Source: Team_Talk
Blues keen on Cotterill - Report
irmingham are seeking talks with Portsmouth boss Steve Cotterill regarding the manager's position at St Andrew's, according to reports.[LNB] According to Sky Sports News, Cotterill has emerged as a candidate to succeed Alex McLeish following the Scot's controversial decision to resign, reportedly by email, over the weekend.[LNB]Portsmouth only appointed Cotterill last June, but he earned much praise in stabilising the troubled Fratton Park club in 2010/11.[LNB]The 46-year-old steered Pompey to a respectable 16th-place finish in the Championship in a season which only saw the club emerge from administration in late October.[LNB]Birmingham's watching hierarchy have been suitably impressed and are understood to want permission to talk to Cotterill, who could be unsettled in the wake of Convers Sports Initiatives' takeover at Portsmouth.[LNB]Last season's Carling Cup winners, Birmingham, were relegated from the Premier League and the club's acting chairman, Peter Pannu, has therefore implied that McLeish's resignation is an act of betrayal.[LNB]Birmingham believe that they showed great faith in the former Rangers boss, despite suffering the drop, and they consequently feel let down by the Scot's decision to walk away.[LNB]McLeish has been linked with a shock move to Midlands rivals Aston Villa as a result, but Pannu has said that he will not be allowed to talk to other clubs.
