thing, but I'm clutching at straws to be worried about anything currently. Shots and target and becoming a meme club, I will take that over what some other fans have got for their club.

"I'd rather be a meme club, or worry about shots on target on the pitch than be a Sheffield Wednesday fan."

Birmingham City hold Premier League ambitions under the current ownership of Tom Wagner and Tom Brady

With the heavy investment being put into the squad, both Wagner in particular, and Brady, will both be holding real ambition of taking Birmingham back to the top flight.

Off the field, the owners have purchased a plot of land in the heart of Birmingham, where they hope to build a new sports quarter, along with a new 62,000-seat stadium by 2030, eclipsing the capacity of bitter rivals Aston Villa's Villa Park.

Wagner has further stated that he plans to pledge £2-3bn of private investment into the project, in a transformation which will likely see the club take step to the next level.

As of now though, the Blues sit mid-table in the Championship table, with fairly inconsistent results.

The club is undoubtedly in the best position it has been for years, not exactly in terms of their current standings in the Championship table, but with the amount of off-field investment and hype around the club.

Most Birmingham fans, you would imagine, would take the burden of being a 'meme club' if it meant challenging for promotion to the Premier League and establishing themselves there is achieved.