EFl Football League discussion thread

[Denver]

West Brom have hit meltdown

[Black Dagger]

It's the first game of the season hun.

[Denver]

It's the first game of the season hun.

Against a the weakest team in the league

[Shaun]

about time Bolton came back up

Charlton throwing away a chance to further heap misery on Sunderland :(

[MTVN]

**** off Grimsby!!!!

[Mystic Mock]

Against a the weakest team in the league

Tbf that would be a team like Rotherham that are the weakest team in the league.

Bolton are more on par with teams like us and teams like Reading, Ipswich, and Forest.

And to change the topic to the Blues for a second, I was happy with our performance yesterday as we actually showed some fight and some actual goalscoring ability, if Trueman stays in goal and grows a bit of confidence as the season goes along we might be able to push into a top 12 position, but it's best not to get my hopes up too much yet as it's still so early, but I think that we're dark horses going forward if we can keep playing like that going forward.

[GiRTh]

Lampard getting spanked my the old master Bielsa.

[Mystic Mock]

Lampard getting spanked my the old master Bielsa.

Derby looked ropey against Reading defensively, Lampard needs to tighten it up as it's a real weak spot for them.

[Mystic Mock]

Two days to go until we face Swansea.:dance:

My prediction is that we'll win 1-0

[Denver]

Not West Brom destroying QPR

[Mystic Mock]

Not West Brom destroying QPR

Everybody's destroying QPR at the moment.:laugh:

[Mystic Mock]

And after that result against Bolton I think that the attention has to be taken away from the players and the Manager at this point and we have to start criticising Trillion Trophy Asia, ever since they've took charge of us and sacked Rowett we have just gone on a downhill spiral.

I really feel sorry for Monk as he hasn't been given a fair chance with this Embargo put on the club, and the players that are currently there can't help not being good enough, where as the owners can help being financially secure and making sure that they hire decent Managers for the club which they seem to have failed at on every occasion, they need to leave if this great club can be restored back to it's workhorse standards once again.

[Mystic Mock]

And after that result against Bolton I think that the attention has to be taken away from the players and the Manager at this point and we have to start criticising Trillion Trophy Asia, ever since they've took charge of us and sacked Rowett we have just gone on a downhill spiral.

I really feel sorry for Monk as he hasn't been given a fair chance with this Embargo put on the club, and the players that are currently there can't help not being good enough, where as the owners can help being financially secure and making sure that they hire decent Managers for the club which they seem to have failed at on every occasion, they need to leave if this great club can be restored back to it's workhorse standards once again.

If really get a 12 points deduction then the fans need to get a consortium going to get the club away from those corrupt bastards hands if we are to ever be a stable club again.

I apologize for turning this thread into a Blues discussion thread, but these owners have been bothering me for two and a bit seasons now and they are ruining a great club imo with a proud history of a never say die attitude and it's slowly going away as the club and us fans are facing humiliation.

[Mystic Mock]

We did it!:cheers:

[Mystic Mock]

I clearly see that the Referee is not just colourblind to give Aston Villa a goal kick instead of a corner kick to us, he also spots a foul on Tammy Abraham from Michael Morrison in the penalty area just after Abraham had shoved Morrison away from the ball.

Incompetence doesn't even describe the Referee today, a definite suspension is in order for him imo for not officiating one of the biggest games of the Championship season properly, I mean being fair Kieftenbeld was lucky to have stayed on the pitch as well with his constant mis-timed tackles. The Referee didn't know what he was doing.

Having said all of that though, we were ropey today defensively and I'd say that the Hutton goal was virtually unstoppable unless you wanted one of your players to possibly get sent off.:laugh:

[Zizu]

I clearly see that the Referee is not just colourblind to give Aston Villa a goal kick instead of a corner kick to us, he also spots a foul on Tammy Abraham from Michael Morrison in the penalty area just after Abraham had shoved Morrison away from the ball.

Incompetence doesn't even describe the Referee today, a definite suspension is in order for him imo for not officiating one of the biggest games of the Championship season properly, I mean being fair Kieftenbeld was lucky to have stayed on the pitch as well with his constant mis-timed tackles. The Referee didn't know what he was doing.

Having said all of that though, we were ropey today defensively and I'd say that the Hutton goal was virtually unstoppable unless you wanted one of your players to possibly get sent off.:laugh:



How did Grealish play ??


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[Mystic Mock]

How did Grealish play ??


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He got Villa a lot of free kicks, a talented player but he lived on the floor imo.

[Mystic Mock]

I can't wait for 3:00:dance: I just hope that I don't get let down as I think that we have a great chance at winning today.

[Nicky91]

He got Villa a lot of free kicks, a talented player but he lived on the floor imo.

how does Kieftenbeld play for you guys?


i know him from FC Groningen, he was also captain there while still being a young talent

[Black Dagger]

West Brom have hit meltdown

This aged well.

[Mystic Mock]

how does Kieftenbeld play for you guys?


i know him from FC Groningen, he was also captain there while still being a young talent

I rate him really highly.

He can make some rash challenges sometimes, but he gives 100% to every game imo.

[Nicky91]

I rate him really highly.

He can make some rash challenges sometimes, but he gives 100% to every game imo.

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one of our underrated dutch talents then, who we at dutch national team don't give a chance

*cough* Koeman a trash coach wbk :laugh2:

[Mystic Mock]

:clap1: :clap1:

one of our underrated dutch talents then, who we at dutch national team don't give a chance

*cough* Koeman a trash coach wbk :laugh2:

Aren't you guys still in with a chance to win the Nations League tbf? But I do agree that it's a shame that your country has never given him a chance at International level as he very rarely has an off game for us and the Championship is a difficult league to play well.

[Mystic Mock]

I want to discuss my opinion on today's game in the most fair way that I possibly can (away from the Grealish stuff as I've already discussed that on it's own thread) so anyway here it goes.

Blues were woeful, really truly woeful, we once again froze against Aston Villa who they themselves weren't amazing, we took until Craig Gardner came on of all people to start creating chances for ourselves which by the time we started to do that the game was nearly over, a real opportunity wasted there to try and get into the play-offs imo.

Now the things that were out of Blues control.

1. We should've had a penalty as Hause (I think that's his name anyway) pulls on Adams in the penalty area and stops him from scoring, admittedly Adams went down a bit easily, but at least one of the Referee, Linesman, or the Fourth Official should've noticed the foul on Adams, if VAR was in use it would've been 1-1 today.

2. Villa should've gone down to 9 men at least after the constant elbowing of Jutkiewicz at the side of his head, I am honestly amazed that the Referee didn't get at least one red card out for such barbaric challenges on one player.

3. The slightest touch on one of Abraham and Grealish and they'd go down to the floor like they were dying, again the Referee didn't do his job and book them for diving.

4. Sky Sports should rename itself the Villa Channel as they were not impartial from the first whistle, absolutely disgraceful coverage.

[Mystic Mock]

I want to discuss my opinion on today's game in the most fair way that I possibly can (away from the Grealish stuff as I've already discussed that on it's own thread) so anyway here it goes.

Blues were woeful, really truly woeful, we once again froze against Aston Villa who they themselves weren't amazing, we took until Craig Gardner came on of all people to start creating chances for ourselves which by the time we started to do that the game was nearly over, a real opportunity wasted there to try and get into the play-offs imo.

Now the things that were out of Blues control.

1. We should've had a penalty as Hause (I think that's his name anyway) pulls on Adams in the penalty area and stops him from scoring, admittedly Adams went down a bit easily, but at least one of the Referee, Linesman, or the Fourth Official should've noticed the foul on Adams, if VAR was in use it would've been 1-1 today.

2. Villa should've gone down to 9 men at least after the constant elbowing of Jutkiewicz at the side of his head, I am honestly amazed that the Referee didn't get at least one red card out for such barbaric challenges on one player.

3. The slightest touch on one of Abraham and Grealish and they'd go down to the floor like they were dying, again the Referee didn't do his job and book them for diving.

4. Sky Sports should rename itself the Villa Channel as they were not impartial from the first whistle, absolutely disgraceful coverage.

[Mystic Mock]

I want to discuss my opinion on today's game in the most fair way that I possibly can (away from the Grealish stuff as I've already discussed that on it's own thread) so anyway here it goes.

Blues were woeful, really truly woeful, we once again froze against Aston Villa who they themselves weren't amazing, we took until Craig Gardner came on of all people to start creating chances for ourselves which by the time we started to do that the game was nearly over, a real opportunity wasted there to try and get into the play-offs imo.

Now the things that were out of Blues control.

1. We should've had a penalty as Hause (I think that's his name anyway) pulls on Adams in the penalty area and stops him from scoring, admittedly Adams went down a bit easily, but at least one of the Referee, Linesman, or the Fourth Official should've noticed the foul on Adams, if VAR was in use it would've been 1-1 today.

2. Villa should've gone down to 9 men at least after the constant elbowing of Jutkiewicz at the side of his head, I am honestly amazed that the Referee didn't get at least one red card out for such barbaric challenges on one player.

3. The slightest touch on one of Abraham and Grealish and they'd go down to the floor like they were dying, again the Referee didn't do his job and book them for diving.

4. Sky Sports should rename itself the Villa Channel as they were not impartial from the first whistle, absolutely disgraceful coverage.

Again for the 2nd game in a row we had a terrible Referee who was blatantly biased towards the opposition.

The slightest touch on one of their players and they'd be given a free kick and the player would pretend to be hurt for minutes at a time, whilst Adams gets Rugby tackled just outside the penalty area and the Referee doesn't give anything.

Tbf unlike the Villa game I do think we'd have lost last nights game regardless, but it would be nice to not be facing 12 men every week.

[Mystic Mock]

The first weekend in awhile where the Referee didn't do anything absurd against us and guess what? We won!:dance: It shows you what we can do when there's proper officiating at our games.

And I hope that Kieftenbeld will be okay as that injury looks very serious to me.

[Mystic Mock]

It's sad to see Ipswich go down, but sadly throughout the season they've just not been good enough, tbh though I wasn't entirely sure on either Manager that they hired throughout the season for them.

Hopefully justice will prevail for us though after how we've been treated throughout the season by the Referees and the EFL who I'll hold both of them responsible if we get relegated at the end of the season.

