The Blues Talk podcast returns with Dale Moon and Callum Denning taking a look back at the run-up to the international break. Blues remain unbeaten after an incredible display of character to come back from conceding a penalty in the dying minutes at home to Rotherham United and a desperately unlucky end to the trip up the M6 to take on Stoke City. With the international transfer window closing, the lads discuss what tenth signing Riley McGree brings to the side.  The fixture calendar ramps up after the international break, too, with five games in two weeks. Dale and Callum analyse the newly-acquired depth in the Blues squad before handing over to a man who knows more about it than any other. Head Coach Aitor Karanka joins the podcast for a 40 minute chat about his illustrious career - listen out for some names you might have heard of! - and how he's finding life at Blues so far as well as his plans for the future. This one is not to be missed!

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Aitor Karanka

As a busy summer at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium continues, Blues Talk’s Dale Moon & Callum Denning catch up with the first face through the door this summer. Experienced defender George Friend was the first signing of the Aitor Karanka era at St Andrew’s, and fresh after making his first league appearances for the Club, he gets a Blues Talk debut under his belt, too! Dale and Callum speak to George about his experience working under the Head Coach at Middlesbrough, arriving with familiar face Adam Clayton, and how he’s settled in to the Club so far since arriving in the West Midlands. And, after a promising start to the 2020/21 Sky Bet Championship campaign, the lads look back on four points taken from a possible six against two previous play-off contenders ahead of a visit from a former Blue this weekend. And finally, Dale and Callum answer the question: do they know the way to San José? 

George Friend

The Blues Talk podcast with Dale Moon and Callum Denning returns after a prolonged absence due to the suspension of the 2019/20 season. With new Head Coach Aitor Karanka at the helm at Blues, and seven (or six at the time of recording!) new faces through the door, Dale & Callum talk you through the new additions, discuss their hopes for the season and take a look back at a set of pre-season fixtures that saw a trip to North London, as well as a Trillion Trophy Training Centre trio. And, for the first time, Club captain Harlee Dean joins the podcast to preview the visit of his former side Brentford in this season's Sky Bet Championship opener, as well as reflecting on his time at the Club so far - from signing in 2017 to learning how to play in front of an empty St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium after the restart. Listen out for a slightly controversial family ranking!

Harlee Dean

Dale Moon and Colin Tattum catch up with former Blues winger Paul Devlin to unearth some untold stories from a career spanning more than two decades. 'Devs' recalls some memorable moments from his two stints at St. Andrew's and takes listeners back to a time of play-offs and promotions. Having scored 35 goals in 137 appearances for Blues, Devlin reveals how he had unfinished business at the Club, why he celebrated scoring against Blues and recalls a time when the "stands were literally shaking" after a memorable 3-0 victory.

BLUES TALK | #24: Paul Devlin

Fan favourite and tough-tackling defender, Martin Grainger, joins Colin Tattum and Dale Moon for the latest episode of Blues Talk. Grainger reflects on his nine seasons at St. Andrew's and unearths some hilarious tales from a time when tackling was an art-form. Currently working as a driver on London's train network, the 47-year-old reveals the best player he ever played with and the one opponent he simply couldn't stand the sight of.

BLUES TALK | #23: Martin Grainger

Whilst football continues to be suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Blues Talk returns to keep you up to speed with everything happening at the Club. This week, Dale Moon and Callum Denning are joined by midfielder Josh McEachran. Josh talks to us about his time coming through the academy at Chelsea as the Club's youth set-up underwent drastic changes, and the various loan spells he embarked on before settling at Brentford. As well as that, we hear how his move to Blues came about and reflect on the ACL injury suffered against Coventry City in an Emirates FA Cup fourth round replay. Listen out to hear how Josh and physio Dave Hunt are continuing injury rehab despite abiding by the current nationwide lockdown!

Josh McEachran

Despite the temporary suspension of fixtures until no earlier than 30 April, Blues Talk returns with a slightly different set-up. Dale Moon and Callum Denning are joined via Skype by Blues goalkeeper Lee Camp to discuss how the Blues first team squad are keeping active whilst training is cancelled due to the global COVID-19 outbreak, and echos Head Coach Pep Clotet's thoughts that football is not the priority at the moment.  As well as the more serious conversation, Campy delivers the 'hotly anticipated' Blues Talk preview of WrestleMania, as well as sharing stories about some of the more memorable characters he's experienced during his time in football, including a couple of familiar faces!

Lee Camp

This week on the Blues Talk podcast, Dale Moon and Callum Denning are joined by right-back Maxime Colin. Since joining the Club in 2017, the Frenchman has established himself as one of the top defenders in the Sky Bet Championship. Max details how his move to England, and later Blues, came about and his initial aim to become a physiotherapist. As well as that, we take a look back on a battling performance in the Emirates FA Cup against a Leicester City side with Champions League aspirations, as well as the latest performances in an unbeaten Sky Bet Championship run stretching back to New Years Day. Dale and Callum also preview this weekend’s match against Reading and the short journey to league leaders West Bromwich Albion. And to mark his appointment as interim head coach of Blues Women, Charlie Baxter takes on the Quickfire Questions.

