Former Blues captain Martin O’Connor recently appeared on the “Sporticos Football Stories Podcast” to talk about the League Cup final against Liverpool, his international career, the current state of the team and much more. 

We’ve included some snippets of what the man had to say on the podcast. 

On arriving at Birmingham City: 

“Great for me. Big club, back home in the Midlands. From then, that six years I had at Birmingham was fantastic for me” 

On League Cup final: 

“It was a fantastic achievement for our club, for Birmingham City. The teams we knocked out had top, top players, international players” “It’s something I’m really, really proud of” 

On playing against team-mate Michael Johnson on international duty for the Cayman Islands: 

“We were playing against Jamaica in a friendly and two of my mates were playing for Jamaica – Michael Johnson who played for Blues with me and Deon Burton who was at Derby at the time, so we met up and had a coffee on the evening there in the Cayman Islands”

On watching Birmingham City win the League Cup against Arsenal: 

“From when we got to Wembley, the alcohol was flowing. When Obafemi Martins scored, it was like a mad rush and we all just sort of collapsed onto each other falling down. It was a fantastic day. As a fan, as an ex-player, going down there with all the fans, it was fantastic and obviously for them to win it was a fantastic moment for me. When you have an affinity with a club, you want them to do well, you want them to be successful” 

On Birmingham City now: 

“They’ve brought a manager who knows the club, who knows English football. They’ve brought people in who know how to win games” On Lee Bowyer: “Lee Bowyer has come in and had a great end of the season” 

On fan expectations: 

“In my opinion clubs like Birmingham City shouldn’t be floundering and fighting relegation season after season, the fans will tell you this” 

You can hear the full story straight from Martin’s mouth by heading to Sporticos and listening to the full episode in which he shares stories from across the decades and gives his viewpoints on all things Birmingham City.