[Denver]

Ipswich ending a run of 17 Championship seasons to drop into a division they have not been in since 1957

[Mystic Mock]

Do you think that they will come straight back up?

I know that it's too early to say, but just do you have a hunch that they could go up on the first attempt Adam?

[Denver]

Absolute scenes as Tranmere ger promoted with a goal on 128 mins

[Dogeatdog]

Absolute scenes as Tranmere ger promoted with a goal on 128 mins

I’m praying Charlton can do the same tomorrow

[Dogeatdog]

And we did :dance::cheer2:

[Mystic Mock]

Congratulations to Charlton and Tranmere fans on your promotions.

I am tbh quite bitter at the Villa promotion due to the favourtism that the Referees and Sky Sports have shown them all season, it wasn't earned imo.

[Mystic Mock]

That result yesterday showed me three things about the Blues team that I had been suspecting for awhile.

1. Our owners truly are useless, not only do they sack every Manager at the club, but they're now keeping around a Manager that can't even earn us draws. They don't invest in the club properly and have also in the past seen us get docked points. The sooner that they go the better.

2. Clotet needs to change to how we played last season, but is stubbornly sticking to tactics that have seen us concede 22 goals in our last 10 matches, and god knows how many we will concede by the time he gets sacked. If he can't do it at Oxford then he was never gonna succeed with us. It's harsh but it's also the truth. In fact I feel sorry for him because the owners are using him as a scapegoat for their own incompetence.

3. The players are clearly tanking matches, I was suspicious when Hull and QPR were demolishing us, but I honestly don't believe that if our players were trying (and weren't trying to get Diet Pep the sack) that Wigan would be anywhere near our level, I mean I know that we're not an amazing team by any means, but none of those Wigan players would even make our bench, yet we're losing to them at home? Whoever the ringleaders are should be sent packing imo as they'll just cause trouble for the next Manager that comes in.

Btw I mean no disrespect to Wigan or Oxford (hell I respect Wigan trying to underdog their way to survival) I just don't respect ourselves to be punching below our weight and losing to teams that we shouldn't be losing to, especially in the manner that we're losing the games too.

I can't even pity the team like I did last season, we deserve to be down there this season, it's the teams around us like Wigan, Charlton, and Luton that I'll pity more due to either not being good enough to survive, or in Charlton's case being dogged by a **** ton of injuries.

[MTVN]

Let's all laugh at Cheltenham who have just lost 3-0 at home to Northampton to go out of the play offs after winning the first leg 2-0 :joker:

[Mystic Mock]

Let's all laugh at Cheltenham who have just lost 3-0 at home to Northampton to go out of the play offs after winning the first leg 2-0 :joker:

:joker:

Tbf to Cheltenham they've had a strong season so they shouldn't feel to disheartened.

An extraordinary turn around for Northampton though.

[Mystic Mock]

Congratulations to any Northampton fans on here on your team earning promotion to League One.

And in about 12 hours we'll hopefully extend our 7 point lead over Huddersfield to 10 to avoid relegation this season.:fc:

[Mystic Mock]

We got hammered against Huddersfield.:joker:

We're really in **** street if we can't even come close to beating the easiest team that we've faced since the restart.

[Mystic Mock]

Well done to Stoke yesterday, they completely outclassed us in every way imaginable and actually fought for their place in the League, as will Charlton in the next game.

We however just pass, pass, pass, and then more passing until we lose the ball and leave Camp all on his own to try and save us.

[Dogeatdog]

So Huddersfield beat West Brom earlier meaning that they are now safe from relegation. The bottom of the Championship is so close atm with us yet to play Wigan (who smashed Hull 8-0 the other day) and then Leeds on the last day of the season who are top, it’s looking really unlikely that we are gonna survive :worry:.

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[Mystic Mock]

So Huddersfield beat West Brom earlier meaning that they are now safe from relegation. The bottom of the Championship is so close atm with us yet to play Wigan (who smashed Hull 8-0 the other day) and then Leeds on the last day of the season who are top, it’s looking really unlikely that we are gonna survive :worry:.

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If Leeds are declared champions by the time that you's have to face them then they might throw out their reserves. Either way Leeds are a team that Charlton can score against I think.

Tbh I still don't think that we're out of the woods yet, especially if one of Hull or Luton wins that match.

[Dogeatdog]

If Leeds are declared champions by the time that you's have to face them then they might throw out their reserves. Either way Leeds are a team that Charlton can score against I think.

Tbh I still don't think that we're out of the woods yet, especially if one of Hull or Luton wins that match.

Well it’s down to the wire. We drew with Wigan today 2-2 so that means it’s all or nothing in this last game. The way Luton have been playing since the league started back up again I can actually see them clinching that final place. They’ve been playing great so far and we’ve been going in the opposite direction.

Wednesday is gonna make me so anxious :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Listened all afternoon to the championship. Great drama

[Mystic Mock]

Well it’s down to the wire. We drew with Wigan today 2-2 so that means it’s all or nothing in this last game. The way Luton have been playing since the league started back up again I can actually see them clinching that final place. They’ve been playing great so far and we’ve been going in the opposite direction.

Wednesday is gonna make me so anxious :laugh:

Tbh both Charlton and Luton deserve to stay up more than us at the moment, and tbh I think that both teams will as Luton have gone on a winning spree, and you guys have just been a bit unlucky.

And I'll be joining you on that anxiety ride.:laugh:

[joeysteele]

Tbh both Charlton and Luton deserve to stay up more than us at the moment, and tbh I think that both teams will as Luton have gone on a winning spree, and you guys have just been a bit unlucky.

And I'll be joining you on that anxiety ride.:laugh:


I am really concerned re Birmingham.
I'm hoping Charlton and Luton only get draws in their last match.
Or at least only one of them do.
No disrespect to Charlton or Luton fans there as they will be as anxious as I am.
Birmingham should never have been in this situation anyway, however they've been my team since I was 5.

What's the thing with Wigan still now though too..
I need to update myself on their situation.

Can't have Birmingham going down.
Please no.

[Mystic Mock]

If we stay up this season then these are the 10 players that I want us to look at as we could realistically get them, and they'd improve us as a club I feel.

1. Ivan Toney (Peterborough) he knows where the net is, and would be good cover for Hogan and Jutkiewicz.

2. Lyle Taylor (Charlton Athletic) experienced and again can score quite frequently which is what we desperately need.

3. Jota (Aston Villa) he was inconsistent for us, but he offered us a bit of flair in the midfield and he could set up our strikers to score. Plus he hasn't played very well for Aston Villa so I'd fancy our chances of Villa wanting to give him back.

4. Alex Bass (Portsmouth) he could be decent cover for if Catlike Camp ever got injured or Suspended.

5. Jacques Maghoma (Free Agent) we are missing him setting up Jutkiewicz's goals. I know he was controversial with fans by the end, but a Football Club shouldn't always listen to the fans because our results have been worse without him.

6. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) he has scored 15 goals this season with a team that's punching above their weight. Plus he is starting to enter his prime which would be a good thing for us.

7. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) he has scored 12 goals this season which is not too shabby for an Attacking Midfielder.

8. Luis Javier Suarez Charris (Watford) on loan at Zaragoza this season, he has scored 19 goals in 29 appearances for Zaragoza, another potential Striker for us to try and grab if we were to stay up.

9. Fabio Pisacane (Cagliari)

10. Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) They both already play together so they would already have a working relationship if we were to get the pair from Cagliari.

I've definitely been thinking too much about it lol.

We'll probably go and get some terrible players next season instead as our Sucker (the Manager) will have to pretend that he manages the club.

[Mystic Mock]

I am really concerned re Birmingham.
I'm hoping Charlton and Luton only get draws in their last match.
Or at least only one of them do.
No disrespect to Charlton or Luton fans there as they will be as anxious as I am.
Birmingham should never have been in this situation anyway, however they've been my team since I was 5.

What's the thing with Wigan still now though too..
I need to update myself on their situation.

Can't have Birmingham going down.
Please no.

I'm concerned as well Joey as we've come back from the restart worse than that Derby team that only picked up 11 points in the Premier League.:joker:

I don't want us to go down either Joey, but apart from the West Bromwich and Charlton matches I've not really seen us show much fight in any other game since Football has come back, and I certainly don't want to stay up because Wigan and Sheffield Wednesday got docked points. I want us to earn it.

And I respect Charlton and Luton as Football teams so if we are gonna go down I'd rather it be against them than certain other teams. And as you rightly say their fans will also feel anxious and slightly frustrated that their team is down there.

And with Wigan they've appealed against the 12 point deduction so we're waiting to see if it'll actually happen or not.

[joeysteele]

I'm concerned as well Joey as we've come back from the restart worse than that Derby team that only picked up 11 points in the Premier League.:joker:

I don't want us to go down either Joey, but apart from the West Bromwich and Charlton matches I've not really seen us show much fight in any other game since Football has come back, and I certainly don't want to stay up because Wigan and Sheffield Wednesday got docked points. I want us to earn it.

And I respect Charlton and Luton as Football teams so if we are gonna go down I'd rather it be against them than certain other teams. And as you rightly say their fans will also feel anxious and slightly frustrated that their team is down there.

And with Wigan they've appealed against the 12 point deduction so we're waiting to see if it'll actually happen or not.

I was really hoping for a draw with Preston.
Desperate sad.
A big city and name like Birmingham, should expect and to have better than this as it's football representation.

I'm going to be near up the wall on Wednesday.

[Cherie]

I'm concerned as well Joey as we've come back from the restart worse than that Derby team that only picked up 11 points in the Premier League.:joker:

I don't want us to go down either Joey, but apart from the West Bromwich and Charlton matches I've not really seen us show much fight in any other game since Football has come back, and I certainly don't want to stay up because Wigan and Sheffield Wednesday got docked points. I want us to earn it.

And I respect Charlton and Luton as Football teams so if we are gonna go down I'd rather it be against them than certain other teams. And as you rightly say their fans will also feel anxious and slightly frustrated that their team is down there.

And with Wigan they've appealed against the 12 point deduction so we're waiting to see if it'll actually happen or not.

How many years since Birmingham was in the PL Mock

[Mystic Mock]

How many years since Birmingham was in the PL Mock

I think that it's been about 9 years.:bawling:

[Mystic Mock]

I was really hoping for a draw with Preston.
Desperate sad.
A big city and name like Birmingham, should expect and to have better than this as it's football representation.

