Saw Alfie May try to gee up the Birmingham crowd when he won a throw in. Is that what people are getting upset about? Unless I missed something else it was pretty mundane and hardly deserves the flak some are giving him.
He wasn’t fancied here by the manager, did an outstanding job for us in the season we did have, and he’s gone on to better things on a number of levels.
The sensitivity of some of our fans when it comes to players moving on is embarrassing.
Took forever to drive there and back over an hour to get out of that shithole to get on the motorway, saw some players at the motorway service station . most been said already, personally I think Kanu is nowhere near this level, his first touch and shooting ability aren’t good enough , send him on loan please , he shouldn’t be getting on the pitch for us . Really good noise from our fans today but some proper states in our end as well as theirs (I’m not talking about the lovely Fanny I spoke to after the game , hope you got home safe ) some fucking weirdo off his tits in our end asked my nephew at the end of the game “did we lose’ fucking freak show . ’where were you when you were shit’ sung to a team in their first third tier season in 33 years 🤷♂️
there’s plenty to play for and the play off lottery is up for grabs we have as good a chance as any of that cluster of clubs
Saw Alfie May try to gee up the Birmingham crowd when he won a throw in. Is that what people are getting upset about? Unless I missed something else it was pretty mundane and hardly deserves the flak some are giving him.
He wasn’t fancied here by the manager, did an outstanding job for us in the season we did have, and he’s gone on to better things on a number of levels.
The sensitivity of some of our fans when it comes to players moving on is embarrassing.
Thought we were always in it despite creating little. The referee made for an awful spectacle and some of the Brum diving on the floor was up there with the worst I've seen. Tiniest of slips from Coventry was really punished. Stansfield comes across as a right Pr*ck. Looks the type that if he wasn't playing football, he'd be out riding shotgun on a scrambler with no helmet terrorising young kids playing in parks. Ho hum. We are getting better. Not quite at their level yet but I don't think we'll be too far away in the not too distant.
Despite a battling performance on the whole, we didn't do enough to come away with the point we possibly deserved. For a couple of our lads, this was one match too far and the week until Exeter come to town will hopefully be used to recharge those batteries.
For me, Nathan's subs were perplexing with Miles & Alex G entering the fray too late to make a difference and TC 's body language screaming " Please give me a break !". And sadly, Dan K was unable to grab his opportunity with both hands/feet....
Really hope we can bounce back next Saturday & continue to make progress onwards & upwards.
But there will be one missing element. The abject failure I referenced earlier.
Many miles have I travelled, many Smints I've consumed but no more. Just when I needed them most.
Not even bumping into the lovely ooaahmorts family on the way out could completely restore my equilibrium.
But, like our boys in red & white, Fanny will pick herself up, dust herself down & go again...
Still think we should wear red unless there is a colour clash. White at a push....but yellow ??? Don't care about sponsorship money. Hand it back if needs be. How much is it anyway ?? £50k ? £100k ? More ?
A long but enjoyable day, despite the result. Birmingham isn’t often high on the list of must-visit UK cities—unlike Bristol, Liverpool, or Manchester, which boast history, culture, and vibrancy—so I was intrigued to explore it. What I hadn’t expected, perhaps naively, was that St Andrew’s is in a predominantly Asian area, filled with mosques and fantastic eateries. After parking, we had an outstanding Shawarma lunch—no other fans in sight, but incredibly welcoming staff and fellow diners, and the food was top-notch.
On to the match. Much has been said, but I felt Nathan got his subs wrong—Leaburn should have come on earlier instead of Kanu. Jones, usually a defensive rock, was caught out of position after charging too far left, playing a role in the goal. Were Birmingham £30M better? Probably. Did they show class? Absolutely not. Their time-wasting was embarrassing for a top-of-the-league side at home.
Nathan now has a week to recharge the squad. Sticking with the same XI may not be the smartest move, as Brum clearly knew what to expect. March 1st against Orient feels like a true six-pointer—keeping the dream alive that we might, just might, have a Wembley playoff against Wrexham!
In terms of the comments about May I would say it’s more of an act.
He likes the attention and obviously knows the Birmingham fans will give him a reaction if he does something like that.
kinda similar with Cheltenham away with us, yeah he might have shown them a little more respect (he was with them longer) but that didn’t stop him celebrating.if I recall correctly
I thought the match was poised for a late Leaburn equaliser. But that wasn’t to be.
We never looked like scoring.
