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Alpaslan Ozturk
Where Are They Now – Part XXIII
As many of you will know I’ve always been interested in the younger players at Blues who have progressed through the academy. Today, I thought it would be interesting to look at a couple of players who didn’t make it with Blues but who have made careers for themselves elsewhere. Both of these players were released in 2011 having not made the grade and both have made their professional debuts abroad. They are Alpaslan Ozturk and Luke Rowe.
Tags: Alpaslan Ozturk, Luke Rowe
Posted in Birmingham City, Players | 14 Comments »
To Tweet or Not To Tweet
Yesterday was a hard day for Alpaslan Ozturk. After being told by the club he wasn’t going to be offered a deal, he tweeted from his account that he had been released by the club because they couldn’t afford to pay the £30,000 compensation for him. Of course, with the parlous state of Blues’ finances being well known, this provoked a certain amount of discussion, debate and anger amongst some Blues fans, who couldn’t believe that the club couldn’t afford thirty grand for a fairly promising youth player. Now, his twitter account has been deleted, and young Alpa has to reflect on how harsh a mistess social media is.
Tags: Alpaslan Ozturk, Twitter
Posted in Birmingham City, Players, Talking Points | 7 Comments »
Solihull Moors v Birmingham City Reserves Friendly Match Report
Here are my reflections on the Solihull Moors vs Birmingham City XI friendly. 1) An enjoyable game This was the fourth pre-season friendly I’ve managed to get to (two first team and two reserve) and it was probably only rivalled by Saturday’s game against Everton for being enjoyable. Whilst Blues lined up with just one […]
Tags: Akil Grier, Alpaslan Ozturk, Brice Ntambwe, Eddy Gnahore, Luke Hubbins, Mitchell Hancox, Sam Beasant, Solihull Moors
Posted in Birmingham City, Reviews | 10 Comments »
Squad Analysis Pt II
Yesterday I took a look at the Blues squad, highlighting who I thought was likely to leave, the shallowness of what was left and the areas Blues need to strengthen as a matter of urgency. Now the squad for the five day trip to Ireland has been announced, I thought I’d look at that and reflect further.
Tags: Akwasi Asante, Alpaslan Ozturk, Cameron Jerome, Chris Hughton, Enric Valles, Fraser Kerr, Jack Butland, Jake Jervis, James McFadden, Jordon Mutch, Nathan Redmond, Nikola Zigic, Roger Johnson
Posted in Birmingham City, Players, Talking Points | 4 Comments »
Squad Analysis
With Blues scheduled to play friendlies against Cork City and Worcester City this weekend, I thought it might be worth having a look at the squad as it stands just to see exactly how thin it is and where I think we will have to strengthen if we’re to have a hope of doing well this season.
Tags: Adam Rooney, Akwasi Asante, Alpaslan Ozturk, Ashley Sammons, Barry Ferguson, Ben Foster, Brice Ntambwe, Cameron Jerome, Chris Burke, Colin Doyle, Curtis Davies, David Murphy, Eddy Gnahore, Enric Valles, Fraser Kerr, Jack Butland, Jake Jervis, Jean Beausejour, Jordon Mutch, Keith Fahey, Liam Ridgewell, Luke Hubbins, Marlon King, Michel, Mitchell Hancox, Morgaro Gomis, Nathan Redmond, Nikola Zigic, Scott Dann, Stephen Carr, Steven Caldwell, Will Packwood
Posted in Birmingham City, Players, Talking Points | 19 Comments »