I'm going to be near up the wall on Wednesday.

I was hoping for the same Joey.

And I agree with you Joey, people talk about teams like Leeds and Forest underachieving (which is true) but considering we are in the second city we shouldn't be sitting 20th in the table barely ahead of teams like Luton and Barnsley (no offence to their fans) but our owners have let us down over the years sadly.

And hopefully we can keep Rooney at bay on Wednesday.:laugh:

[joeysteele]

I think that it's been about 9 years.:bawling:

You're right.
2011 was last time we were there.
Awful.

[Dogeatdog]

I think that it's been about 9 years.:bawling:

Could be worse... could be 13 years :laugh:

[Dogeatdog]

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So Luton play Blackburn, Charlton play Leeds, Birmingham play Derby and Boro have got Sheffield Wednesday (probably the easiest game). Genuinely couldn’t predict what the scores will be on Wednesday.

[Mystic Mock]

Could be worse... could be 13 years :laugh:

Is that how long it's been for Charlton?!:shocked:

It doesn't feel that long ago tbh.

[Mystic Mock]

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So Luton play Blackburn, Charlton play Leeds, Birmingham play Derby and Boro have got Sheffield Wednesday (probably the easiest game). Genuinely couldn’t predict what the scores will be on Wednesday.

My guesses are that Luton will beat Blackburn, Charlton to beat Leeds, we will draw with Derby (a bold guess I know) and that Middlesbrough will draw with Sheffield Wednesday.

From that I would have no idea who would go.:joker:

[joeysteele]

My guesses are that Luton will beat Blackburn, Charlton to beat Leeds, we will draw with Derby (a bold guess I know) and that Middlesbrough will draw with Sheffield Wednesday.

From that I would have no idea who would go.:joker:

In your scenario Luton would go.
Birmingham, Luton and Charlton would be on 51 points.
However unless Luton won by about 10 nil.
Luton's goal difference is the worst.

If Birmingham lose however, and Charlton and Luton win, then we go down my friend.

Unless the Wigan points situation, is done before the drop places are decided.

I think Charlton beating Leeds is going to be tough call.
Could be a draw.
Leeds will be wanting to stamp authority out now.

[Denver]

Huddersfield have sacked the Cowley Brothers with Chris Hughton expected to replace them

[Mystic Mock]

In your scenario Luton would go.
Birmingham, Luton and Charlton would be on 51 points.
However unless Luton won by about 10 nil.
Luton's goal difference is the worst.

If Birmingham lose however, and Charlton and Luton win, then we go down my friend.

Unless the Wigan points situation, is done before the drop places are decided.

I think Charlton beating Leeds is going to be tough call.
Could be a draw.
Leeds will be wanting to stamp authority out now.

Yeah the Charlton result is the one I'm the least confident on.

And if Luton do win 10-0 now I'm probably gonna kick myself for making a prediction where we don't lose to Derby.:joker:

[joeysteele]

Yeah the Charlton result is the one I'm the least confident on.

And if Luton do win 10-0 now I'm probably gonna kick myself for making a prediction where we don't lose to Derby.:joker:

I am dreading tomorrow night Mock.
It reminds me of when Birmingham were last in the Premier league and went down.
A series of results going the right way then could have seen them safe.

However enough of the other results went negatively for Birmingham.

Here we are, in a similar position.
They only need a draw and they'll be safe.

I am not looking forward to the last games.
Birmingham shouldn't be in this position admittedly.

However league one, the old league 3 for goodness sake.
That would be really hard to take.

I just hope they go out and attack like crazy.
No disrespect to Derby but I hope Birmingham honour themselves by really going for it in this last survival match in the Championship.

[Mystic Mock]

I am dreading tomorrow night Mock.
It reminds me of when Birmingham were last in the Premier league and went down.
A series of results going the right way then could have seen them safe.

However enough of the other results went negatively for Birmingham.

Here we are, in a similar position.
They only need a draw and they'll be safe.

I am not looking forward to the last games.
Birmingham shouldn't be in this position admittedly.

However league one, the old league 3 for goodness sake.
That would be really hard to take.

I just hope they go out and attack like crazy.
No disrespect to Derby but I hope Birmingham honour themselves by really going for it in this last survival match in the Championship.

You're right Joey it does have a lot of eerily similar things in common with our last relegation which is a bit worrying, but I'm trying to stay optimistic.:laugh:

Like you Joey I hope that the players hold nothing back today, after all they'll be playing against Wayne Rooney which how often will these players get to say that?

And tbh it's really bad days for us as a club if we're in League One whilst Aston Villa are looking likely to stay in the Premier League now, it'd be the modern day Sunderland & Newcastle.

[joeysteele]

You're right Joey it does have a lot of eerily similar things in common with our last relegation which is a bit worrying, but I'm trying to stay optimistic.:laugh:

Like you Joey I hope that the players hold nothing back today, after all they'll be playing against Wayne Rooney which how often will these players get to say that?

And tbh it's really bad days for us as a club if we're in League One whilst Aston Villa are looking likely to stay in the Premier League now, it'd be the modern day Sunderland & Newcastle.

Yes, I'm trying to be optimistic.

Tonight is going to be really tense unless Birmingham score early and more to the point build on a lead.

Otherwise, relying on other results, a footie nightmare.

[Denver]

Luton, Birmingham and Middlesbrough are all losing in the relagation battle

[Denver]

Wigan have been deducted 12 points so they are currently in the relegation spots which pushes Luton out of them

[Denver]

Charlton are now losing aswell

[Denver]

Derby and Shef Wed are facing points dedecution and Wigan are arguing Derby should face a 21 points deduction which would relegate them

[Denver]

West Brom are losing which means as it stands Brentford are being promoted

[Denver]

West Brom have been promoted Hull, Charlton and Wigan will be relagated

[joeysteele]

Phew!
I'm glad Birmingham have stayed up but for goodness sake.
Something needs to take place there to really have the team the City deserves.

They ought to be contenders for promotion not struggling around the relegation area.

I feel sorry for Wigan.
It's hard enough winning points but to see the equivalent of 4 wins as points wiped out, is really cruel.

[Denver]

Phew!
I'm glad Birmingham have stayed up but for goodness sake.
Something needs to take place there to really have the team the City deserves.

They ought to be contenders for promotion not struggling around the relegation area.

I feel sorry for Wigan.
It's hard enough winning points but to see the equivalent of 4 wins as points wiped out, is really cruel.
They need to start appointing decent managers they had Zola who is terrible Redknapp who was past his best and a couple who should never be managing in the championship

[Brother Leon]

Gutted for Charlton. Played for them briefly as a youth, so I’ve got a soft spot for them. Insane drama for Barnsley though.

[Mystic Mock]

They need to start appointing decent managers they had Zola who is terrible Redknapp who was past his best and a couple who should never be managing in the championship

We should never have sacked Rowett.

Our owners also need to start properly investing in the club, or quite simply **** off if they can't.

Well done to Luton and Barnsley on their impressive wins last night, and I do feel sorry for the three teams going down in different ways.

[joeysteele]

We should never have sacked Rowett.

Our owners also need to start properly investing in the club, or quite simply **** off if they can't.

Well done to Luton and Barnsley on their impressive wins last night, and I do feel sorry for the three teams going down in different ways.

I echo all you say there Mock.

Really the next season could just be a few weeks off.
So I hope something happens and fast at Birmingham.
Otherwise there's a dreadful season in prospect coming up.

Anyway here's hoping.
You should go and march in there and sort them out please Mock.

[Dogeatdog]

Well... we’re down. Congrats to Luton and Barnsley though especially the former as they’ve been playing extremely well and deserved there place to stay in the championship. Congrats to Birmingham as well, hopefully they can rebuild next season and come back as a much stronger team.

As for Charlton, I think that result pretty much summed up our season and how it’s just been a car crash from September. Didn’t surprise me that Leeds won that game, they’re finally going back to the Prem after 16 years and wanted to finish the season on a win and with the team they’ve got, they were easily going to tear us apart. Good luck to them.

In regards to Charlton though we have so many issues not just with the players but with the ownership. It’s just been an absolute joke and I literally have no idea what’s going to happen and how long it will take to get sorted. At the moment I seriously don’t think we will be bouncing back and winning promotion back to the Championship next season. We need some serious investment but unfortunately we always seem to attract dodgy owners at the moment.

I’m gutted though cause at the start of the season and the way we was playing it looked like we could’ve done very well. Then our main striker was injured in Sept and it was just too many poor results after that. Then came the ownership change in January and it looked like the beginning of a fresh start and a boost of morale for both the fans and everyone involved in the club. It ended up being such a huge mess and then once the football returned after lockdown, our main striker, the one person we needed chose not to play. To top things off there were many games this season where we kept giving away points in the dying stages of the game (Birmingham for example) which again is something that cost us massively.

There’s only been one shining moment for me this season and that’s Dillon Phillips. He’s been outstanding this season I think and there’s been many times where he’s saved us from some really bad results and the fact he’s played every game this season shows how much of a great player he is for us at the moment. He definitely deserved our player of the season, just a shame that the season ended on such a harsh result for him.

[Denver]

We should never have sacked Rowett.

Our owners also need to start properly investing in the club, or quite simply **** off if they can't.

Well done to Luton and Barnsley on their impressive wins last night, and I do feel sorry for the three teams going down in different ways.

Karanka looks like the next manager and he has a good track record in the championshil

[joeysteele]

Well... we’re down. Congrats to Luton and Barnsley though especially the former as they’ve been playing extremely well and deserved there place to stay in the championship. Congrats to Birmingham as well, hopefully they can rebuild next season and come back as a much stronger team.

As for Charlton, I think that result pretty much summed up our season and how it’s just been a car crash from September. Didn’t surprise me that Leeds won that game, they’re finally going back to the Prem after 16 years and wanted to finish the season on a win and with the team they’ve got, they were easily going to tear us apart. Good luck to them.

In regards to Charlton though we have so many issues not just with the players but with the ownership. It’s just been an absolute joke and I literally have no idea what’s going to happen and how long it will take to get sorted. At the moment I seriously don’t think we will be bouncing back and winning promotion back to the Championship next season. We need some serious investment but unfortunately we always seem to attract dodgy owners at the moment.

