Birmingham City promise as director of football search continues

Craig Gardner left St Andrew's nearly two months ago11:51, 31 Jul 2026Jeremy Dale has given a no-update update on Birmingham City’s search for a new director of football with a promise that there is no vacuum behind the scenes at St Andrew’s.Craig Gardner left on June 5 and Blues have been linked with Kieran Scott, Dan Ashworth and Kristjaan Speakman as a replacement but are yet to make an appointment.Chief executive Dale insists work carries on as normal while they continue the recruitment process.“First off, nothing has stopped because we haven't appointed a director of football,” he said in an interview for the club website.‌“The summer window plan was agreed a long time ago and that's what we're executing against. That isn't causing us to slow down in any way. That's the first point. T