Birmingham City’s Liam Daish faces sack threat – sources
Birmingham City academy manager Liam Daish’s position is under threat at the club, sources have told Football Insider.
Whispers are intensifying that the 55-year-old could be sacked by academy technical director Mike Rigg after nearly two years at the club.
The former Birmingham player was appointed to his current role back in December 2022.
Birmingham’s academy has famously produced the Bellingham brothers, with Jude having just won the Champions League at Real Madrid and Jobe topping the Championship table with Sunderland.
Liam Daish’s job in peril as Birmingham City academy manager
The Under-18s recently thumped Bristol City 6-1 thanks to goals from Zaid Betteka, Briar Bateman, Caleb Sanders, and Tobey Ugorji.
Daish spent two years as a player at the Midlands club, making 73 appearances and scoring three goals between 1994 and 1996.
The senior team suffered relegation from the Championship last season following the disastrous appointment of ex-England star Wayne Rooney.
The club spent heavily in the summer as they seek to return to the English second-tier and beyond, spending an initial £15million on striker Jay Stansfield from Fulham.
In other news, Walsall in advanced talks to sign Birmingham product Rico Browne.
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