I’m gutted though cause at the start of the season and the way we was playing it looked like we could’ve done very well. Then our main striker was injured in Sept and it was just too many poor results after that. Then came the ownership change in January and it looked like the beginning of a fresh start and a boost of morale for both the fans and everyone involved in the club. It ended up being such a huge mess and then once the football returned after lockdown, our main striker, the one person we needed chose not to play. To top things off there were many games this season where we kept giving away points in the dying stages of the game (Birmingham for example) which again is something that cost us massively.

There’s only been one shining moment for me this season and that’s Dillon Phillips. He’s been outstanding this season I think and there’s been many times where he’s saved us from some really bad results and the fact he’s played every game this season shows how much of a great player he is for us at the moment. He definitely deserved our player of the season, just a shame that the season ended on such a harsh result for him.

Wishing you the best of luck to bounce back next season.

[Dogeatdog]

Wishing you the best of luck to bounce back next season.

Thanks Joey. Congratulations on surviving the drop.

[joeysteele]

Thanks Joey. Congratulations on surviving the drop.

Thank you but it was only thanks to other results we did .
A relief but so many concerns now remaining sadly.

[Denver]

Charlton may still get lucky with Derby facing a potential massive points deduction

[Denver]

Derby could be deducted 21 points and Shef Wed's could be deducted 9

[Dogeatdog]

Charlton may still get lucky with Derby facing a potential massive points deduction

Even if this did happen and we stayed up, we have not got the squad nor the investment to compete in the championship at the moment. We’d just be battling for survival all season. Hopefully we manage to get some decent investment into club soon.

[Mystic Mock]

I echo all you say there Mock.

Really the next season could just be a few weeks off.
So I hope something happens and fast at Birmingham.
Otherwise there's a dreadful season in prospect coming up.

Anyway here's hoping.
You should go and march in there and sort them out please Mock.

Tbh all of the changes that I'd want implemented at the club would probably take a bit of time to get going I think, but I'd rather take that risk than the current performances.

And the owners would probably sack me when I tell them that John Smith from Harrogate is not the right fit for this club.:joker:

[joeysteele]

Tbh all of the changes that I'd want implemented at the club would probably take a bit of time to get going I think, but I'd rather take that risk than the current performances.

And the owners would probably sack me when I tell them that John Smith from Harrogate is not the right fit for this club.:joker:

You get my vote Mock.

[Mystic Mock]

Karanka looks like the next manager and he has a good track record in the championshil

I'll take him.:dance:

[Shaun]

Another chance for West Brom to bore their way to 1-1 draws in the Prem :inamood: brilliant.

I assume these last couple of games will destroy Brentford's morale in the playoffs and we'll end up with Swansea or Fulham coming back up. Just... anyone but Cardiff, please. I can't take another boring team.

[Mystic Mock]

Wishing you the best of luck to bounce back next season.

I'm wishing the same.

Charlton and Lee Bowyer imo have done well considering their circumstances behind the scenes.

[Zizu]

West Brom have been promoted Hull, Charlton and Wigan will be relagated



Sooo what kind of footie do WBA play these days .. kick and run or decent stuff ?


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[Zizu]

Leeds could be deducted 21 points and Shef Wed's could be deducted 9



For what ?


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[Denver]

For what ?


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Derby for severely breaking FFP including a wage bill that is higher than some PL teams and the fact their owner brought the stadium then rented it back aswell as many other things they shouldn't be doing.

Shef Wed have overspent constantly despite not having the means to do so

[Zizu]

Derby for severely breaking FFP including a wage bill that is higher than some PL teams and the fact their owner brought the stadium then rented it back aswell as many other things they shouldn't be doing.



Shef Wed have overspent constantly despite not having the means to do so



It says Leeds could be dedicated the points though ..


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[Denver]

It says Leeds could be dedicated the points though ..


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anyway just ignore that I didn't realise I put Leeds was meant to be Derby

[Denver]

Birmingham have retired the #22 shirt after Jude Bellinghams record breaking move to Dortmund

[James]

^ I wonder if Mock has any comment on that.

[Denver]

Also the police are investigating after a Man U fan racially a used him on Twotter after he rejected the club for Dortmund

[Denver]

^ I wonder if Mock has any comment on that.

From what I worked out the reason it was retired is because he could have left for free and Birmingham are close to administration so he signed a professional contract with the club so they could make a hell of a lot of money from him.

[Zizu]

anyway just ignore that I didn't realise I put Leeds was meant to be Derby



Ah ... no worries .

I was just disappointed.. I’d love to see a really great Leeds United playing in the Prem again .. looks like they need some real investment though .. certainly a proven scorer / CF ..

I can see Giroud tempting them .

Willian would be a good signing for them as well as he’s apparently out of contract.


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[Mystic Mock]

^ I wonder if Mock has any comment on that.

It's a bit odd imo considering he only played a season for us.:laugh:

Our owners are bigger clowns than Boris Johnson though so I can't be too surprised.

[Mystic Mock]

From what I worked out the reason it was retired is because he could have left for free and Birmingham are close to administration so he signed a professional contract with the club so they could make a hell of a lot of money from him.

This reason wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.

And hopefully the racist scum will get named and shamed after their comment towards Bellingham.

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[Mystic Mock]

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Is he gonna be playing for them next season?:shocked:

[Mystic Mock]

I've just found out that Bury AFC will be playing in the North West Counties League Division One North for the 2020-21 season.

And they'll be groundsharing with Radcliffe FC at Stainton Park.

I know that they're not an EFL team anymore, but considering it was a high profile case earlier on this season I thought that it would be good to let anyone that's still interested in them know that they're getting back on their feet to some extent.

Hopefully they'll get to League One someday.

[Zizu]

I've just found out that Bury AFC will be playing in the North West Counties League Division One North for the 2020-21 season.

And they'll be groundsharing with Radcliffe FC at Stainton Park.

I know that they're not an EFL team anymore, but considering it was a high profile case earlier on this season I thought that it would be good to let anyone that's still interested in them know that they're getting back on their feet to some extent.

Hopefully they'll get to League One someday.



So what happens/happened to their own ground Gigg Lane ??


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[Mystic Mock]

So what happens/happened to their own ground Gigg Lane ??


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I don't know, I imagine that the old Bury officially still has it, or that the current Bury owners couldn't afford to buy the Stadium.

[Denver]

Karanka is the new Birmingham City manager and with his track record they could be promotion contenders next year

[Denver]

also Sheffield Wednesday will start next aeason with a 12 point deduction

[Mystic Mock]

Karanka is the new Birmingham City manager and with his track record they could be promotion contenders next year

If that ends up being true then he will have pulled off the biggest Football miracle that I've seen in awhile.:joker:

I do hope that he can stop us from getting relegated as that was some really shocking form on the restart of the last season that went by.

And I feel sorry for the Sheffield Wednesday fans as it's a negative start to the new season before a ball has even been kicked.

[Mystic Mock]

We were top of the table for a few minutes.:dance:

A fantastic result regardless. Hopefully we can keep it up.

I'm also really happy to see Charlton and Sheffield Wednesday win their games today as their fans have had to go through quite a lot over the last couple of months, a shame for Southend and Bolton though.

[Dogeatdog]

We were top of the table for a few minutes.:dance:

A fantastic result regardless. Hopefully we can keep it up.

I'm also really happy to see Charlton and Sheffield Wednesday win their games today as their fans have had to go through quite a lot over the last couple of months, a shame for Southend and Bolton though.

Nice to see our teams starting off with a win on the opening day Mock :thumbs: and a very good result for Birmingham. I wasn’t expecting them to get all 3 points in that game considering how well Brentford performed last season so hopefully the blues can keep that momentum going.

We had 3 players making their debuts yesterday and they all played really well. Connor Washington got a goal on his debut and Alex Gilbey got a great assist on the first goal so at least we’ve got something to cheer about at the moment. God knows what’s going on with the ownership tho.

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[Nicky91]

hope all football competitions get volded by the time second wave arrives

[joeysteele]

I'd have loved another goal or two for Birmingham.
These close matches worry me.

However, I'm happy with any win, I just hope they string them together.
I was really glad when I saw full time come up though.

[Nicky91]

but if it does get volded, just saying it out of precaution not us getting that disappointed again with tears


so enjoy every match 110%, just fun

[Dogeatdog]

We’ve got West Ham in the second round of the Carabao Cup tonight. The last time we played each other was back in Feb 2007 during our last season in the premier league where we won 4-0 (not that it mattered). Never realised it had been that long :laugh:.

We always do crap in this cup tho we can never get past the 2nd round so I’m sure The Hammers will have this in the bag. Would be good if they started Josh Cullen tho, we had him on loan from West Ham for two seasons and he was a great player for us, defo worth giving him a chance :thumbs:.

[Mystic Mock]

Nice to see our teams starting off with a win on the opening day Mock :thumbs: and a very good result for Birmingham. I wasn’t expecting them to get all 3 points in that game considering how well Brentford performed last season so hopefully the blues can keep that momentum going.

We had 3 players making their debuts yesterday and they all played really well. Connor Washington got a goal on his debut and Alex Gilbey got a great assist on the first goal so at least we’ve got something to cheer about at the moment. God knows what’s going on with the ownership tho.

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I'm still shocked now at how we pulled off that victory.:laugh:

I doubt that we'll get anything against Swansea though.

And that's a good goal from Charlton, hopefully the ownership situation will be sorted out soon.

[Mystic Mock]

I'd have loved another goal or two for Birmingham.
These close matches worry me.

However, I'm happy with any win, I just hope they string them together.
I was really glad when I saw full time come up though.

Hopefully the goals will come more naturally as the season progresses Joey.

[joeysteele]

Hopefully the goals will come more naturally as the season progresses Joey.

Really hope so too Mock.
I think it's going to be a challenging league this season, moreso than previous.

[Nicky91]

Phillip Cocu has one last chance this weekend by Derby County, if they do not book a decent result against Watford then he'll be replaced as manager

and Mel Morris already has one name in mind, current assistent manager Wayne Rooney (for his debut as manager)


i feel sad for Cocu, he had been a amazing manager for PSV, had a good start but after injuries, loads of injuries, reckless behaviour by some players i had read, not too well results wise here

[Mystic Mock]

Blues were absolutely shocking today by all accounts, but somehow the Refereeing was even worse.

