Birmingham City football club have played over 60 games in
all competitions this season so far and will hopefully end on a total of 62
matches. By the time Barcelona play the final of the Copa Del Rey on 25th
May they will have played 61…part timers.
Despite a lacklustre start to the campaign, the Blues
quickly got into their stride and despite huge losses in both personnel and
financially with the arrest of chairman Carson Yeung, have had a fairly good
season with particularly impressive displays against Leeds and Milwall. Having
played more games than anyone else in the league they still managed a
remarkable run in the FA Cup holding eventual winners Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at
Stamford Bridge and forcing a replay at St Andrews. Hovering within the
play-off places for the majority of the season most Blue Noses were fairly
pleased to finish 4th after having lost £20million worth of talent
after relegation.
Truth be known The Blues are rather lucky to still be in
with a shout tomorrow as they should have been punished in the first leg for
what can, at best, be described as a defensive performance last Friday. Although Marlon King should have equalised
right at the death, the Seasiders could have finished us off and hopefully they
will rue those misses. If Birmingham win tomorrow they will play West Ham in
the final of the playoffs at Wembley on 19th May after they beat
Cardiff 3-0 over their two legs. 
At this stage of the season it is all down to
fitness and fight. Though Blues are a team that pride themselves on their drive
and desire to win every game with West Ham having played 10 games less this
season let’s hope the legs don’t go and have still got the energy for another
90 minutes. Let’s also hope those Blues boys aren’t eating from the clubs catering facilities outside
their Wasts Hill training ground!
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