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International Blues: On the Road to Brazil, Israel and Marbella

Next week will see the penultimate set of international fixtures this calendar year and a few members of the Blues team will be jetting off to try to aid their respective countries in their qualifying campaigns.

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Abject

I will admit as I write this that I am shell-shocked. I can’t remember a home performance as bad as that since the infamous seven-nil to Liverpool in the cup under Steve Bruce. I actually don’t think I can pick a word to describe just how bad it was.

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Taking Stock

As I may have said before on this website, I’m not a fan of the international break. Whilst I know it’s necessary because of qualification for the World Cup it seems like everything shudders to a halt just after it’s got going and after the hustle and bustle of transfer deadline day we’re all left twiddling our thumbs for a couple of weeks before the next club game. However, I think it’s also a good time to take stock on what is happening.

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Gossip Folks – The Transfer Rumour Mill (Summer 2012 Edition) Round Up

Well, the window has now slammed shut and hopefully the speculation of players leaving will be subdued for a while. Despite worries of a fire-sale Jack Butland, Curtis Davies and all the rest are still with us; in the end it was just a loan-swap with Swindon full-back Paul Caddis joining Blues and Adam Rooney heading to Wiltshire.

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A Win At Last For Lee Clark – Match Reflections v Peterborough United

Here are my reflections on the match between Blues and Peterborough United at St Andrews.

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Blues To Bounce Back At The Ricoh? Capital One Cup 2nd Round Preview v Coventry

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After the disappointment of the performance on Saturday Blues need to pick themselves up for their trip to the Ricoh Stadium to play Coventry in the second round of the Capital One Cup. Coventry are no strangers to crises either – overdue rent on their ground, a manager sacked after three successive league draws and a financial headache that makes Blues look positively well-run.

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Gossip Folks – The Transfer Rumour Mill (Summer 2012 Edition) Part VI

Whilst there have been no actual transfers into or out of St Andrews, there has been quite a bit of speculation over the last week concerning Blues players. The English transfer window closes at 11pm on Friday, as does the transfer window in Spain – which is important to bear in mind with all the stuff about Zigic over the last few days.

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Stung By The Hornets – Blues v Watford Match Reflections

Here are my reflections on the game between Blues and Watford at Vicarage Road – albeit from the position of an armchair fan watching on Sky.

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Don’t Panic

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I think it’s fairly safe to say that there are a lot of unimpressed Blues fans out there. Two games in, both against promoted opposition and only one point picked up have led to calls from some for changes within the team, new signings – the whole kit and caboodle. Are things really that bad?

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Gossip Folks – The Transfer Rumour Mill (Summer 2012 Edition) Part V

It’s actually been remarkably quiet on the transfer front at St Andrews with very little speculation about players coming into or out of the club over the last two weeks – so much so I didn’t think it was worth rounding up last week.

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