A penalty that wasn't a penalty (and I mean blatantly wasn't a penalty) and we have a goal disallowed at the end when the Referee should've really evened the mistakes out instead of clearly handholding Wednesday to a victory.

[joeysteele]

Blues were absolutely shocking today by all accounts, but somehow the Refereeing was even worse.

A penalty that wasn't a penalty (and I mean blatantly wasn't a penalty) and we have a goal disallowed at the end when the Referee should've really evened the mistakes out instead of clearly handholding Wednesday to a victory.

I've had better afternoons Mock.
Oh dear.

[Mystic Mock]

I've had better afternoons Mock.
Oh dear.

Hello Joey.

Tbh it's looking like another brutal season ahead for us, especially with the Referees taking a **** pill in all of our matches.:laugh:

[joeysteele]

Hello Joey.

Tbh it's looking like another brutal season ahead for us, especially with the Referees taking a **** pill in all of our matches.:laugh:

I fear your right.

Better wear gloves when I'm watching or listening to Birmingham's matches.
I fear a lot of nail biting times.:joker:

[Mystic Mock]

I fear your right.

Better wear gloves when I'm watching or listening to Birmingham's matches.
I fear a lot of nail biting times.:joker:

Same here.:joker:

Personally though I would love to see Callum Paterson suspended for the next 3 games for Sheffield Wed for what's been one of the worst dives of the season so far, and Graham Scott and his Assistant need to be fined and suspended for a really long time after blatantly rigging it for Sheffield Wednesday to win.

In my eyes there's no point to us even trying to play well if we are gonna get supporters of the opposition team as the Referee (which he clearly must be) although obviously as a side note we do need to score more goals.

[joeysteele]

Same here.:joker:

Personally though I would love to see Callum Paterson suspended for the next 3 games for Sheffield Wed for what's been one of the worst dives of the season so far, and Graham Scott and his Assistant need to be fined and suspended for a really long time after blatantly rigging it for Sheffield Wednesday to win.

In my eyes there's no point to us even trying to play well if we are gonna get supporters of the opposition team as the Referee (which he clearly must be) although obviously as a side note we do need to score more goals.

Yes Mock.
We must start to attack from the start and get the ball in the back of the net.

This is a hard table again this season.
Draws won't be enough.
We must start to at least win and build up our home points.

Of course I do think teams are affected by the behind closed doors playing too.
That's however a problem for all the teams.

Still it's early days.
Let's hope for a springboard soon.

[Mystic Mock]

Yes Mock.
We must start to attack from the start and get the ball in the back of the net.

This is a hard table again this season.
Draws won't be enough.
We must start to at least win and build up our home points.

Of course I do think teams are affected by the behind closed doors playing too.
That's however a problem for all the teams.

Still it's early days.
Let's hope for a springboard soon.

We really need to be able to score against Norwich I think because we're not likely to limit them to only one goal.

Oh and I agree with you that the behind closed doors matches are ****ing over a lot of teams, we do need to rise above that though as the second city team we need to prove why we're one of the big boys of the Championship.

[joeysteele]

We really need to be able to score against Norwich I think because we're not likely to limit them to only one goal.

Oh and I agree with you that the behind closed doors matches are ****ing over a lot of teams, we do need to rise above that though as the second city team we need to prove why we're one of the big boys of the Championship.



Oh gosh yes, I forgot there is a match Tuesday.

Aw c' mon twice in 4 days for anxiety to set in.
That's not fair.
Doubt my nerves can stand it Mock.:joker:

[joeysteele]

Oh for crying out loud.
Right to the 87th minute.
These 1 goal margin results will come back to haunt Birmingham.
I was going to be quite content with a point tonight.

This is getting worrying.

[Mystic Mock]

Oh for crying out loud.
Right to the 87th minute.
These 1 goal margin results will come back to haunt Birmingham.
I was going to be quite content with a point tonight.

This is getting worrying.

I'm gutted tbh Joey.

I honestly didn't expect anything from the match, but when you're so close to getting a draw against a strong Championship side you can't help but feel a bit upset at the end outcome.

Thankfully though at least the Referee had a strong game so no complaints on that front.

[Mystic Mock]

Oh gosh yes, I forgot there is a match Tuesday.

Aw c' mon twice in 4 days for anxiety to set in.
That's not fair.
Doubt my nerves can stand it Mock.:joker:

The Blues love giving the fans stressful situations.:joker:

[joeysteele]

The Blues love giving the fans stressful situations.:joker:

They will have me a wreck Mock.:joker:
I'm still hoping for the dawn to come with a bit of sunshine.
One good win can boost confidence.

Fingers crossed.

[Mystic Mock]

They will have me a wreck Mock.:joker:
I'm still hoping for the dawn to come with a bit of sunshine.
One good win can boost confidence.

Fingers crossed.

I'm trying to stay optimistic.

Our defending is good, all we just need to do now is learn how to score a goal which is better than how we was last season.:joker:

[joeysteele]

I'm trying to stay optimistic.

Our defending is good, all we just need to do now is learn how to score a goal which is better than how we was last season.:joker:


Here's hoping definitely Mock.
My Mum tells me not to look or listen, just wait until the match is over, as I get so tensed up when there's no score or a single goal.
My Mum loves Birmingham too.

This season is going to rip my nerves to shreds if it keeps up like this.:joker:

[joeysteele]

Phew, Birmingham is doing nothing for my nerves at present.
Glad a win resulted however.
Nice one.

[Mystic Mock]

Here's hoping definitely Mock.
My Mum tells me not to look or listen, just wait until the match is over, as I get so tensed up when there's no score or a single goal.
My Mum loves Birmingham too.

This season is going to rip my nerves to shreds if it keeps up like this.:joker:

Your Mom has great taste.:cheer2:

I didn't appreciate the 9 minutes of Stoppage time last night.:joker:

I did think that both teams played well though, and it was nice to see that we could score 2 goals in one match.:dance:

[joeysteele]

Your Mom has great taste.:cheer2:

I didn't appreciate the 9 minutes of Stoppage time last night.:joker:

I did think that both teams played well though, and it was nice to see that we could score 2 goals in one match.:dance:


It was really tense Mock.
A huge relief however so I hope it keeps going this way.

[joeysteele]

Quite a relief today with Birmingham.
Nice one.

[Mystic Mock]

I'm sick and tired of this one step forward and two steps back approach that Birmingham City Football Club have taken over the last decade.

I understand that we're never gonna be the greatest team in the country, but as a team from the second City we certainly should be doing better than what we're currently doing. And with all due respect to Bournemouth and Wycombe it's disgraceful that we can't beat these teams when you look at the size of our club compared to them.

We need to be more consistent and more ambitious as a club, we can't keep underachieving like this, especially with what Witton did last night.

Basically we need to replicate what we did to Brentford and Preston most weeks.

[Nicky91]

shame Cocu had been sacked, understandable but he's a good coach, i doubt his replacement will do any better if you lack the quality on the field

[Mystic Mock]

shame Cocu had been sacked, understandable but he's a good coach, i doubt his replacement will do any better if you lack the quality on the field

I'm gutted too.

I was really looking forward to playing them.:joker:

[joeysteele]

Oh well, another draw.
Birmingham are going to really regret not just getting one more goal in so many matches.

An away point is better than none.
However that's okay if you're piling up maximum home points.

These anxious matches Birmingham is piling on me are not easing my mind.

[Mystic Mock]

Oh well, another draw.
Birmingham are going to really regret not just getting one more goal in so many matches.

An away point is better than none.
However that's okay if you're piling up maximum home points.

These anxious matches Birmingham is piling on me are not easing my mind.

We're desperately looking for a Che Adams type of striker to partner Jutkiewicz imo, as great as Jutkiewicz is, we need a striker with pace (and hopefully goalscoring ability) to take defenders away from marking Jutkiewicz and freeing our star man up a little bit like Che Adams did a couple of seasons ago.

If we don't get that kinda striker in then we'll always be too reliant on Jutkiewicz and Hogan who whilst strong players in their own right, aren't blessed with pace.

[joeysteele]

Good grief.
I was again shaking my head at likely another draw from Birmingham.

Then wow, in goes a goal and 3 away points.

For goodness sake keep that up and start to build some points up.
Made my weekend this has.
Good and important result.

[Mystic Mock]

Good grief.
I was again shaking my head at likely another draw from Birmingham.

Then wow, in goes a goal and 3 away points.

For goodness sake keep that up and start to build some points up.
Made my weekend this has.
Good and important result.

I'm still in so much shock at the result that I still haven't celebrated the victory yet.:joker:

[joeysteele]

I'm still in so much shock at the result that I still haven't celebrated the victory yet.:joker:

It made a real refreshing change Mock.
A few more results like this one please will be very welcome indeed.

[Mystic Mock]

It made a real refreshing change Mock.
A few more results like this one please will be very welcome indeed.

Especially on January 9th.:dance::joker:

[joeysteele]

Especially on January 9th.:dance::joker:

Is that the Man City one.

You never know, Man City may have hangovers from new year, ( hopefully).

[Mystic Mock]

Is that the Man City one.

You never know, Man City may have hangovers from new year, ( hopefully).

Yep.

And fingers crossed that you're correct.

[joeysteele]

Well, well, well.
A nice gift tonight seeing Birmingham win away.
Well done.

[Mystic Mock]

Well, well, well.
A nice gift tonight seeing Birmingham win away.
Well done.

I thought that we played really well too (minus the sending off) but you can never expect perfection from Birmingham City.:joker:

[Alf]

Mark Wright from Towie has signed for Crawley Town.

[joeysteele]

Aargh, near ready to tear my hair out after Birmingham's match tonight.

1-2, then 2-2, ending 2-3.
In the last minutes.
Infuriating.

[Mystic Mock]

Mark Wright from Towie has signed for Crawley Town.

Congratulations to him.:)

Congratulations to Birmingham City & Cardiff on delivering one of the most exciting games that I've seen in the Championship so far this season.

The Referee and his Assistant were the complete opposite, giving Cardiff a penalty for an invisible handball, throwings to Cardiff that should've been given to us, and Cardiff's last goal should've been disallowed for obstructing Etheridge.

But credit to Cardiff they did play well.

[Mystic Mock]

Aargh, near ready to tear my hair out after Birmingham's match tonight.