Maxime Colin

The Blues Talk podcast is back! Joining us this week, off the back of a first league clean sheet since October, is on-loan centre back Jake Clarke-Salter. Dale and Callum discuss how the likeable Londoner’s loan move to Blues from Chelsea came about, as well as some of the challenges he’s had to overcome during previous loan spells. Clarke-Salter also goes into detail about a tough start to life at Blues but explains how he set about making a starting berth his own, as well as his aims for the rest of the season. We look back on a fantastic February so far, with Blues boasting a 100% record in all competitions since the turn of the month, despite the dire conditions they faced in South Yorkshire on Tuesday evening. We also preview a home double, with the visits of Brentford and Sheffield Wednesday to the St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium yet to come. And it’s a big one on Quickfire Questions, as Blues head coach Pep Clotet is the latest to take on the rapid Q&A.

Jake Clarke-Salter

Blues Talk returns for the first time in 2020. Dale Moon and Callum Denning’s first guest of the year is a Club legend. Former trainee, Club captain, coach, caretaker manager and current BluesTV pundit Kevan Broadhurst joins us to look back on a career that resulted in him being inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame. Broadhurst looks back on a career that saw him join as a youth apprentice to eventually becoming captain before having to retire at the age of 24 due to injury. He also discusses his slightly unique path in to the coaching side of the game, that saw him briefly become joint Blues caretaker manager before carving out a managerial career in his own right. As well as looking back on a mixed set of results over the hectic festive period for our sides, we’re also joined by Maikel Kieftenbeld who takes on the Quickfire Questions ahead of his long awaited return to fitness.

Kevan Broadhurst

On this week's edition of Blues Talk, Dale and Callum are joined by 'keeper Connal Trueman. Trueman, who returned to the side after over a year's absence against Huddersfield Town, details how he found out that he was starting against the Terriers. The likeable Brummie also talks about his journey through the Club's academy system and just how much it means to play in front of a vocal St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.  We also look back at an unbeaten post-international break run of features, and look ahead to a hectic week including a trip to Reading and the small matter of a local derby against West Bromwich Albion in front of the cameras next Saturday. Blues' youngest ever player Jude Bellingham is the latest to take on the Quickfire Questions, listen out for his Blues memorabilia from seasons gone by!

Connal Trueman

On the latest edition of Blues Talk, Dale Moon and Callum Denning are joined by summer signing Dan Crowley. The influential midfielder discusses his season so far and just how close he's come to breaking his Blues scoring duck. Crowley also looks back on his earlier loan spells, and how he found his way to St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium via the Netherlands and the Gardner brothers! Dale and Callum take a look back on a fantastic three points at home to Luton Town, and a desperately unlucky trip to South Wales to take on Cardiff City. Fulham, the visitors to St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium on Saturday, are profiled. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Lee Camp makes his Blues Talk return to take on the Quickfire Questions, bringing his own inimitable style to proceedings!

Dan Crowley

Blues Talk welcome the Club's very own Marc Roberts on to the podcast after his stellar start to the season. Dale and Callum quiz the powerful defender on what he calls a ‘tough start’ to life in a Blue shirt and how he’s starting to win over the doubters. The likable Yorkshireman reveals how close he came to joining Blues two years earlier before providing a refreshingly honest account of his time at the Club to date. He explains Pep Clotet’s style of play is challenging the players to be better but if it has to go into row Z  he won’t be taking any chances! We reflect on a narrow defeat at Elland Road, a tale of two halves at St. Andrew’s and preview Saturday’s visit of Luton Town. Blues new-boy Josh McEachran is the latest squad member to take on the quick-fire questions and a word of warning - he loves a name-drop!

Marc Roberts

On a week where another of Blues home-grown youngsters made his mark on the first team, Blues Talk sit down with Steve Spooner to discuss the Club’s thriving conveyor belt of talent and how, in his 14th season at St. Andrew’s, he still takes great pride in seeing a player fulfil their potential. A former midfielder who played made over 450 league appearances, Spooner modestly reveals how he is one of many coaches who played a part in turning an under-performing academy into a flourishing one with a welcoming but hard-working environment at its core. One of the most likable men in football, the assistant under-23s coach tackles some of the challenges facing young players today and explains why Blues is a Club which is now firmly under his skin. Oh and be sure to check out Hannah Hampton’s quick-fire questions too, let’s just say she’s one-of-a-kind…thankfully!

Steve Spooner

Our official Club podcast returns with a look back on a successful visit to the capital to take on Charlton Athletic. With Preston North End standing in the way of a third successive victory, Dale and Callum preview a fixture that saw a 3-0 Blues win last season and remember one of the more bizarre goals ever scored at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium. Defender Kristian Pedersen is the latest player to join us, with the versatile Dane answering some of your questions from Twitter. As well as that, there’s another edition of Quickfire Questions, and we look back on Blues Women’s start to the Barclays FA WSL season.

Kristian Pedersen

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