Just as Birmingham City had picked up a great deal of momentum in their chase for promotion, the Blues look set to lose some of this impetus. Much to the disgrace of many Blues fans, the Chinese-led board appear to have accepted an “undisclosed” fee from Wigan Athletic for winger Jean Beausejour; a player who has played a significant role in Birmingham’s Championship campaign so far.
After breaking into the play-off positions for the first time this season, with a game in hand, and on a good run of form, news of …
Curtis Davies has been heading in the right direction (in both senses of the phrase) during recent weeks. The ever improving centre half notched up another two headed goals either side of half-time as his contribution to a straightforward 3v0 victory against struggling Watford at St. Andrews on Saturday.
In a game where the Blues were slow out of the blocks, Birmingham eventually finished Watford off without breaking too much sweat. Davies’ first goal came from a Keith Fahey cross, whilst his second was courtesy of a corner. Chris Burke got …
Twenty-six games into the Championship season, and Birmingham City have just completed their 36th match. The Championship is unquestionably a long and protracted year, but the Blues aren’t stopping there; they’re challenging on all fronts. Last night’s F.A.Cup victory against Wolves at Molineux means that yet another game will be added to Birmingham’s fixture calendar, however, this is being savoured rather than shunned by the players and fans alike.
In terms of the victory last night, there were a number of positives that were taken from the game. First and foremost, …
It is not surprising that Blues fans have been fairly quiet on this blog of late considering the traumatic anti-climax of last season’s relegation. Following the euphoria of Carling Cup success last February, Birmingham’s season took a dramatic U-turn. The 2v1 victory against Arsenal, despite leading to their first haul of silverware for 48 years, disguised the severely limited capabilities of a team that regularly fielded such negative tactics (the good old “hoof and hope”). It was less a shock than a formality that after totalling the fewest goals for …
I know he had no association with Birmingham City as such, but Sir Bobby Robson’s passing was a real shame for all football fans.
As a man of a certain age I can remember Sir Bobby as manager of a little club in East Anglia in the seventies, who played excellent football and scored great goals. Players of the ilk of Frans Thijssen, Arnold Muhren, Kevin Beattie, Eric Gates, John Wark, Alan Brazil, Paul Mariner, Paul Cooper, Russell Osman, Mick Mills, etc, helped Robson turn Ipswich Town into near title winners.
They …
We’ve already looked at the mad men who populated Birmingham’s defence so now it’s time to turn our attentions to the midfield and forward areas.
It has to be said that Birmingham had no less an embarrassment of riches in this department and some memorable names graced the more advanced areas of the park, often electing for the comfort of an early, solitary bath time.
Kenny Burns has already been mentioned in dispatches, as has Archie Gemmill, yet these hard men appear as mere pussycats in comparison others.
One man who will long live …
Birmingham City is a big city club with a history of heroic failure – the ultimate yo-yo club. Yet it has attracted plenty of big players in its time, including its fair share of “mad men”. Why do Blues continue to favour the more psychopathic among the fooballing fraternity?
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One theory as to why is that the catchment area for Birmingham’s fans is depressed. It’s where hard people live hard lives and Blues fans have always identified with those who …
Perhaps losing their first pre-season match, with a disjointed team, against a Bundesliga side preparing for Champions League qualifiers is not such a tragedy.
Stuttgart withstood Blues pressure and possession to finally break the Premier League newcomers down with two goals inside the final quarter-hour, through Elson and Julian Schreiber.
This was Blues’ first taste of action since beginning their pre-season training camp in Austria’s picturesque Zell-am-See and, although not a satisfactory scoreline, manager Alex McLeish will be learning vital lessons about his players.
“We have trained hard since coming out to Austria,” …
What a window it has been for the Blues.
Alex McLeish realised the job in hand when promotion was confirmed and he has set about improving the squad to somewhere near the level required to ‘hack it’ in the self-proclaimed best league in the world. McLeish knew, and he still does know that there is much work to be done, as he sets about trying to reinvigorate a side labelled as nothing but ‘efficient’ and work-man like by the media.
Unlike many managers who have refrained from acting early, McLeish took the …
Birmingham City look to be making headway in the transfer market as Alex McLeish searches for the players to give his side the touch of class required to survive in the greatest league in the world. After the shock signing of striker Christian Benitez, McLeish has turned his attentions to the centre of defence, where the Blues are lacking strength in depth.
Liam Ridgwell is out until October/November, Rahdi Jaidi has been released, leaving Martin Taylor as the only senior centre back at the club. McLeish has invited Bobo Balde, the …
