Last Saturday saw Birmingham City’s unbeaten home record fall to Bristol City – a rather uninspiring performance for everyone involved. It proved to be a missed opportunity to gain points on those play-off places. Monk and his coaching staff will no doubt look for a response from his squad, and that is something you can…
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Blackburn Preview vs Birmingham City (H)
This weekend will see Rovers return to Ewood Park to take on 9th placed Birmingham City. Both clubs have 30 points from their opening 21 games, meaning a tight game can be expected in a clash between two play-off hopefuls. However, Rovers have been putting in some inspired performances as of late, and the home…
Blues Preview vs Bristol City (H)
It’s back to St Andrews this Saturday and Birmingham are coming off back to back wins as well as back to back clean sheets – impressive when you consider they’ve shipped 10 goals in four games before that. The Blues have managed to go back to what Garry Monk thrives on his team to be…
Bristol City Preview vs Birmingham City (A)
Bristol City will travel to the West Midlands to face an in-form Birmingham City side at St Andrew’s on Saturday afternoon. City come into the game off the back of a stalemate 1-1 draw at Ashton Gate against Neil Harris’ Millwall last weekend, while Garry Monk’s side’s come into the match after a 3-0 thrashing…
Back To Being Blues
When you lose such a big derby game it can feel like the end of the world, especially when you know you were a matter of inches away from a completely different game altogether. It could have been a real knock to the confidence and momentum built by the lads so far this season, but…
Blues Preview vs Preston North End (H)
Well it’s back to being Blues after a proper gutsy and determined performance in South Bermondsey. The Den has proved to be a hard place to travel this season, but Birmingham seemed to relish the opportunity. It only took 10 minutes to get ourselves in front thanks to some neat work from Che Adams who’s…
PNE Preview vs Birmingham (A)
After a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough on Tuesday night, Preston remain at the top of the Championship form table with their unbeaten run extending to nine games. Despite six big absences for the game, five of those being long term, North End probably deserved all three points. The injury crisis is going to be a…
Blues Preview vs Millwall (A)
Well another year goes by and it’s another annual loss in B6, but the players showed something that we haven’t seen for a long time and that’s fight and pride in wearing the shirt. Yes the result could have been very different and it was an afternoon of defensive frailties from both sides, yes the…
Aston Villa Preview vs Birmingham City (H)
When the fixture lists come out every year, there is one fixture that grabs the attention of every fans straight away. The local derby. For Liverpool fans, it’s Everton. For Celtic, it’s Rangers. For Aston Villa? The age-old rivalry with Birmingham City. It’s the most awaited match of the season and it is time to…
Blues Preview vs Villa (A)
Enjoy the international break everyone? Whether you enjoyed the England game against Croatia, The UEFA Nations League is irrelevant now because its back to business and time for one of the best derbies in English football – Birmingham City vs Aston Villa. The day Birmingham comes to a grinding halt…as well as the Staffordshire and…
Top 5 Second City Derby Moments
The international break is will and truly underway and club football has been put on hold. This gives me a great opportunity to write something a bit different than a standard preview or an opinion on the current outgoings at St.Andrews. Instead I’m going to be looking at the top five moments of my lifetime…
Blues Preview vs Hull City (H)
Well Blues fans the unbeaten run has came to an end, but what a run it was! From the highs of Leeds United away to Juke grabbing three at home against Rotherham and who could forget that away day at Stoke City. We were brought back down to reality last weekend against Derby and I…
Hull City Preview vs Birmingham City (A)
After back-to-back wins for the first time this season, and with the Allams’ departure seeming closer than ever, are our fortunes finally starting to turn? It’s far too early to call, but it’s never too early to dream. Given how life as a Hull City fan has been over the last two years, good news…
Derby Preview vs Birmingham (H)
Heading into this crunch match, both teams will be packed full of confidence. Derby have just took 7 points from a possible 9 against in-form trio, Sheffield United, West Brom and Middlesbrough, all before losing 3-2 in the Carabao Cup to Chelsea, a match in which the Rams showed exactly what they’re capable of, pushing…
Blues Preview vs Derby (A)
It’s four wins on the bounce and 11 unbeaten for Garry Monk’s Blue and White army and the feel good factor is well a truly around the club at the moment. Birmingham dispatched Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 at home last weekend after a very poor first half an hour where we could have been trailing by…
Altitude Sickness
Who would have thought little old Small Heath would be 11 games unbeaten this season – especially after the EFL decided to do everything they could to derail our season. Well we are and we’re up to 9th in the league and only two points off the play-offs having won four games in a row….
