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Trophy on the Pitch?

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Would you want to see Reading presented with the Championship trophy at St Andrews this weekend? It’s a question that’s doing the rounds of the forums at the moment and it’s one I’ve been thinking about myself.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points, The Championship | 24 Comments »

Twenty Four Goals: The Playoff Picture

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It might have been a fourth draw in succession for Blues, but the 1-1 draw against Brighton all but mathematically assures Blues a place in the playoffs in May. For a team that was in fifteenth place in November and that will be playing it’s 60th game of a marathon season next weekend, it’s an achievement.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 22 Comments »

Injuries and Cover

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With Stephen Caldwell hobbling off the pitch last night suffering with a groin injury, Blues are stripped even further to the bone injury-wise. If we take the worst-case scenario that none of the currently injured players are fit to return against Brighton at the weekend Blues are back down to four senior defenders; one true first-team central midfielder and a bunch of wingers and strikers. Who do Blues bring in?

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Youth versus Experience

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Once again it appears Blues are down to the bare bones of their squad again with injuries to central midfielders Guirane N’Daw, Keith Fahey and Jordon Mutch leaving Chris Hughton with the age-old selection headache of going with out-of-position experienced players or chancing it with a rookie. It’s something that gets talked a lot about on forums and I thought I’d jot down my thoughts on it.

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Posted in Birmingham City, General Ramblings, Talking Points | 7 Comments »

Some Thoughts on the Latest BIHL Announcement

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I’ve had a few people ask me via various methods of contact for my opinions on the announcement made by Birmingham International Holdings on the 11th about the revised memorandum and articles of association. Whilst I’ve not had time to fully digest the 57 page document, I thought I would jot down some thoughts and feelings on the matter.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Finances in Football, General Ramblings, Talking Points | 18 Comments »

Forza Blues

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Forza Blues held their second meeting last night at the St Andrews Tavern and as someone who in the past has opined on the atmosphere at Blues I went along to see what they had to say.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Blues Fans, Talking Points | 33 Comments »

The Playoff Picture

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With four games left to go in the Npower Championship, the playoff picture is looking a little more clear-cut – and thanks to ten points in an eleven day period Blues are now firmly esconced in the top six.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 20 Comments »

The Season So Far In Numbers Pt II

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A little while back I wrote a piece about some of the facts and figures surrounding this season, and after coming across an excellent statistics website (courtesy of NevBCFC on the BCFC Free Forums site) I thought it might be time to add some more.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Statistics, Talking Points | 14 Comments »

Eating Humble Pie

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Flaming typical of my record of prediction with Blues; I write something about us losing the plot promotion-wise and the lads come back and win two on the spin away. I could try to claim it was reverse psychology but I’d be lying.

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Posted in Birmingham City, General Ramblings, Talking Points | 29 Comments »

The Pendulum Swings Back Blues Way…

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What a difference a couple of days make. After witnessing the lacklustre performance of Blues against Cardiff last weekend I really feared for our playoff chances – yet at the time of writing Blues sit fourth again and with results going the way that they have it looks like the pendulum has swung firmly back in Blues’ favour.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 29 Comments »

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