1-2, then 2-2, ending 2-3.
In the last minutes.
Infuriating.

I know how you feel Joey.

Hopefully we do better on the weekend.

[joeysteele]

I know how you feel Joey.

Hopefully we do better on the weekend.

It's for sure a rollercoaster ride supporting Birmingham. :joker:

Mind you, many teams are all over'the place with results in this mad season I guess Mock.

[Mystic Mock]

It's for sure a rollercoaster ride supporting Birmingham. :joker:

Mind you, many teams are all over'the place with results in this mad season I guess Mock.

Exactly.

Hopefully we give Middlesbrough a nice spanking on Saturday to showcase just how crazy this season really is.:joker:

[Zizu]

Mark Wright has apparently joined Crawley Town ?!?

At the age of 33 ..


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Mark Wright has apparently joined Crawley Town ?!?

At the age of 33 ..


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Congratulations to him.:)

[Mystic Mock]

And Birmingham City can go and get ****ed.

One step forward and ten steps back with this club, it might not be Arsenal, Dundalk (for losing to Arsenal) Sheffield Utd, or Crystal Palace's disgraceful display against Liverpool, but it still was a terrible performance that lacked any kind of effort to get back into the game today.

And unlike these other clubs, Blues have been struggling for seasons now and it needs to stop.

[joeysteele]

And Birmingham City can go and get ****ed.

One step forward and ten steps back with this club, it might not be Arsenal, Dundalk (for losing to Arsenal) Sheffield Utd, or Crystal Palace's disgraceful display against Liverpool, but it still was a terrible performance that lacked any kind of effort to get back into the game today.

And unlike these other clubs, Blues have been struggling for seasons now and it needs to stop.

I'm beginning to get rather concerned Mock.

[Mystic Mock]

I'm beginning to get rather concerned Mock.

Sadly Joey it won't be any different until Ren is removed as CEO of the club, he wouldn't know how to run a Football club if it slapped him up the face.

[Mystic Mock]

Forest are in 20th place and 6 points behind us, plus our overall squad is stronger than theirs this season, and what do we go and do? Defend in the first half, and then finally start attacking in the second half but still fail to score against a team that has a -11 goal difference.:facepalm:

This team is pathetic to watch at the moment, January 10th is gonna be a real fun day for Man City fans.

[joeysteele]

Forest are in 20th place and 6 points behind us, plus our overall squad is stronger than theirs this season, and what do we go and do? Defend in the first half, and then finally start attacking in the second half but still fail to score against a team that has a -11 goal difference.:facepalm:

This team is pathetic to watch at the moment, January 10th is gonna be a real fun day for Man City fans.

I was a bit relieved to see an away draw, however I agree with you Mock.
This is getting to near desperation now.
Punishing to think the difference in these draws just what one goal would have meant.

[Calderyon]

Seems like Norwich is on their way to promotion get again. Good.

Hopefully Brentford does too, as they too seem to have Finnish guy in their team.

[Mystic Mock]

I was a bit relieved to see an away draw, however I agree with you Mock.
This is getting to near desperation now.
Punishing to think the difference in these draws just what one goal would have meant.

That goal would've been huge for the club at this stage of the season.

Don't get me wrong I think that Karanka is actually doing quite well considering where we were at by the end of last season, it's just after seasons of **** performances, my patience is beginning to go with the club at this point.

[Mystic Mock]

Seems like Norwich is on their way to promotion get again. Good.

Hopefully Brentford does too, as they too seem to have Finnish guy in their team.

They're two top teams in the League, it'd take something pretty shocking to see Norwich not be promoted at the end of the season.

And yes Pukki is a very big reason as to why Norwich are performing so well.

[Mystic Mock]

Even Guantanamo Bay isn't as bad as watching Birmingham City play Football.

Heck even Season 8 of GOT is starting to look good about now.

I hate a lack of effort from people in a competition, and every single player for Blues tonight have shown a lack of effort sadly.

These players should never wear a Birmingham City Shirt again.

And Jesus Christ, 0-4 now.

[Mystic Mock]

Omg we have the ball.:omgno:

[Mystic Mock]

****ing disgusting performance.

No effort whatsoever.

[joeysteele]

****ing disgusting performance.

No effort whatsoever.

What a nightmare Mock.
This is really sad to be witnessing.

[Mystic Mock]

What a nightmare Mock.
This is really sad to be witnessing.

I agree Joey.

I honestly don't know how the club is gonna rescue itself at this point, because even if we beat Blackburn, we'll probably go on a 5 game winless run after that.

The Board, the Manager, and the players are all the wrong fit for Birmingham City, and sadly I don't see a Rowett or Monk coming along and rescuing us this time.

[Mystic Mock]

The **** has been fined by the FA.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55500212

Can they take the club off him while they're at it too.

[Calderyon]

Birmingham on a bad place, I see.

Where did it go so wrong?

[Mystic Mock]

Birmingham on a bad place, I see.

Where did it go so wrong?

Well for me personally I don't like the owners, and Ren likes to think that he is the Owner, Manager, and CEO (his actual job) of the club.

The recruitment is a mess because players are being brought in sometimes without the Manager's approval in a few cases, and then in some occasions a Manager gets a player that they want just to end up being sacked at the end of the season, thus meaning that a new vision of the club is being brought forward for when the new Manager is hired.

Basically the Owners + Ren are causing most of the trouble, Etheridge and Harlee Dean are causing the most problems on the pitch.

[Nicky91]

Rooney quit his active playing career, and now signed as manager of Derby County where he already was active as assistent-manager/player

[joeysteele]

Nice to see an away win today for Birmingham.
A welcome result.
More of this please.

[Mystic Mock]

Nice to see an away win today for Birmingham.
A welcome result.
More of this please.

Agreed Joey.

I know that it's only one win, but it was nice to see us turn up for a change.

[joeysteele]

Agreed Joey.

I know that it's only one win, but it was nice to see us turn up for a change.

That could turn out to be a vital 3 points Mock.
I also hope it opens up more confidence to go for results more too.

This shows how it can be done.

[Mystic Mock]

That could turn out to be a vital 3 points Mock.
I also hope it opens up more confidence to go for results more too.

This shows how it can be done.

If we'd played like this against teams like Derby and Wycombe we'd probably be talking about the team in a completely different way right now.

I hope that you're right Joey that the team gets some confidence from this result, and surely playing against Man City in the FA Cup has given the players the incentive to want to play in the Premier League next season.

Obviously for that to happen at this point we'd probably need to go on a 15 game unbeaten run which I don't see happening.:joker:

[joeysteele]

If we'd played like this against teams like Derby and Wycombe we'd probably be talking about the team in a completely different way right now.

I hope that you're right Joey that the team gets some confidence from this result, and surely playing against Man City in the FA Cup has given the players the incentive to want to play in the Premier League next season.

Obviously for that to happen at this point we'd probably need to go on a 15 game unbeaten run which I don't see happening.:joker:


The result yesterday gave me hope some urgency may be setting in Mock.

We need to get a run of points and not just draws.

[Mystic Mock]

The result yesterday gave me hope some urgency may be setting in Mock.

We need to get a run of points and not just draws.

I agree 100% Joey.

Preston will definitely be looking for revenge on Wednesday, hopefully we give them the Middlesbrough treatment.:devil:

[joeysteele]

I agree 100% Joey.

Preston will definitely be looking for revenge on Wednesday, hopefully we give them the Middlesbrough treatment.:devil:

Oh crumbs.
Nail biting time again on Wednesday.

Not sure my nerves can take much more Mock.
:joker:

[Mystic Mock]

Oh crumbs.
Nail biting time again on Wednesday.

Not sure my nerves can take much more Mock.
:joker:

It's just the way Blues supporters go when supporting this club.:joker:

We never make it easy on the fans, with the exception of the season where we came 9th in the Premier League that is.:joker:

[joeysteele]

For goodness sake.

The amount of times Birmingham will have to look back over this season and count the times where scoring just one goal would have made the difference of a draw and/or a win, will come to a fairly significant total.

Awful, just awful result tonight.

[Mystic Mock]

For goodness sake.

The amount of times Birmingham will have to look back over this season and count the times where scoring just one goal would have made the difference of a draw and/or a win, will come to a fairly significant total.

Awful, just awful result tonight.

Our home form is laughable at the moment.

I think that we'll be incredibly lucky to stay up this season.

[joeysteele]

Our home form is laughable at the moment.

I think that we'll be incredibly lucky to stay up this season.

I'm very concerned too Mock.
It's looking worrying.

[Calderyon]

Cardiff seems to have it bad at the moment.

6 consecutive losses.

[Mystic Mock]

Cardiff seems to have it bad at the moment.

6 consecutive losses.

I was shocked last night to see that they were only 3 points ahead of us considering we're atrocious at the moment.

I wonder what's gone wrong at Cardiff?

[Mystic Mock]

I'm very concerned too Mock.
It's looking worrying.

Unless we get a speedy striker in to partner one of Hogan or Jutkiewicz then we're ****ed sadly as we lack pace when going forward.

I'm worried too Joey, hopefully we're being worried for nothing, but this is the most flat I've ever felt about Blues in a season before because sadly I get the impression that the players don't even care if they do well or not so it's showing in their performances imo.

[Mystic Mock]

I am seriously surprised that Karanka is still in the Blues job.

Are they seriously waiting for Sheffield Wed and Wycombe to overtake us on the table before doing anything?

[joeysteele]

I am seriously surprised that Karanka is still in the Blues job.

Are they seriously waiting for Sheffield Wed and Wycombe to overtake us on the table before doing anything?

I am desperately sad Mock.
I REALLY, sorry to say, don't see a way out of this.

These by one goal range of defeats, where another goal would have got a point in some matches and where in many matches one more goal would have added 2 points each match to the total.

The possible is in place, as they can at times get ahead and get to a good draw position in matches too.
However the probability is now, they let that slip, they cannot build on a lead or get to take a lead in draw scenarios.

That has sadly become the norm.
There is no way they should be in the position they're in.
It's not good for a massive city like Birmingham.

Sadly though, I can't see an answer to it this season now..
The players now just in my view need to charge out, believing now they've nothing to lose and attack every remaining match.
Hoping for the best.

I've always held the view, never underestimate teams in danger of relegation.

