I decided to take the train for this one and caught the 10.31 from my local station Blackwater to Reading and from there changed for the Manchester Picadilly service to Leamington Spa. I love a plan when it comes together and so it was that I arrived on time at ten past twelve where Chris
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Team News Liam Ridgewell  misses out because of a hamstring strain. Pablo Ibanez and club captain Stephen Carr also remain sidelined and Guirane N’Daw is at the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal.  Jean Beausejour and David Murphy will be checked after nutting each other on Wednesday night. Watford midfielder Jonathan Hogg will have a
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I remain a bit of an old-fashioned soul when it comes to football. I like to watch mine on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. but because of the modern day requirements of European football in which Birmingham City are of course involved it means that the this week at least Sunday was the day. At
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Away games on the Sunday after a European game are always going to be difficult but it looked like we had this one under control for most of the game.  The first half we dominated without creating too many chances and it was from about the seventh corner that Rooney scored.  We then had a
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Well OK it’s not a league game, but nonetheless, we were in the 2nd tier! “Stan the Wham” one of our forum regulars, has written this piece of his memory of that amazing night. If you have a particular memory of previous seasons in the Championship, please send it to us using the contact page
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