Blues' past honoured.Byline: Colin Tattum BLUES' new owners' determination to embrace the past was given a seal of approval by Gil Merrick Gilbert 'Gil' Harold Merrick (26 January, 1922 - ) is an English footballer and football manager. Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the UK during the mid-1950s, Gil was one in a long line of great Birmingham City keepers which included the likes of Johnny Schofield . The former goalkeeping great and League Cup-winning manager opened the Legends Lounge in the Kop stand before yesterday's match against Manchester City. And its very unveiling once again underlined the wind of change that has been blowing through St Andrew's as the executive area was formerly known as the Gold Suite, after former chairman David Gold
David Gold is an English businessman. and brother Ralph. Photographs of Merrick and other legends such as Trevor Francis Trevor John Francis (born April 19, 1954 in Boxhill, Plymouth, England), was a noted footballer and England's first £1 million player. He has also been a football manager. Francis is now working as a pundit with Sky Sports. , Malcolm Page, Christophe Dugarry Christophe Dugarry (born March 24, 1972 in Lormont) is a former French football (soccer) forward. Biography Coming from the Girondins de Bordeaux youth ranks, he was part of a gifted generation at the club which included future France teammates Bixente Lizarazu and , Alex Govan Alexander "Alex" Govan (born June 16, 1929) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played on the left wing. Most of his career was spent with Plymouth Argyle (in two spells) and with Birmingham City during their most successful period in the 1950s. , Jeff Hall, Bob Latchford, Darren Carter and Joe Gallagher feature in the Legends Lounge. Chairman Vico Hui says: "Here at Blues we are looking to the future as one big family. "But Birmingham City's excellent heritage is very important to remember too and we were delighted to have along one of the club's most legendary figures, Gil Merrick, to open the Legends Lounge." BLUES NEWS: PAGES 54-55 A cut above: Gil Merrick opens the Legends Lounge with the help of Carson Yeung, Sammy Yu, Peter Pannu and Vico Hui and (below) signs his picture. |
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