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It had all started so well.

Granted losses to Gillingham in the Capital One Cup and Nottingham Forest on the opening day couldn’t give Bristol City the perfect start to the season they wanted. (more…)

Entering the 2012/2013 season, few could have expected just what would happen at Blackburn Rovers over the ensuing 9 months.

Records were broken, interior battles were fought, and a legal case highlighted just how perilous the clubs situation currently is. (more…)

The FA Cup has always been a glamorous cup competition in England, so just what is the reason for this?

Some say they adore the unwritten cup upsets which just shouldn’t happen – whilst others just watch the oldest cup competition for the love of the game. (more…)

Blues’ next two games in the Npower Championship are without a doubt our two biggest of the season so far.

Birmingham City currently find themselves in a very awkward position and nervously looking over their shoulder at the relegation zone below. But we just can’t seem to pull away. (more…)

In Saturday’s draw at Charlton Athletic, Birmingham City had to play on a pitch that was truly awful.

The Valley pitch was not of the quality that should be expected from a team in the second tier of English football. I have played on many better pitches at Sunday League level. (more…)

With the Premier League season more than well and truly underway..

It is time to have a look at each club and how they’re doing and where they’re on (or off!) course to finish. (more…)

I have never been the biggest fan of midfielder Jeff Hendrick, apart from the wonder strike at the City Ground, has he changed this season?

Last season saw him emerge onto Nigel Clough’s first team, even keeping then young player of the year James Bailey out the side. I believed, particularly after his winning goal at Nottingham Forest, that he was overrated by some supporters. (more…)

Derby County’s stand-out players this season are definitely Paul Coutts, Will Hughes, Jamie Ward, Richard Keogh and Craig Bryson.

Five players is quite a lot but I’m sure many would agree at how well they’ve done. (more…)

I’ve got to be brutally honest, I’ve struggled to find anything worth writing about since the end of last season.

I purposely didn’t want to get caught up in the Euros as I knew that it was going to end in despair. I think we all did. I mean, it’s not me being negative, it’s not me being defeatist, I think the word I’m looking for is realistic. Plus I have the fail safe that I’m half-Italian, not that it got me any more success. (more…)

Last season was a terrible time to be involved with Aston Villa.

We had a manager who was never wanted, causing uproar and protests amongst the fans, and we lost several key players, including Ashley Young and Stewart Downing. (more…)