Brum come to Town

theo_luddite · (This post was last modified: 20-10-2021, 23:13 by theo_luddite.)

By the way, is it just me that can't get bugger all of a phone signal in the ground (or any ground so far) since ASDA changed provider or is that another Brexit benefit that I need to find an EU provider for?

btw in case you've missed it. Reading were 4th bottom after 6 games. They are two up tonight and as it stands they are 5th.

Yes, that Reading

About 13 league games since we last won at home v Brum?

Brum clearly came not to lose and got their what, 13th game without losing at ours? They certainly didn't come to win. Hey, we have to put up with this kind of crap. Campbell found the woodwork twice when an inch inside would have won it, but that's how shit works in this division.

Reading 2-3 as it stands Laugh

theo_luddite · (This post was last modified: 20-10-2021, 23:11 by theo_luddite.)

Well if Saturday wasn't much to write home about, watching paint dry comes to mind tonight but that isn't all Town's fault. Brum clearly came not to lose, and clearly came not to play to be honest. They succeeded on both fronts. We'll play worse teams this season and get wins, we'll play better teams and get points sometimes and no points other times.

If they continue to play like that then they will stay down there with Posh, Barnsalee and Hull and maybe Cardiff but I think Cardiff will move up the league. Unless Direby get another 9 point deduction, which is likely, Direby could finish above them. At least they didn't kick everyone that moved off the pitch (unlike Hull) but that wasn't even close to how they played v WBA last Friday.

Campbell hit the paint too hard twice and it came out, other days one would have gone in. Sh!t happens. Bornmuff next. Let's make them think shall we?

**Lord Snooty** · 21-10-2021, 00:14

I think Darren Bullock scored the last time we beat them here in the league, theo. Blush

**Lord Snooty** · 21-10-2021, 13:41

Birmingham were truly awful. No ambition whatsoever. Only interested in getting a point with a chance of all three if we makes a mistake.

Just the type of tactics we need for the Bournemouth game. Blush

theo_luddite · 21-10-2021, 14:03

I'm not sure sitting back for 90 mins at Bornmuff would result in a clean sheet. Hell, even Phil Bill has suddenly become prolific down there this season. That said we frustrated The Chefs for abut 75-80 mins before nicking the win there. The Chefs weren't and aren't quite in Bornmuff's class so far however.

**Lord Snooty** · 21-10-2021, 14:11

Last 6 games at home v Brum have been drawn.
Previous 5 were all 1-1.
Apart from Cup win in 2008, we haven't beat them at home since 1996.

theo_luddite · 21-10-2021, 14:26

I know Snoots, said so in my prematch email to my nephew darn unda. At the risk of stealing some of your thunder for Saturday's thread, Bournemouth have drawn with Peterborough (A) - most recent, Blackpool (H), and Hull (A) so no reason we can't go there looking for something.

**themaclad** · 21-10-2021, 20:30

Welcome to the you’ve been bored stiff watching Birmingham club

**Lord Snooty** · 21-10-2021, 21:51

My boss, the Barnsley fan, said yesterday before I left work that they were boring to watch, with their only tactics being Mark Roberts long throws and stopping the opposition from playing.
He wasn't far off the truth.

theo_luddite · (This post was last modified: 21-10-2021, 22:29 by theo_luddite.)

Birmingham City boss Lee Bowyer told BBC Radio WM:

"I have never had a team go so long without scoring. My teams always score. I feel for them but there are positives to take. It would have been easy for them to hide.

"Do you want to lose 2, 3, 4-0 every week? This is the way we stayed in the division last season. It is not as pretty as I would like it to be. Something had to change so that's what I have done."

Brums last 6 results

20 Oct Huddersfield - BRC 0 - 0
15 Oct West Brom - BRC 1 - 0
2 Oct BRC - Nottm Forest 0 - 3
28 Sep QP Rangers - BRC 2 - 0
25 Sep BRC - Preston 0 - 0
18 Sep Peterborough - BRC 3 - 0

Last season just before he took over

20 Feb 21 Sheffield Wed 0 - 1 Birmingham City
23 Feb 21 Birmingham City 1 - 3 Norwich City
27 Feb 21 Birmingham City 2 - 1 QP Rangers
2 Mar 21 Huddersfield 1 - 1 Birmingham City
6 Mar 21 Barnsley 1 - 0 Birmingham City
13 Mar 21 Birmingham City 0 - 3 Bristol City

Last season just after he took over

17 Mar 21 Birmingham City 2 - 1 Reading
20 Mar 21 Watford 3 - 0 Birmingham City
2 Apr 21 Birmingham City 1 - 0 Swansea City
6 Apr 21 Brentford 0 - 0 Birmingham City
10 Apr 21 Birmingham City 2 - 0 Stoke City
18 Apr 21 Rotherham 0 - 1 Birmingham City

Well whatever it is he thinks he's changed, it's pretty obvious scoring goals isn't one of them.

They won 5 of the 10 games he was in charge of last season, they've won 3 out of 13 this season. This is what kept them up? Hmmm.