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A Positive Start Against The Addicks? Blues v Charlton Match Preview

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The Championship season starts today with the visit of Charlton Athletic to St Andrews. The Addicks, who won League One haven’t played in the second tier for three years and will be looking to make an immediate impression on their return. Blues, who thrashed Barnet 5-1 in the Cup in midweek will be looking to make it two wins in two at home as they start their quest for promotion to the top flight.

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Getting Busy With The Bees – Capital One Cup 1st Rd v Barnet Preview

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Today sees the first competitive match of the 2012/3 season with the visit of Barnet FC in the Capital One Cup 1st round. It’s the first competitive meeting between the two clubs in their respective histories and potentially the first step to a Wembley appearance.

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Butland and England

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Birmingham City goalkeeper Jack Butland could be in the rather bizarre position of making his senior England debut before his Blues debut on Wednesday after former Blues keeper Joe Hart pulled out of the Italy friendly. It’s been a meteoric rise for Butland – England’s 3rd choice at Euro 2012, Team GB first choice at the Olympics and now this. Will he really be given the nod?

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Beaten By Own Errors – Reflections on Blues 1 v Antwerp 3

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The final friendly of the 2012 pre-season brought Blues down to a bump as they went down to Belgian second division side Royal Antwerp 3-1. Here are my reflections on the game:

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To Play or Not to Play? That Is The Question

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Today sees the final friendly of Blues’ pre-season and the only one at St Andrews, against Royal Antwerp of Belgium. It promises to be an interesting game with it already being confirmed that Jack Butland and new loan signing Ravel Morrison are to play for the first time at St Andrews.

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

After a week off I’ve dusted off the spreadsheet, flicked through the transfer news and put together the latest details of who has proclaimed who will be bought and sold by Blues.

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Gossip Folks – The Transfer Rumour Mill (Summer 2012 Edition) Pt II

Last week was quite the week when it came to transfers – four players and a goalkeeper coach in, three on trial and none out. So how did the media do?

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Three is the Magic Number

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David Lucas became the second player to sign for Blues this summer after penning a one year deal with Birmingham City following his release from Rochdale. The thirty-four year old keeper was a player/coach at Rochdale but will only be fulfilling playing duties whilst at St Andrews providing backup for Colin Doyle and Jack Butland.

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Harper and Butland

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With Mark Crossley now out of the running for the vacant goalkeeper coach role at Blues, the Daily Mail has touted Steve Harper of Newcastle United for the job. The 37-year-old stopper has been with the Toon for nineteen years but it’s claimed he may well move on as he looks to get into coaching.

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Gossip Folks – Summer Edition – Week One

It’s actually been a fairly quiet start to the summer edition of the rumour mill experiment, with only three stories I have picked up from the nationals about transfers out of Blues players – not quite a fire sale yet.

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