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Football Ownership – When Protesting Goes Too Far

Problems with football ownership isn’t a concern only for fans of Birmingham City. You only have to look down the A45 to see the travails of Coventry City fans to see how the actions of owners can severely impact on how a fan watches their club.

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Posted in Birmingham City, General Ramblings, Other Football | 37 Comments »

Like Watching Two Lee Clark Teams: Blackpool Match Reflections

Birmingham City ground out a second 1-0 win in five days last night against a Blackpool side that is now all but relegated. An Andrew Shinnie header was all that seperated the two teams in what was a dour encounter.

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Clark v Rowett – the Rematch: Blackpool Preview in Association with EZE Group

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Birmingham City face Lee Clark’s Blackpool tonight as they look to firmly consolidate their place in midtable. The Tangerines however are in all kinds of trouble, fifteen points adrift of safety with fans up in arms about matters on and off the pitch.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Previews, The Championship | 32 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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Contrasting Pre Seasons

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It’s less than a fortnight until the new season and Blackpool FC are still to add to the lowly eight contracted players that constitute their first team squad. With management and board in a stand-off and the manager having banned anyone from talking to the press no one who supports the Seasiders know when this nightmare is going to end.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 20 Comments »

Parallel Universe

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Rumours have circulated in the last day that Blackpool manager Jose Riga has walked out of the Bloomfield Road club only a week or so after taking the job.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Talking Points | 79 Comments »

Missed Chances: Blackpool Match Reflections

Here are my reflections on the game between Blues and Blackpool at St Andrews: Two Points Dropped Three minutes to go, a sweeping move sees Blues charge forwards and you can feel the momentum building; there is something about this that screams goal. Burke wriggles his way to the byeline, cuts the ball back and […]

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Posted in Birmingham City, Reviews | 100 Comments »

Blues to Bounce Back against Blackpool? Match Preview

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Blues take on Blackpool at home tonight looking to bounce back from a heavy defeat at the weekend. Blackpool, who enquired about the availability of Lee Clark are still yet to win under new manager Paul Ince and are also looking over their shoulders nervously at the relegation mix.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Previews, The Championship | 22 Comments »

Play From the Whistle: Blackpool Preview

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Blues travel to Blackpool tonight in the wake of two successive 3-2 defeats looking to get something from Michael Appleton’s Tangerines. It makes the second game in a busy six-day spell and it will be interesting to see if and how Clark changes things.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Previews, The Championship | 40 Comments »

That Was The Season That Was Part V

Here is the final part of my season review.

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Posted in Birmingham City, Season 2011/12 Review | 9 Comments »

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