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Season 2012-13 Review – Pt IV

The fourth part of my reflections of last season looks at February and March as Blues climbed away from the bottom three to mid-table respectability.

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Season 2012-13 Review – Pt II

The second part of my season review looks at October and November 2012 as Blues struggled to find any rhythm in the Championship. October began with a 2-1 defeat to Cardiff City in the Welsh capital, before the visit of Lee Clark’s previous club Huddersfield to St Andrews. Once again, it was painful; Blues lost […]

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Keep, Sell or Release – Midfielders

With the end of the season nearing and with so many players out of contract I thought it would be a good idea to go through the squad and analyse who I think we should keep, who we can get away with selling and who needs to be released. This is the third of five installments of that analysis.

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Blues to Rule in King Power Showdown? Leicester Preview

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Blues travel the short distance up the M69 to take on Nigel Pearson’s Leicester City as the Championship season starts to draw to a close. Will Lee Clark’s men be able to showcase another cracker on TV or will it be another damp squib?

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Nothing to Fear? Wolves Preview

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Easter Monday sees Birmingham City welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to St Andrews with the Blues looking to see if they can continue a recent spell of good form with their fourth win on the bounce. However, Wolves are desperate for points to get out of the drop zone and will be hoping to complete the double over Blues.

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The Loss of Marlon King

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One of the things to come out of the draw with Blackpool was the lack of clinical finishing from Birmingham City to kill the game off when leading 1-0. With leading scorer Marlon King now out for the remainder of the season are Blues going to suffer badly due to the loss of their Jamaican striker?

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A Positive Performance Against The Posh – Peterborough Match Reflections

Here are my reflections on the match between Peterborough United and Birmingham City at London Road.

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Going Posh – Peterborough Match Preview

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Birmingham City travel to Peterborough United today in a match that sees two of the lower teams in the division face off. The Posh have been in good form of late and will be wanting to show that they are more than just George Boyd, who has moved to Hull City on loan earlier in the week.

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The Return of the Feelgood Factor – Forest Review

Here are my reflections on the match between Birmingham City and Nottingham Forest at St Andrews.

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Gossip Folks – The Transfer Rumour Mill (Winter 2013 edition) Week Three

With just nine days of the transfer window left the stories are starting to come in thick and fast as the days count down.

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