Reading Preview vs Birmingham (A)
Tuesday night sees a big opportunity for Reading to earn, or win three more points. Saturday’s win was a strange one in many ways. By no means the first choice XI, somehow Reading scored three, and even more surprisingly, conceded just once, another typical opposition goal at the Madejski. Anssi Jaakkola certainly won’t have been…
Blues vs Stoke Preview
After what feels like a lifetime; Club Football is finally back. Ahead of us we have a tough trip to the Bet365 Stadium to battle with former manager Gary Rowett. The feel good factor is well and truly around St Andrews at the moment and so it should be. We have a fine young manager…
Us Against The World
From an outsiders perspective looking in you might feel that Blues fan are using an excuse when it comes to our differences with the EFL and The FA – I don’t blame you for doing so as you won’t have the full picture of those on the inside. This piece is hopefully a little eye…
Blues Preview vs Rotherham (H)
Strength in adversity is an important thing in football and this current Blues team have it in abundance. Tuesday night saw Blues take on high scoring Brentford in what’s dubbed as “The Harlee Dean Derby” by those from West London, but was it really “Cheer up Harlee Dean?” In short no it wasn’t because Blues…
Blues Preview vs Brentford
Another game gone by and another draw for Garry Monk’s Blues – we’ve now equalled the total amount of draws from last season. A stat you can make of what you will. I’m trying to look at the bigger picture. Yes we probably should be in the top six if we could convert those draws…
Blues Preview vs Ipswich Town
Got over the weekend yet? I don’t think I have. The feeling of getting that first win is such a relief, but to do it against a team that were unbeaten so far and in their own backyard is something to be admired. The Blues have finally got a result that they deserved and in…
Ipswich Town Preview vs Birmingham City
Ipswich Town look to put a stop to their winless run this weekend when they travel to Birmingham. Ipswich drew 0-0 with Bolton wanderers to extend their winless run to nine games, and the only team in the Championship without a win as their opponents for Saturday got a surprising victory over top of the…
Blues Preview vs Blades
There are many great mysteries in the world yet to be unsolved; Who was Jack the Ripper? Does Bigfoot exist? Why was Stonehenge created? Another one of those mysteries is how have Birmingham City not won a game of football yet? Friday night was another instalment in the latest hard-luck story that is our season…
Sheffield United Preview vs Birmingham City
Still high flying Sheffield United host Gary Monk’s lowly Birmingham City in this mid-week Sky Bet Championship fixture. Despite losing a closely fought contest at Ashton Gate to Bristol City, Sheffield United are going in to this game on the back of three impressive victories out of four. Whilst the defeat was disappointing, and somewhat…
Groundhog Day
Friday evening saw the first league meeting of Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion for 7 years and a crucial game for both teams for different reasons. Blues v Albion will never be the fiercest Midlands derby and I don’t believe anyone has ever said it is either, however there’s nothing quite like getting one…
Blues Preview vs Baggies
So we’ve had just under 2 weeks to digest and review our first 6 games of the new season, are we ready to get back into it? Regardless of your answer it’s time for Club Football to take centre stage once again and what better way to do it with being under the lights at…
Fines, Embargo’s And Points Deductions.
The football might be on hold in the Championship this week, but that doesn’t stop the soap opera that is Birmingham City from conjuring up another episode for us fans. In what is meant to be a reasonably quiet week for club football has turned into quiet a busy one for everyone concerned at Blues…
An Afternoon To Forget For Blues
Birmingham City vs QPR isn’t really a fixture that screams out when you look down the list of 3pm games on Saturday, but it had potential to be a real good match up with both teams looking to put some much needed points on the board and go into the international break on a high….
