Birmingham City retire shirt of 17 year old who's made 44 appearances

[great_fire]

Bit odd to say the least.

I thought shirts were retired when players either die or have been there years and have become club legends?

https://www.sportinglife.com/footbal...s-shirt/182363

[CAMiller]

Worn 44 times. Maybe it's never been washed and they think it's time to buy a new one.

[Brin]

Very weird, nice big 26 Million to Brum though!

[Mick the Miller]

Its a very weird one.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Its a very weird one.

Or linked to this

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...gham-fsdclp509

[Pattylallacks2]

I don't think Birmingham really meant to say they were retiring the shirt. It was just some official being button-holed by a reporter and making an off the cuff remark

[flourbasher]

Very weird, nice big 26 Million to Brum though!

That's why they,ve done it.
Huge cash windfall that saves their existence

[rileyev.the.third]

Been at Brum since he was 9 years old so a fair bit of service. Could quite possibly become a very famous world class player. At a guess that's why they might have retired the shirt.

[jocksgloves]

A millionaire before he turns 18. So much for the post-covid clampdown on wages.