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December, 2014

Anticlimaxes and Cup Draws

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Birmingham City have drawn Blyth Spartans away in the third round of the FA Cup. The EvoStik Northern Premier League side are in the third round after beating Hartlepool United and are the lowest ranked team left in the competition.

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Carson Home For Christmas?

Former Birmingham City President Carson Yeung may find himself back at home for Christmas as it was confirmed that a bail hearing has been set next week in the prelude to his appeal.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Carsongate | 28 Comments »

Bouncing Back After Blackpool

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Birmingham City saw their unbeaten run come to a crashing halt with a 1-0 defeat to bottom-of-the-table Blackpool. Steve Davies’ 56th minute goal was enough to give Lee Clark his first win for the Tangerines and to ensure Gary Rowett tasted defeat for the first time since taking the reins at St Andrews.

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Referee Watch in Association with EZE Group – David Coote

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Barring any late changes, David Coote of Nottinghamshire will be in the middle for Blues’ Championship game against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road today. Here is a look at his stats.

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The Prodigal Serb

It was announced yesterday that Nikola Zigic has been granted a work permit and will sign for Birmingham City until the end of the season. The lanky Serb, who scored 36 goals in 148 games for Birmingham City was released at the end of last season at the end of his contract but still lives local to the club.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Players | 72 Comments »

An Open Letter to Often Partisan Readers from Jeremy Wray

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I have been contacted by Jeremy Wray who posted this comment on Often Partisan. As it’s important, right of reply and of interest to OP readers, I have reproduced it in full, unedited without comment for you to read.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 84 Comments »

When is a bid not a bid?

Jeremy Wray has been vocal in the press in the last few days about a bid being made for Birmingham City. While trading in BIH shares has been halted pending a “clarification” of an announcement, I wanted to touch on the whole issue over what constitutes a bid, and maybe shed some light on why BIH have not been responsive.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Finances in Football | 36 Comments »

BIH Halt Trading in Shares

Birmingham International Holdings this morning requested a halt in trading in it’s shares pending the release of a clarification announcement by the company.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Finances in Football | 23 Comments »

Jeremy Wray, New Bids and The Augean Stables

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The Birmingham Mail reported late yesterday evening that a consortium fronted by former Swindon Town chairman Jeremy Wray has put in a formal bid for the club with a pledge of a £25million a year budget but has warned that ‘internal bickering’ could kill the bid.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 118 Comments »

A Statement Regarding Peter Pannu

Earlier this morning two comments made by Peter Pannu were posted on the blog and then republished, unedited and without comment as a full article. Following legal advice, I have prepared this statement on those comments.

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