Head of Operations Carpenter Joins Birmingham
Friday, 4th Jul 2025 21:38
Town’s head of operations Rich Carpenter has joined Birmingham City as director of operations.
Carpenter was recruited by Town in October 2022, the position having been advertised as “responsible for developing and overseeing various departments at the stadium and other existing and potentially future sites”.
The new role sees Carpenter return to the second city where he previously worked as venue manager at Edgbaston for the T20 cricket matches which took place during the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Prior to that, he was head of training ground facilities at Liverpool, head of facilities operations at Aston Villa and facilities manager at West Bromwich Albion.
His new position will see Carpenter responsible for operational management at St Andrew’s and the newly promoted Midlands club’s training grounds.
The Blues travel to face Birmingham in their opening Championship match of the season on Friday 8th August.
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That’s taken the veneer off things …
Aaaaand another one leaves!
Restructuring: it’s a new phase, academy development and a stronger leap into Premier League. I’d rather “demolition man” stuff happening in the backroom than the 1st team tbf
Perhaps they can’t handle the pace and intensity that Aston works at.
All leaving the sinking ship
poet added 21:26 – Jul 4
No signings as yet! Why? There may be a very good reason, whatever that reason is, the fans are obviously not party to that reasoning.
Some of our Championship rivals are strengthening, while it appears we are sitting on our hands.
Just recently a local rag reported that we have a very good squad and that’s why the bookies have us as favourites to go up. They obviously missed the fact that we are desperately short in midfield and Delap hasn’t been replaced.
Assuming the Agyemang interest was genuine, then no less than Derby ( almost relegated to division one last season) have just out-bid us with a 5m plus deal.
So, I think we have good reason to ask…. What’s going on?
Birmingham are building a new 60000 stadium. Not a surprise to take an offer like that.
It just shows the great people working behind the scenes at ITFC. The rise of ITFC has alerted others! It is a huge compliment to how ITFC is run. But like players, they will be replaced and it gives the new people to move the club forwards. The Club is bigger than individuals.
The stadium improvements are done for now and the new training facilities are under construction so with the exception of the re development of Portman road which Ashton says is a long term project his work here is probably done and he’s no longer needed
@peckam Birmingham are splashing money around. We know what happened during our previous in terms of stand investments… not wishing ill on Birmingham but a lot needs to go right.
Scumbag of a man, if you know you know. Always jumps once he’s been found out and management grow tired of his behind the walls behaviour. I hope he has a miserable transition at Birmingham not a popular individual amongst staff at Portman Road, From staff and private contractors!
Poet. Urxtalking rubbish. U say derby habe outbid us for Agyemang, with a £5m bid? Well that’s wrong for a,start. Bcse ifcthezrumours are right we’ve already bid over £7m. But we dintceven know if we actually are after him. Just rumours on crap sites like footballleagueworrld. Stuart Watson is,right, we do habe a very good squad. Yes, we need a couple of midfielders and a striker but there’s no panic to get them. Better we get the right ones rather than just rush In. Haven’t seen any other teams signing players that would concern me too much.
Peckham. This may well be a better opportunity for him, in a part of the world where he clearly has roots.
But the others have largely been sacked ‘by mutual consent’ for failing, not for being successful.
Let’s have it straight. And have a bit of integrity, rather than the murky blue hue on those glasses.
If we are to be elite. We need honesty, and to learn, not pretending really low standards are ‘fantastic’ because it feels better.
Lots of room to get new bums on seats.., that’s a positive at least.
Obviously we got the last set of appointments wrong, so let’s see what happens this time.
Lessons learned (hopefully).
Will be fascinating to see the quality and pedigree of those coming in.
I think the lustre has worn off the McKenna hype, and last year was a great chance to recruit world class talent.
So hopefully there is a long term vision and those conversations with the right people are happening.
Time will tell.
Darkhorse28. Wondered how long it would be before u spouted ut usual diatribe. So u think the guy who’s gone to Bournemouth, was sacked? Ridiculous. Just like st any other business, people move on and get replaced. Si as usual u slate mckenna, saying his lustre has diminished? Must be why so many fans were so delighted when Andrews got the Brentford job. Just gor once, surprise us snd font just spout ur negativity on here. Really getting boring now.
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