"Keep right on!" - Birmingham City owner Tom Wagner reacts after Bolton Wanderers win | OneFootball

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·23 October 2024

"Keep right on!" - Birmingham City owner Tom Wagner reacts after Bolton Wanderers win

Article image:"Keep right on!" - Birmingham City owner Tom Wagner reacts after Bolton Wanderers win

Birmingham extended their lead at the top of the League One table on Tuesday night

Birmingham City owner Tom Wagner has once again issued a message to supporters after Blues saw off Bolton Wanderers at St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park on Tuesday night.


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Chris Davies' side returned to winning ways with a convincing 3-1 away success at Lincoln City on Saturday, before backing up that victory with yet another dominant performance against Ian Evatt's men in B9.

Tomoki Iwata set the wheels in motion after just three minutes with yet another sublime finish to add to his personal collection, before Jay Stansfield marked his return to action after being absent at the LNER Stadium with an 86th minute penalty.

And, as Blues fans have come to expect with an ownership group as open as Wagner's firm, Knighthead, the American businessman was active on his Instagram profile post-match to share his latest message after the club's unbeaten home run in B9 continued.

Tom Wagner issues social media reaction after Birmingham City defeat Bolton Wanderers

Article image:"Keep right on!" - Birmingham City owner Tom Wagner reacts after Bolton Wanderers win

Wagner's communication with Bluenoses ever since the completion of his takeover back in July 2023 has been one of several key facets as to how the atmosphere surrounding the club has transformed in such a short period of time.

The 55-year-old has been known to take to social media post-match, which was once again an occurrence after Davies' men recorded their ninth win in 11 league outings, which has been achieved for the first time in the club's history.

"Keep Right On!!" he concluded.

Chris Davies reacts after 'relentless' Birmingham City performance

Article image:"Keep right on!" - Birmingham City owner Tom Wagner reacts after Bolton Wanderers win

Across the 90 minutes, Davies' side once again showed their mentality and quality in equal measure against the Whites, with Luke Southwood called into action on several occasions.

Although the statistics would show a more dominant second period from Birmingham - recording 13 of their 18 attempts on goal in said timeframe - the Blues boss opted to focus on the first-half, which he felt was one of the strongest performances his side have put together so far this campaign.

“I thought it was one of our better performances, definitely,” the 39-year-old stated via Birmingham Live. “There was a period in the first half which was one of our strongest periods. We had a relentlessness about us today."

“We spoke before the game that they’re a good team at this level, one of the better teams. They were play-off finalists last year and they’ll be up there again, in and around it, I’m sure. It was about pressing intensity, hard work, running, chasing and we did that."

Birmingham City are starting to gather momentum once again

Article image:"Keep right on!" - Birmingham City owner Tom Wagner reacts after Bolton Wanderers win

The West Midlands outfit's start to the season has been well-documented due to a summer of heavy investment from the aforementioned Wagner.

Although a number of encounters this season have been far from flawless, the fact Birmingham have recorded their strongest-ever return of victories at this stage of the season highlights the ruthlessness and desire which Davies has instilled, continuing a wave of positive momentum after suffering defeat to Charlton Athletic on October 5th.

The club have also recorded five successive home league victories for the first time in 21 years, which will once again give the former Tottenham Hotspur assistant plenty of satisfaction as a four-point cushion between themselves and Wrexham was restored after Phil Parkinson's side drew 0-0 with Huddersfield Town.

However, Blues face an intriguing test on Saturday lunchtime as they make the relatively short trip to the East Midlands to take on Mansfield Town, who suffered their first defeat at Field Mill since April against Stevenage last weekend, before a 2-1 victory at Wigan Athletic on Tuesday currently has Nigel Clough's men sat in fourth place - just five points behind the League One leaders.

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