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The 2007–08 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 105th season in the English football league system since their admission to the Football League in 1892, their fifth season in the Premier League, and their 55th season in the top tier of English football. Birmingham finished 19th in the 20-team league, so were relegated back to the Championship after just one season at the higher level. After Steve Bruce resigned as manager in November, Alex McLeish resigned his post as Scotland national team manager to take over. ==Pre-season== After successfully returning to the Premier League at the first attempt, manager Steve Bruce started to look to add depth to his team ahead of the new season. On loan midfielder Fabrice Muamba became the first player to join the Blues, as he moved from Arsenal to the second city for an undisclosed fee. June saw the arrivals of Stuart Parnaby who signed on a free transfer from Middlesbrough, Scottish striker Garry O'Connor who signed for £2,700,000 from Lokomotiv Moscow, French midfielder Olivier Kapo who was signed from Juventus for £3,000,000. July saw even more players arrive at St Andrew's, with midfielder Daniël de Ridder signing on a free transfer from Celta Vigo, Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson also on a free transfer, from Antalyaspor, and Brazilian defender Rafael Schmitz on loan from Lille. The Blues were also ready to spend £3,000,000 on Tottenham Hotspur and Egypt midfielder Hossam Ghaly, but the deal was cancelled only days into his Blues career due to a training ground incident that resulted in Bruce sending him back to the London side before a work permit had been granted. Four players were allowed to leave the club, with defender Bruno N'Gotty leaving the club on a free transfer to sign for Leicester City, midfielder Julian Gray also leaving on a free transfer to join Coventry City, midfielder Stephen Clemence joined Leicester City for £1,000,000, and striker DJ Campbell also joining Leicester City for £2,100,000. July also saw the Blues become the latest English club to be involved in a take over bid by a foreign millionaire. Hong Kong business man Carson Yeung brought a 29.9% stake from the club's directors for a reported £15,000,000. The Gold brothers and David Sullivan each sold 14.81% of the club's shares. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2007–08 Birmingham City F.C. season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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