Not true. Right at the end there we were close. Great cross by Gilbert and Miles took it off the head of Kanu who had an open goal behind him. Seeing how we’ve scored late deciding goals lately I was waiting for that moment. Could/should have been a goal.
Charlton travelled to top-of-the-table Birmingham looking to build on the win at the Valley in the reverse fixture earlier in the season. But it would be a tough task from the outset.
For the first twenty or so minutes, Birmingham were dominant but Charlton were resolute and equal to the task, if not competitive. In a bizarre moment that caused Birmingham and their supporters to rage, Ashley Maynard-Brewer looked to have handled the ball outside of the box but escaped without punishment. Having escaped that calamity, Charlton looked to get a hold in the game but Birmingham’s righteous indignation proved a problem. Then, in a moment of haplessness, Birmingham’s pressure proved fruitful. Jay Stansfield, the always-angry, snot-nosed, beady-eyed, chinless wonder, made his own opportunity by hounding a complacent Conor Coventry and stealing the ball away to charge down the wing and finish past Maynard-Brewer with a targeted blast from ten yards. That was the only goal of the first half, though Birmingham certainly had a host of opportunities that could have seen them clear.
Charlton were more competitive in the second half, which was, on a whole, a much more scrappy affair. Ashley Maynard-Brewer was replaced through injury by Will Mannion, who looked composed in his return, though he had little to do. Charlton changed shape but to little initial effect, while Birmingham continued to press for more. Further changes were made, first with Daniel Kanu and Karoy Anderson, then with Miles Leaburn and Alex Gilbert coming on. Kanu had a half chance and Leaburn seemed to cause the Birmingham backline trouble but, otherwise, Charlton were rather blunt in attack and real opportunities were rare. I thought the match was poised for a late Leaburn equaliser, more in hope than based on anything on display this afternoon. But that wasn’t to be and Charlton left empty handed.
Birmingham were good for the win. On another day, Charlton may have nicked a result but it’s clear that, though the recent run has been impressive, we’re short of the quality needed to pose trouble at the very top.
Birmingham 1 Charlton 0
Over to you.
You don't really care for him do you? Made me laugh though.
Let’s be honest, apart from a 10 minute spell in the second half Birmingham had a cigar on. Very impressed by their left back who marked Small out the game, and their midfielder (24?) absolutely ran the show.
First half gave me Sheff Utd FA Cup vibes, players shitting their pants around a full stadium. We huffed and puffed but didn’t create anything, which is a shame because I’ve seen better sides than Brum this season.
I like players that have a bit off needle with the crowd, but Stansfield just comes across as a proper little prick. Ref can do one as well, fucking woeful.
National rail are cnuts as well. All in all a bit of a shit day.
Really shouldn’t be going to Brum for a 3pm ko and not getting home till 10.30, bloody long day
They were a level above but we contained them well for most of it and could have nicked an underserved point but it was a free hit and we couldn’t quite do it.
Looked like more OB outside the away end after the game than we took to Bolton 😀
On the final leg out of Charing X, good but long day with Jnr.
Game wise, we gave them far too much respect first half and a few players looked overawed for some reason. Unless we were playing backwards, lots of panic when in possession and we didn’t retain the ball well at all.
Poor from Coventry for the goal and equally poor from Gillesphy showing him space outside onto his right to shoot. Quality finishing from a £10m player, absolutely no idea why he decided to run the width of the pitch to goad us after. Sometimes players don’t help themselves.
Second half our shape just didn’t look right, not sure where Small was meant to be playing after HT and then when we made changes, having to put Campbell to what, right wing back when he was having a really poor game did show some of our squad limitations.
We put up a spirited effort but in all honesty never really landed a decent punch at any stage. Their shithousing in the last 15 mins was dire but the don’t blame them solely because almost every team does it now.
We go again. We’ve definitely improved but today showed we we’ve still more to do. Bit worried about this 11 burning out come May, but that’s a worry for
Disagree with the part about Gillesphy and being poor for the goal.
They had a 3v2. As a defender you’re taught to isolate the player and force them to shoot in that situation, knowing that it has to be a great finish for them to score. Unfortunately Birmingham have the only two strikers in this league who will consistently score from those chances.
Don’t think there was much else he could have done.
