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New Kids in for the New Year? Cardiff Preview

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The first game of 2013 for Birmingham City sees Blues welcome top-of-the-table side Cardiff City to St Andrews. Having tasted defeat on Saturday which dropped Blues to 20th in the table Lee Clark will be looking for a better performance from his side this time out.

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Two in a Row? Bolton Preview

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The third game of the busy festive period sees Lee Clark’s patched up Blues travel to Bolton to face Dougie Freedman’s Bolton Wanderers. Both sides are in the bottom half of the Championship and will be looking for three points to help pull themselves clear.

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Revenge of the Teenagers? Barnsley Preview

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Blues will be looking to avenge the 5-0 thrashing at St Andrews when they travel to Oakwell today. Keith Hill’s Barnsley side have suffered of late as well and it could well be an interesting scrap as both teams fight to avoid being in the relegation mixer.

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Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen: Burnley Match Reflections

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

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Can the Young Blues Stop the Claret Tide? Burnley Preview

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Burnley come to St Andrews to kick off a festive campaign that sees Blues play five games in the next fifteen days. Sean Dyche’s side haven’t been in the greatest of form lately and will be looking to change that against an injury-ravaged Birmingham City side.

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Tough Draw for Blues Development Squad

A scrambled goal from Papa Bouba Diop rescued a point for Blues Development Squad against Barnsley at the Wast Hills training ground yesterday. Barnsley took the lead late in the first half through Jordan Clark before Diop’s effort on the stroke of half time levelled things up.

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The Kids Are Alright

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Despite the much-needed win over Middlesbrough on Friday night I can’t help thinking that November has ended a bit of an anticlimax for Blues fans. The long-awaited trial of Carson Yeung is now even more long-awaited after a successful application for adjournment – ensuring he remains in limbo for another five months yet. Coupled with the fact Blues are seemingly no closer to a takeover despite the media posturing of Gianni Paladini and Peter Pannu and all in all November has turned out to be a bit of a damp squib.

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Positives in Defeat: Reflections on Blues Development Squad v Coventry DS

Birmingham City’s development squad fell to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Coventry’s u21 side today at the Alan Higgs Centre in Coventry. The Blues u21 team took the lead early on through trialist Romeo Castelen but goals from Leon Lobjolt and Adam Barton in the second half secured the win for the young Sky Blues.

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Blunted by the Blades – Blues Development Squad lose to Sheffield United

Birmingham City’s Development Squad suffered a tough 2-1 defeat at the hands of their Sheffield United counterparts on a cold and blustery autumnal afternoon at Wast Hills. Goals from Danny Philliskirk and Terry Kennedy gave the young Blades the points with Papa Bouba Diop scoring Blues’ effort.

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International Blues – A Hard Night

It’s not been the best of nights for Blues international players for varying reasons in the second of the international games in the break.

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