Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues

As a blues fan, I'm biased. But this is a professionally shot and edited documentary. It's not a low budget cash grab. I think this would suit any and all football fans rivalling the Wrexham and Sunderland documentaries. It's open and honest, revealing of course the aim for the American owners is personal profit, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing. The relationship can be mutually beneficial. I'm keen for more in the years to come.

This is a brilliant example of stepping out of your comfort zone and learning the hard way that success in one arena doesn't guarantee it elsewhere. Watching Tom Brady navigate the world of English football is both humbling and fascinating-he's clearly out of his depth, and that's exactly what makes this compelling. The series is a refreshing reminder that greatness in one field doesn't transfer by default. Instead of coasting on fame, Brady listens, learns, and adapts. A valuable lesson in humility, and a must-watch for anyone who thinks they can't fail.

The whole thing came across as a bit beggy.

Im Tom Brady the greatest please follow my team.

As a neutral watching he did not come across in the best light.

Within the first scene I found my self telling the camera man to sort the focus out.

And I was not a fan of the stalker camera man mode peering over shoulders.

For me it was a distraction.

The whole thing felt disjointed and if it wasn't for the fact I was a fan it would have been difficult to follow the narrative.

The bit with Jay was good and I would have like to have seen more of the history, the part about the zulus was very good.

The two female Stewart were for me the highlight and there chemistry really translated well on the camera.

Sukh was also a great addition but personally I found Joe to have the personality of a used dish cloth.

I well say the fans they did follow were all singular and I would like to have seen more of the comradery of groups or family's that follow the club.

On a whole it was watchable but could have been better.

The womens team should have featured, the foundation should have featured and the work being done in the community.

Too much Tom Brady and not enough heart and soul of Birmingham.

The comparison to Welcome to Wrexham is obvious, and it is also obvious that is where Built in Birmingham goes wrong.

Welcome to Wrexham - from day one - had a huge amount of community engagement, including both the owners constantly doing things for/with the community and the community playing a huge part of the story itself.

It almost (not quite) made the sporting side of the story secondary, it became a "human story of struggle" which touched our heartstrings.

It works because the Wrexham owners seem genuine, it seems like they care about these people for real.

Built in Birmingham tries to copy that, but it doesn't work, and it doesn't work because Tom Brady is a very different animal.

He's not an entertainer, there is no softness in him, he is a completely driven competitor, where anything that detracts from driving towards the goal is a waste of time.

THAT should be the driving force for the show, that should be the perspective.

When you try to fit him into the Welcome to Wrexham mold, he doesn't fit, and the whole thing comes across as awkward and disingenuous.

If they do a season 2 - and I hope they do if they take my advice - they need to change direction completely.

Don't include the fans, don't include the community, make it wholly about the drive to reach results, with Tom Brady being the driving force for the show, together with the main back office characters, the manager and the players.

That would be far more interesting.

Really good documentary of the highs and lows of Birmingham Citys last couple of seasons. Does not go into great detail about the matches but some interesting insights into the direction the club has gone and the characters/thought processes.

One highlight was Jay Stansfield family story though quite sad, his mum was so proud. He came across really well and was showed respect for his former club.

The documentary was put together with some snippets from Peaky Blinders, a dose of self deprication from the fans and found it was not just generic football club story.

Think Tom Brady and Chris Davies came across as professional whilst showing what drives them, and really enjoyed the 5 episodes.