Hi there! My name is Daniel (although I use the pen name almajir) and I write, edit and publish Often Partisan.

About five years ago, I started writing this blog as I felt that there wasn’t enough out on the web about Birmingham City at the time. The web has changed a lot since I started but I’ve always stuck to my core values – original content, original thought and original investigation. I’m particularly interested in things like the infrastructure and ownership of the club; youth development through Academy and Development Squads in addition to regular things like the team and how it’s playing.

As I’ve been lucky enough to travel out to Hong Kong, Macau and China on several occasions I’ve built up contacts out there and have tried to make sense of a lot of the mess that has gone on with Birmingham International Holdings. I was in court for a large period of Carson Yeung’s court case and have written a book about the former BCFC President, his rise to power and his fall from grace – you can see links for it on this site.

I’m not a trained accountant, lawyer or journalist so please bear that in mind when reading what I write. I also should make clear that I am in no way a spokesperson for the fans; I write what I think and believe, nothing more. I try to cite facts where I can but I’m a big believer that speculation should be treated with scepticism – including any speculation from me. I invite everyone to question my thought process and to come to their own conclusions.

You can always contact me on social media or via email if you’ve got a question about the site – you can also sign up for the weekly newsletter to get the latest on what is happening with OP.