Took forever to drive there and back over an hour to get out of that shithole to get on the motorway, saw some players at the motorway service station . most been said already, personally I think Kanu is nowhere near this level, his first touch and shooting ability aren’t good enough , send him on loan please , he shouldn’t be getting on the pitch for us . Really good noise from our fans today but some proper states in our end as well as theirs (I’m not talking about the lovely Fanny I spoke to after the game , hope you got home safe ) some fucking weirdo off his tits in our end asked my nephew at the end of the game “did we lose’ fucking freak show . ’where were you when you were shit’ sung to a team in their first third tier season in 33 years 🤷♂️
there’s plenty to play for and the play off lottery is up for grabs we have as good a chance as any of that cluster of clubs
the underlying message of where were you when you were shit completely valid
13 years in the champ since they went down from Prem… average crowds varying between 15k to 22k probs overall average of about 18k. Similar to what we would probably average in the champ (on paper anyway).
This season 27k… the swell not turning up cos a load of them suddenly thought they need to rally round cos they got relegated … it’s cos they’re glory merchants giddy at the top 6 championship side they’ve bought their flash owners and promises of a 60k ground and European football
for those of us that continue to graft through the misery of the week in week out at the valley the last few years/ decade, they more than deserve that stick
We played the way I expected and I think how we had to. The margin for error wasn't there, it was never going to be, and we made an error. Outside of that we frustrated them I thought. They are the best side in the league but had 10 attempts to our 8. I think the big factor for them winning was the quality of their defence. Cochrane engaged with Small early and fiercly. This is risky unless you really are a top defender.
We needed all the stars to align and they didn't quite but that game is out of the way and we start a new run to glory now. A few days rest is needed before the final group of games that are going to define our season, rather than this one.
I told my kids it would be a proper atmosphere and that the stadium would be full and noisy. Yet apart from about 30 seconds at the start and a minute near the end, the Birmingham fans made less noise than Southend did!
Anyway, we got up to Brum early and visited the Coffin Works and the Birmingham Art Museum so they got their culture before the game.
We arrived at the ground, the little one started getting upset when she realised it was the team Alfie May plays for (she still hasn't recovered from him leaving).
The game was ok, Birmingham clearly the better team but when one down there remained interest and hope until the end.
Bizarre decision by Stansfield to score in front of his own fans but prefer to ignore them to taunt us lot. As far as I know there is no history there. Says something about his character I guess, proper weirdo.
Can't understand the Alfie bashing, NJ didn't fancy him, he left for a load more money, both at The Valley and there he was booed and jeered by our lot and then we get upset when he celebrates. I still like him and clapped him at the end, gave everything when he played for us.
Both yesterday & Blackpool we conceded when a player tries to do too much rather than the simple thing of putting the ball out. 3 points dropped, hopefully Jones will drill into them, if in doubt, put it into the street outside.
NJ did Alfie a favour whether he meant to or not. Security for his family must be important to him surely. He could have been a bit more respectful but our fans were giving him pelters. It is probably a good idea to forget him. The team is better without him IMO.
Statistically, we are going to lose games, we just need to make sure those losses don’t occur too often. That the game we lost was against the team that spent an absolute fortune for this division and is reaping the reward for that expenditure by romping away at the top of the table, albeit not without being beaten by us at the Valley first, doesn’t seem like such a big deal to me. Other teams that have still got games against Birmingham to play may well look at it and think it was a result they’d take when their match comes around. I very much doubt any of them will be pencilling in wins or draws against Birmingham.The only thing that matters for us about yesterday’s 1-0 defeat is how we bounce back from it and go on another run of wins.
Both yesterday & Blackpool we conceded when a player tries to do too much rather than the simple thing of putting the ball out. 3 points dropped, hopefully Jones will drill into them, if in doubt, put it into the street outside.
I'd say one point dropped. No way was we going to win .
Still think we should wear red unless there is a colour clash. White at a push....but yellow ??? Don't care about sponsorship money. Hand it back if needs be. How much is it anyway ?? £50k ? £100k ? More ?
PWR - Calamity defending from Gillesphy for their goal. He shows him so much on his left foot that he actually shows him a big angle to shoot with his right. Proper Sunday league stuff.
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most been said already, personally I think Kanu is nowhere near this level, his first touch and shooting ability aren’t good enough , send him on loan please , he shouldn’t be getting on the pitch for us .
Really good noise from our fans today but some proper states in our end as well as theirs (I’m not talking about the lovely Fanny I spoke to after the game , hope you got home safe )
some fucking weirdo off his tits in our end asked my nephew at the end of the game “did we lose’ fucking freak show .
’where were you when you were shit’ sung to a team in their first third tier season in 33 years 🤷♂️
there’s plenty to play for and the play off lottery is up for grabs we have as good a chance as any of that cluster of clubs
Tiniest of slips from Coventry was really punished.