However that seems to be the best to hope for this season.
Sadly heading into league 1, the old League 3 for goodness sake, may be difficult to bounce out of too.

I hope, this fall into the bottom 3 now will spur them all on to go all out every week now.
They need confidence building too though..
That seems non existent at the club at present sadly.

[Denver]

Very important win for Birmingham especially when all teams around them have games in hand

[joeysteele]

Very important win for Birmingham especially when all teams around them have games in hand

It was.
I've been all edgy for the last half hour.
Birmingham really take their supporters on a roller coaster ride..
It is an important win, I can relax a bit now the match is over.:joker:

[Mystic Mock]

Very important win for Birmingham especially when all teams around them have games in hand

I agree with you Denver.

In fairness to Karanka the last three games have shown a massive improvement over the previous 14 or 15 games before.

I still personally don't like Ren as CEO, or personally want Karanka as our Manager, but it has been nice to see us being competitive against teams again over the last few games.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Big win Mock, i had a smile for you when i heard on Talksport!

[Dogeatdog]

Best of luck to Birmingham for today’s game. Barnsley is a tough one they’ve been on some really good form lately hopefully the Blues will be able to get something from this game :fc:.

[Dogeatdog]

Such a disappointing result yesterday. Neither team looked like they were going to score throughout the whole 90 mins and then in the 94th minute we’re blessed with a penalty to snatch all 3 points.

In typical Charlton fashion we missed it and I’m still fuming about it now. ):<

[Mystic Mock]

Big win Mock, i had a smile for you when i heard on Talksport!

I've just caught this post.

Thanks LT, and congratulations to Rangers on their title win.:)

[Mystic Mock]

Best of luck to Birmingham for today’s game. Barnsley is a tough one they’ve been on some really good form lately hopefully the Blues will be able to get something from this game :fc:.

Thanks Dogeatdog, and welcome back to the Forum.

Hopefully for Blues and the other teams down in the relegation fight with us is that Rotherham get docked points, I'm not normally so nasty as to want to see a club get docked points, but two Covid outbreaks is disgraceful imo, and with all of their games in hand on everyone else they'll know what they have to do to stay up, plus they'll be fresh when going into all of these big games coming up.

Basically if Rotherham stay up at the end of the season at the expense of us, Derby, Coventry, or Huddersfield who have all followed the rules for the most part at least, then I personally will class it as illegitimate as we'd never know if they'd have stayed up if they were playing the same amount of games as the rest of us up to this point.

[Mystic Mock]

Such a disappointing result yesterday. Neither team looked like they were going to score throughout the whole 90 mins and then in the 94th minute we’re blessed with a penalty to snatch all 3 points.

In typical Charlton fashion we missed it and I’m still fuming about it now. ):<

Luckily Portsmouth and Doncaster are starting to wobble, hopefully Charlton can take advantage of their inconsistency.

[Dogeatdog]

Thanks Dogeatdog, and welcome back to the Forum.

Hopefully for Blues and the other teams down in the relegation fight with us is that Rotherham get docked points, I'm not normally so nasty as to want to see a club get docked points, but two Covid outbreaks is disgraceful imo, and with all of their games in hand on everyone else they'll know what they have to do to stay up, plus they'll be fresh when going into all of these big games coming up.

Basically if Rotherham stay up at the end of the season at the expense of us, Derby, Coventry, or Huddersfield who have all followed the rules for the most part at least, then I personally will class it as illegitimate as we'd never know if they'd have stayed up if they were playing the same amount of games as the rest of us up to this point.

Thanks Mock (:

Yh I can understand your frustration there mate. Rotherham do have some pretty difficult games coming up so hopefully it works in your favour if you can string together some good results.

[Dogeatdog]

Luckily Portsmouth and Doncaster are starting to wobble, hopefully Charlton can take advantage of their inconsistency.

Yh Portsmouth have had some bad results lately that we need to take advantage of now. We beat Northampton last Tuesday and hopefully we can get 3 points against Shrewsbury today.

I see you’s have Bristol City today. I’m backing the blues on my 5 fold (:. Bristol have been on some really bad form lately so I’m hoping that the blues will take advantage of that. :thumbs:

[joeysteele]

I'll be a near wreck from 3pm.

The Rotherham v Coventry match postponed.
So I'll just kind of hope Huddersfield slip up too.

Just please Birmingham, really go out there and just attack.
A win today is a near must to get.

[joeysteele]

Oh well, I think this season cannot be saved now.
Disastrous result today for Birmingham.

[Mystic Mock]

Bowyer needs a miracle to pull us out of this mess.:laugh:

He will have decent players on paper to work with though which is fortunate, but Bowyer will need to sort out whatever is wrong behind the scenes if we are to have any chance at staying up.

[Mystic Mock]

Congratulations to Charlton tonight.

That's definitely how you come back from a ropey start to a game, not a bad start for Johnnie Jackson as Interim Manager.

[Mystic Mock]

Yh Portsmouth have had some bad results lately that we need to take advantage of now. We beat Northampton last Tuesday and hopefully we can get 3 points against Shrewsbury today.

I see you’s have Bristol City today. I’m backing the blues on my 5 fold (:. Bristol have been on some really bad form lately so I’m hoping that the blues will take advantage of that. :thumbs:

I'm sorry about your bet.

Tbh I was completely shocked at our performance during that game, hopefully it can't get any worse.:joker:

A great result tonight for you guys, you're in the playoffs at the moment, :fc: that you guys can hold on in there.

[Dogeatdog]

Congratulations to Charlton tonight.

That's definitely how you come back from a ropey start to a game, not a bad start for Johnnie Jackson as Interim Manager.

I bet he needed a strong drink after that performance :laugh:. I needed about 5 :laugh:

[Dogeatdog]

I'm sorry about your bet.

Tbh I was completely shocked at our performance during that game, hopefully it can't get any worse.:joker:

A great result tonight for you guys, you're in the playoffs at the moment, :fc: that you guys can hold on in there.

My bets are always tragic Idk why I bother still xD

A shame tho I was really rooting for the blues to win that game :( Hopefully the managerial change can boost a bit of morale and get the team in a bit of form.

A good result we got tonight but we still have a lot of issues that need dealing with. I hope that our new owner will make the right decision that will help move the club forward.

[Mystic Mock]

I bet he needed a strong drink after that performance :laugh:. I needed about 5 :laugh:

:joker:

[Mystic Mock]

My bets are always tragic Idk why I bother still xD

A shame tho I was really rooting for the blues to win that game :( Hopefully the managerial change can boost a bit of morale and get the team in a bit of form.

A good result we got tonight but we still have a lot of issues that need dealing with. I hope that our new owner will make the right decision that will help move the club forward.

Your betting skills can't be any worse than mine.:laugh:

Reading is a team that does tend to be a very attacking minded team so I'm hoping that we can hit them on the break a few times and hopefully a couple of the chances will go in the back of the net at least.

Counterattacking Football is definitely our best shot at winning tonight's game imo.

And Charlton's new owner is definitely being put to the test here, who is the favourite to get the Charlton job out of interest?

[Dogeatdog]

Your betting skills can't be any worse than mine.:laugh:

Reading is a team that does tend to be a very attacking minded team so I'm hoping that we can hit them on the break a few times and hopefully a couple of the chances will go in the back of the net at least.

Counterattacking Football is definitely our best shot at winning tonight's game imo.

And Charlton's new owner is definitely being put to the test here, who is the favourite to get the Charlton job out of interest?

I agree Mock I think your best hope is to get them on the counter. Reading, with the position in the table they are in will definitely want to get 3 points and knowing the situation with the Blues atm, they want to take full advantage of that.

He is indeed mate. I’m sure that Michael Laudrup was a favourite along with Jonnie Jackson (our current caretaker manager). I’d personally like to see Chris Wilder, he did a great job at Sheffield Utd when they were in the Championship.

[Nicky91]

I agree Mock I think your best hope is to get them on the counter. Reading, with the position in the table they are in will definitely want to get 3 points and knowing the situation with the Blues atm, they want to take full advantage of that.

He is indeed mate. I’m sure that Michael Laudrup was a favourite along with Jonnie Jackson (our current caretaker manager). I’d personally like to see Chris Wilder, he did a great job at Sheffield Utd when they were in the Championship.

https://www.thesackrace.com/news/16th-march-2021/next-charlton-manager-a-look-at-michael-laudrup-s-career-in-the-dugout

yup, Laudrup is a favourite to be the next manager

[Denver]

Just 4 mins fir Birmingham to score their first goal under Bowyer

[Denver]

Bowyer gets his first win and what an important one is is

[joeysteele]

Bowyer gets his first win and what an important one is is

It really is.
This has been a tense match for me.
My nerves are wrecked.

Really a very important win and start.
Phew.

[joeysteele]

I'm dying to see Mock's response to this win.

[Mystic Mock]

I agree Mock I think your best hope is to get them on the counter. Reading, with the position in the table they are in will definitely want to get 3 points and knowing the situation with the Blues atm, they want to take full advantage of that.

He is indeed mate. I’m sure that Michael Laudrup was a favourite along with Jonnie Jackson (our current caretaker manager). I’d personally like to see Chris Wilder, he did a great job at Sheffield Utd when they were in the Championship.

Laudrup did okay at Swansea I think didn't he?

Chris Wilder would be fantastic at Charlton I agree with you on that, and you guys are a big club who are sitting quite pretty in the table, I don't see why any Manager currently available wouldn't want to take that job on tbh.

And we were both right, Reading were so focused on getting the 3 points that they ended up being reckless defensively.:dance:

[Mystic Mock]

It really is.
This has been a tense match for me.
My nerves are wrecked.

Really a very important win and start.
Phew.

Oh it was very tense, I swear I kept looking at the clock more than actually watching the match in the last 10 minutes.:joker:

Great start for Lee Bowyer, I hope that this move from Charlton works out for him as he doesn't really deserve to be associated with the mess that Ren has put us in.

[joeysteele]

Oh it was very tense, I swear I kept looking at the clock more than actually watching the match in the last 10 minutes.:joker:

Great start for Lee Bowyer, I hope that this move from Charlton works out for him as he doesn't really deserve to be associated with the mess that Ren has put us in.

:joker:
Yes and didn't that clock seem to move really slowly Mock.