Birmingham Preview vs QPR
I can’t believe I’m sat here writing my 6th League preview with the Blues still yet to have won a league game. Some of the football we’ve played in the first 5 games has been absolutely sublime, structured and that of a team who should be at the right end of the table – not…
Cause For Concern At Blues?
Yesterday marked five games without a win, following a bitterly disappointing 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest. If you asked Blues fans before the game if they’d have taken a point they’d have bit your hand off, but to throw away a 2-0 lead to end up with a draw? Not so much. Twitter is a…
Blues Preview vs Forest
Where do we even begin from Wednesday night? Another dominant performance, creating opportunities and should seriously be walking away with another three points in the bag. Unfortunately Football is a cruel sport and Birmingham City always seem to be on the end of it. Last night saw Garry Monk’s side defeated 1-0 to the hands…
Forest Preview vs Birmingham City
A 2-2 draw at the DW Stadium, salvaged by a last minute penalty rebound from Hilal Soudani, kept Forest’s unbeaten ball rolling for the 2018/19 season…but only by the skin of their teeth. Drab, uninspired and clumsy, Forest were very fortunate to actually be coming in only 2-1 down at the half time whistle –…
Bolton Preview vs Birmingham City
The Wanderers play hosts to the Blues at the University of Bolton Stadium aiming to continue their unbeaten start to the season. Parkinson’s men will go into this game with their tails firmly up following another fantastic win away at Reading. The Whites have made a near perfect start to the season, something that means…
Blues vs Swansea Preview
Friday night football under the lights of St Andrews. What could possibly be better? A first win of the season, most certainly. Garry Monk welcomes his first managerial side Swansea, as he searches for his first win of the new season. Tuesday saw Blues defeated 2-0 at the hands of Reading in the Carabao Cup…
Swansea City Preview vs Birmingham
Two wins out of two for Swansea as they defeated Preston 1-0 thanks to a Jay Fulton header. Graham Potter’s side look to follow on from their successive victories over Sheffield United and Preston with a third against Birmingham at St Andrews. Team News Following the closure of the Transfer Window, the manager’s options are…
Blues vs Reading Carabao Cup Review
Having not been able to attend the game on the weekend against Middlesbrough (due to festival commitments which I do not regret at all) I couldn’t review the game. Therefore Tuesday nights League Cup game against Reading will be this weeks review. I’m sure I speak for a large majority of Blues fans when I…
Middlesbrough Preview vs Birmingham City
Boro looked to be down and out last weekend at The Den. An early goal from Aiden O’Brien and a defensive error from Aden Flint, setting up Lee Gregory for Millwall’s second, left Boro trailing by a two-goal deficit going into the 87th minute. Yet, they somehow managed to salvage a point. Two goalmouth scrambles…
Blues Preview vs Boro
This Saturday see’s Garry Monk’s return to the riverside for the first time since he was relieved of his duties last season and I’m sure he’ll want to mark his return with a vengeance. Middlesbrough currently top the league with four points – having dismantled Sheffield United on Tuesday night 3-0. This will have raised…
Busy Week Ahead For The Blues.
To me to you to me to you. A small homage to the late, great Barry Chuckle who’s famous line very much summed up Saturday afternoon’s game between Birmingham City and Norwich City. Blues were 1 minute away from securing 3 points on the opening day for the first time since the 2008/09 season where…
Canaries Preview vs Birmingham City
Forget last season. Forget the World Cup. Forget the shenanigans of pre-season. The EFL season is upon us, football is back, and for the next 9 months nothing else matters. Across the country Championship fans are dreaming of promotion to the promised land, The Premier League, and for the Yellow Army that dream begins on…
Birmingham City Preview vs Norwich City
The opening weekend of the football season is almost here and I feel like a kid at Christmas. Hopefully not one of those kids who are expecting a PlayStation and ending up with a pair of socks… The Blues kick off their 2018/19 Season at home to The Canaries this Saturday, in what could prove…
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