Stansfield comes across as a right Pr*ck. Looks the type that if he wasn't playing football, he'd be out riding shotgun on a scrambler with no helmet terrorising young kids playing in parks.
Ho hum. We are getting better. Not quite at their level yet but I don't think we'll be too far away in the not too distant.
No other words for it, I'm afraid.
Despite a battling performance on the whole, we didn't do enough to come away with the point we possibly deserved. For a couple of our lads, this was one match too far and the week until Exeter come to town will hopefully be used to recharge those batteries.
For me, Nathan's subs were perplexing with Miles & Alex G entering the fray too late to make a difference and TC 's body language screaming " Please give me a break !". And sadly, Dan K was unable to grab his opportunity with both hands/feet....
Really hope we can bounce back next Saturday & continue to make progress onwards & upwards.
But there will be one missing element. The abject failure I referenced earlier.
Many miles have I travelled, many Smints I've consumed but no more. Just when I needed them most.
Not even bumping into the lovely ooaahmorts family on the way out could completely restore my equilibrium.
But, like our boys in red & white, Fanny will pick herself up, dust herself down & go again...
Need to bounce back against Exeter.
Whatever it is it's not worth it.
A long but enjoyable day, despite the result. Birmingham isn’t often high on the list of must-visit UK cities—unlike Bristol, Liverpool, or Manchester, which boast history, culture, and vibrancy—so I was intrigued to explore it. What I hadn’t expected, perhaps naively, was that St Andrew’s is in a predominantly Asian area, filled with mosques and fantastic eateries. After parking, we had an outstanding Shawarma lunch—no other fans in sight, but incredibly welcoming staff and fellow diners, and the food was top-notch.
On to the match. Much has been said, but I felt Nathan got his subs wrong—Leaburn should have come on earlier instead of Kanu. Jones, usually a defensive rock, was caught out of position after charging too far left, playing a role in the goal. Were Birmingham £30M better? Probably. Did they show class? Absolutely not. Their time-wasting was embarrassing for a top-of-the-league side at home.
Nathan now has a week to recharge the squad. Sticking with the same XI may not be the smartest move, as Brum clearly knew what to expect. March 1st against Orient feels like a true six-pointer—keeping the dream alive that we might, just might, have a Wembley playoff against Wrexham!
He likes the attention and obviously knows the Birmingham fans will give him a reaction if he does something like that.
kinda similar with Cheltenham away with us, yeah he might have shown them a little more respect (he was with them longer) but that didn’t stop him celebrating.if I recall correctly
I agree. That was the moment
First half gave me Sheff Utd FA Cup vibes, players shitting their pants around a full stadium. We huffed and puffed but didn’t create anything, which is a shame because I’ve seen better sides than Brum this season.
I like players that have a bit off needle with the crowd, but Stansfield just comes across as a proper little prick. Ref can do one as well, fucking woeful.
National rail are cnuts as well. All in all a bit of a shit day.
Looked like more OB outside the away end after the game than we took to Bolton 😀
Orient is a big big game…
They had a 3v2. As a defender you’re taught to isolate the player and force them to shoot in that situation, knowing that it has to be a great finish for them to score. Unfortunately Birmingham have the only two strikers in this league who will consistently score from those chances.
13 years in the champ since they went down from Prem… average crowds varying between 15k to 22k probs overall average of about 18k. Similar to what we would probably average in the champ (on paper anyway).
for those of us that continue to graft through the misery of the week in week out at the valley the last few years/ decade, they more than deserve that stick
We needed all the stars to align and they didn't quite but that game is out of the way and we start a new run to glory now. A few days rest is needed before the final group of games that are going to define our season, rather than this one.
Anyway, we got up to Brum early and visited the Coffin Works and the Birmingham Art Museum so they got their culture before the game.
We arrived at the ground, the little one started getting upset when she realised it was the team Alfie May plays for (she still hasn't recovered from him leaving).
The game was ok, Birmingham clearly the better team but when one down there remained interest and hope until the end.
Bizarre decision by Stansfield to score in front of his own fans but prefer to ignore them to taunt us lot. As far as I know there is no history there. Says something about his character I guess, proper weirdo.
Can't understand the Alfie bashing, NJ didn't fancy him, he left for a load more money, both at The Valley and there he was booed and jeered by our lot and then we get upset when he celebrates. I still like him and clapped him at the end, gave everything when he played for us.
No way was we going to win .