[Mystic Mock]

:joker:
Yes and didn't that clock seem to move really slowly Mock.

Oh it really did Joey, I don't think that 3 points have ever mattered more to this club than it does at this current moment.

[Mystic Mock]

What a shock that the well rested Rotherham won against Bristol City today.

In fairness to Blues we actually played okay I thought, it was just that Watford were way more clinical in front of goal.

Ironically if we play like that against Swansea I'd fancy our chances given their recent form.

But seriously with Rotherham how they've not been punished is ridiculous.

[Mystic Mock]

Poor Bristol Rovers having a perfectly good goal disallowed.:joker:

And how did the Referee in the Barrow vs Grimsby game not notice that the Grimsby GK had knocked the ball away for a corner?:joker:

And some people say Referees get it harsh, but even a 5 year old could do a better job than what Andy Woolmer & Ben Speedie did tonight.

[Dogeatdog]

Peterborough lost today which means they’ve only won once in their last 6 games and it didn’t do us any favours at all. Blackpool now go above us and still have 3 games in hand to play yet and it’s the same for a lot the teams in the top half.

Just hoping that all the results don’t go against us :fc:

[Mystic Mock]

Peterborough lost today which means they’ve only won once in their last 6 games and it didn’t do us any favours at all. Blackpool now go above us and still have 3 games in hand to play yet and it’s the same for a lot the teams in the top half.

Just hoping that all the results don’t go against us :fc:

I wonder what has gone wrong at Peterborough at the moment?

Looking at the current form could Peterborough shockingly miss out on making the playoffs? Because they've only picked up 4 points in their last 5 games while Charlton have picked up 9 points in their last 5 games and are on an unbeaten run.

I wouldn't rule yourselves out just yet.

[Denver]

Birmingham score an important injury time penalty to get a much needed win

[joeysteele]

Birmingham score an important injury time penalty to get a much needed win

It is indeed much needed Denver.
I was panicking thinking oh no not another draw please.

[Dogeatdog]

Rotherham dropped points to Wycombe tonight so that should ease the pressure a little bit for Birmingham. I think when the blues play them in a couple weeks time will be the deciding game tbh (and Rotherham have gotta play 4 games before they play Birmingham yet).

The Sheffield Wednesday result would have me a little bit nervous tho, they thrashed Cardiff 5-0. Where tf did that come from? :laugh:

[Mystic Mock]

Rotherham dropped points to Wycombe tonight so that should ease the pressure a little bit for Birmingham. I think when the blues play them in a couple weeks time will be the deciding game tbh (and Rotherham have gotta play 4 games before they play Birmingham yet).

The Sheffield Wednesday result would have me a little bit nervous tho, they thrashed Cardiff 5-0. Where tf did that come from? :laugh:

I agree with you that the Rotherham game is gonna be a huge decider for both teams, on current form though I would fancy our chances of nicking a 1-0 win against Rotherham.

And I'm still in shock at that Sheffield Wednesday result.:joker:

[Mystic Mock]

Get in there the Blues.:dance:

Definitely the brightest moment over the last two days imo.

Well done to Charlton btw Dogeatdog.

[Dogeatdog]

Get in there the Blues.:dance:

Definitely the brightest moment over the last two days imo.

Well done to Charlton btw Dogeatdog.

A great win for the blues Mock congrats. Looks like Bowyer has done a big turnaround since arriving at Birmingham and saving you’s from relegation.

A great win for us today too. Credit to Ben Amos today he made some outstanding saves today he well deserved man of the match and on his birthday too :D

Hopefully we can keep up with this momentum and pressure on the other teams around us since we still have a lot of tough games ahead. I think we might have a bit of a longer break again since we are not playing Tuesday and I’ve heard that the EFL are postponing the games next Saturday so they do not coincide with Prince Phillips funeral.

[Crimson Dynamo]

:clap1:

Lee Bower and his magic

[joeysteele]

Get in there the Blues.:dance:

Definitely the brightest moment over the last two days imo.

Well done to Charlton btw Dogeatdog.


It was also good to see the other results go our way too.
It was for me still a tense one until the 2nd goal went in then for the first time I felt this day was going to be a good one for Birmingham.

Great result absolutely Mock.

[Calderyon]

Looking like Norwich and Watford are returning to PL.

[Mystic Mock]

A great win for the blues Mock congrats. Looks like Bowyer has done a big turnaround since arriving at Birmingham and saving you’s from relegation.

A great win for us today too. Credit to Ben Amos today he made some outstanding saves today he well deserved man of the match and on his birthday too :D

Hopefully we can keep up with this momentum and pressure on the other teams around us since we still have a lot of tough games ahead. I think we might have a bit of a longer break again since we are not playing Tuesday and I’ve heard that the EFL are postponing the games next Saturday so they do not coincide with Prince Phillips funeral.

Thanks, if Lee Bowyer carries on at this rate a Premier League team will come looking for him.:joker:

That result against Sunderland was a fantastic result for you guys, hopefully it's a spring in your step towards promotion.

And I understand the postponement, I do hope though that people will get a choice on what they want to watch though and not another national mourning moment like what happened on the first day of his passing as not everyone wants to be depressed when watching TV, there should be alternative choices for people that don't want to watch the Funeral imo.

[Mystic Mock]

It was also good to see the other results go our way too.
It was for me still a tense one until the 2nd goal went in then for the first time I felt this day was going to be a good one for Birmingham.

Great result absolutely Mock.

I 100% agree with this post.

I honestly believe that if we draw with Rotherham in the next game that we stay up.

Btw it's been good to speak with you and the rest of TIBB again today.

I've been far to busy watching Jujutsu Kaisen and playing Assault Gunners for anyone that cares.:joker:

[Dogeatdog]

The Blues are gonna be kicking off soon. I wish them the best of luck :thumbs:, if they manage to get a win today I defo think they will be staying up this season. Looking at Rotherham’s fixtures they’ve got some tough games to play still, so today’s game will be interesting for sure.

Charlton drew 0-0 with Ipswich yesterday. We extend our unbeaten run which is good but we really needed those 3 points especially as Portsmouth lost there game, a missed opportunity to take advantage there and put on some more pressure.

[joeysteele]

I'm going to be a near nervous wreck from noon.
This is a big match Rotherham v Birmingham.
It's massive for both.

Obviously my hopes are for a positive result for Birmingham, please.

[joeysteele]

Oh wow, after a tense whole match to see Birmingham win this one.

Phew, well done indeed.
Massive relief that result.

[Dogeatdog]

What a great win for Birmingham congratulations. Bowyer has defo worked some magic since he’s joined and I think the Blues are defo going to be in the Championship next season now after that result.

[Crimson Dynamo]

apparently the blues were terrible but job done

[Denver]

I just hope Bowyer can keep it up, like when Redknapp took charge they were unbeaten then the next season started anf they just couldn't win a game and that's not been the first time either, the players always have an instant reaction to a new manager but they need to keep the enthusiasm all season long and not a few games

[Mystic Mock]

Thanks guys for the support.

Like Denver's said hopefully we'll actually keep this up rather than falling apart, or worse sack Bowyer for winning games like what happened to Rowett & Monk.

And hopefully Charlton will get promoted Dogeatdog.

[Dogeatdog]

Thanks guys for the support.

Like Denver's said hopefully we'll actually keep this up rather than falling apart, or worse sack Bowyer for winning games like what happened to Rowett & Monk.

And hopefully Charlton will get promoted Dogeatdog.

I hope so too Mock. From this point onwards it’s going to be very tense for the teams in League 1 that are aiming for the playoffs with the season ending soon.

On a side note I saw a really odd stat yesterday. So Coventry who are ground sharing with Birmingham this season are on the exact same points, with the exact same amount of games won, drawn and lost, and nearly the exact same goal difference :laugh:. Just thought it was a bit unusual lol

https://i.ibb.co/KrcSj1p/F9132-B63-FC1-E-457-A-8-F8-A-47456-C92-DA74.jpg

[Nicky91]

are Sheffield Wednesday still in this league?

just wondering


i kinda liked them back in my childhood, i also remember them when they had our Wim Jonk playing there in his last playing career days (he is now manager of FC Volendam in our first division KKD (keukenkampioendivisie), the team of his birthplace/hometown)

[Dogeatdog]

are Sheffield Wednesday still in this league?

just wondering


i kinda liked them back in my childhood, i also remember them when they had our Wim Jonk playing there in his last playing career days (he is now manager of FC Volendam in our first division KKD (keukenkampioendivisie), the team of his birthplace/hometown)

They are at the moment but it looks like they’re being relegated down to League 1 this season it just isn’t confirmed yet. They’ve won 2 of their last 14 games, at this stage in the season without their points deduction they still would have been in the relegation zone.

[joeysteele]

I hope so too Mock. From this point onwards it’s going to be very tense for the teams in League 1 that are aiming for the playoffs with the season ending soon.

On a side note I saw a really odd stat yesterday. So Coventry who are ground sharing with Birmingham this season are on the exact same points, with the exact same amount of games won, drawn and lost, and nearly the exact same goal difference :laugh:. Just thought it was a bit unusual lol

https://i.ibb.co/KrcSj1p/F9132-B63-FC1-E-457-A-8-F8-A-47456-C92-DA74.jpg

Well spotted that Dogeatdog.


Indeed but for one goal as to goal difference the stats are the same.

[Calderyon]

Norwich return to Premier League confirmed.

[joeysteele]

The Blues are gonna be kicking off soon. I wish them the best of luck :thumbs:, if they manage to get a win today I defo think they will be staying up this season. Looking at Rotherham’s fixtures they’ve got some tough games to play still, so today’s game will be interesting for sure.

Charlton drew 0-0 with Ipswich yesterday. We extend our unbeaten run which is good but we really needed those 3 points especially as Portsmouth lost there game, a missed opportunity to take advantage there and put on some more pressure.

You got a cracking good result tonight Dogeatdog.
A 6-0 away win for Charlton.

[Denver]

Birmingham are currently winning and with Rotherham having lost it will all but keep Birmingham up, Coventry also got a massive win

[joeysteele]

Birmingham are currently winning and with Rotherham having lost it will all but keep Birmingham up, Coventry also got a massive win

I am daring myself to hope Denver.
These tight matches are wrecking my nerves,:joker:

[Denver]

Notts Forest have scored a 98 min Penalty