Birmingham Mail: Blues Should be Confident Today

[Colossal Squid]

Thoughts etc?

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/spo...ighton-v-birmingham-reasons-confident-8689082

Birmingham City travel to the Amex Stadium for their appointment with Championship strugglers Brighton arguably more comfortable with the prospect of playing away from home than they do in front of their own supporters.

Blues haven’t been beaten in six on their travels, albeit they have come back to St Andrew’s with several draws in their kit-bags.

By contrast under Chris Hughton Brighton have been as up and down as the South Downs and 2015 has produced three wins, four losses and two draws. It is fair to say they have not enjoyed the new manager bounce Birmingham experienced when Gary Rowett came in.

Until last season Blues had an excellent record down in Sussex with a return of three 1-0 wins in four games, spanning back to New Year's Eve 1988.

Admittedly they haven’t been down there that regularly but Louis Donowa, in 1994, Paul Devlin two years later and Chris Burke in 2012 all know what it’s like to provide the only goal of a game between these two sides.

The only interruption to that long-running sequence was a 1-1 draw in the 2011-12 season, in which Nathan Redmond looked to have secured yet another single goal victory, under Hughton, until Ashley Barnes intervened six minutes from time.

Blues’ 1-0 defeat in January 2014 was their first in Brighton since Mistletoe and Wine was Christmas No. 1.

Also noteworthy is Birmingham’s excellent defensive record. The goals aren’t currently flying into the opposition net but they are keeping them out of their own onion bag more often than not.

Birmingham have conceded only 14 league goals in 17 games.


As up and down as the South Downs apparently. Probably fair

 

[brightonmark1234]

they should be Confident with our shocking home form

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Thoughts etc?

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/spo...ighton-v-birmingham-reasons-confident-8689082

Birmingham City travel to the Amex Stadium for their appointment with Championship strugglers Brighton arguably more comfortable with the prospect of playing away from home than they do in front of their own supporters.

Blues haven’t been beaten in six on their travels, albeit they have come back to St Andrew’s with several draws in their kit-bags.

By contrast under Chris Hughton Brighton have been as up and down as the South Downs and 2015 has produced three wins, four losses and two draws. It is fair to say they have not enjoyed the new manager bounce Birmingham experienced when Gary Rowett came in.

Until last season Blues had an excellent record down in Sussex with a return of three 1-0 wins in four games, spanning back to New Year's Eve 1988.

Admittedly they haven’t been down there that regularly but Louis Donowa, in 1994, Paul Devlin two years later and Chris Burke in 2012 all know what it’s like to provide the only goal of a game between these two sides.

The only interruption to that long-running sequence was a 1-1 draw in the 2011-12 season, in which Nathan Redmond looked to have secured yet another single goal victory, under Hughton, until Ashley Barnes intervened six minutes from time.

Blues’ 1-0 defeat in January 2014 was their first in Brighton since Mistletoe and Wine was Christmas No. 1.

Also noteworthy is Birmingham’s excellent defensive record. The goals aren’t currently flying into the opposition net but they are keeping them out of their own onion bag more often than not.

Birmingham have conceded only 14 league goals in 17 games.


As up and down as the South Downs apparently. Probably fair

What semi-illiterate nonsense. Written by someone on work experience, no doubt.

And not strong on arithmetic either. If Blues are keeping the ball out of their own onion bag (ffs) "more often than not" then how have they conceded 14 goals in 17 matches? Surely they would have had to concede eight or fewer for that to be true?

 

[Colossal Squid]

What semi-illiterate nonsense. Written by someone on work experience, no doubt.

And not strong on arithmetic either. If Blues are keeping the ball out of their own onion bag (ffs) "more often than not" then how have they conceded 14 goals in 17 matches? Surely they would have had to concede eight or fewer for that to be true?

It was in the Birmingham Mail which is just another Trinity Mirror local rag so I'd have hardly expected Guardian quality but you are right that it's very much journalism by numbers, and riddled with cliches.

A computer could have written it to be honest

 

[Diego Napier]

What semi-illiterate nonsense. Written by someone on work experience, no doubt.

Very true but I'm sure it left Half Board&Breakfast green with envy!

 

[Colossal Squid]

Very true but I'm sure it left Half Board&Breakfast green with envy!

It's Pulitzer winning genius compared to the painful-to-read drivel that moron dribbles out

 

[chucky1973]

Birmingham will score a sloppy early goal...sit back make it tough then score a 2nd sloppy break away goal late on. 2 nil away win. Same Tuesday.

 

[Stato]

The goals aren’t currently flying into the opposition net but they are keeping them out of their own onion bag more often than not.

Looks like we're due another thriller. Best price on 0-0 looks like 17/2.

 

[Colossal Squid]

Looks like we're due another thriller. Best price on 0-0 looks like 17/2.

Where you getting that?

Best I've found is 13/5, which is frankly shit

EDIT: I tell a lie, I'm looking at the wrong thing, like a spaz. 17/2 it is. Lump on

 

[southstandandy]

Has nil-nil written all over it.

 

[TomandJerry]

Bookies have us on the shorter odds to win @ 19/20 Draw @ 9/4 and Birmingham win @ 16/5

EDIT: Brighton not to score @ 10/3 Birmingham not to score @ 6/4

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Has nil-nil written all over it.

Oh dear. Will stay at home then.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Yes on the face of it nil- nil looks likely. But Birmingham are sitting in a midtable position well away from the danger zone but also 14 points from the play- offs so they shouldn't be as motivated as us, as we are desperate for a home win.

 

[Everest]

What semi-illiterate nonsense. Written by someone on work experience, no doubt.

Brian Dick

Known online as BB&B

 

[Hampster Gull]

Muppet. It is our day, LL to make, GoG to score

 

[sydney]

massive crusty arse biscuits....tony bloom.....get a room...!!

 

[Quinney]

Yes on the face of it nil- nil looks likely. But Birmingham are sitting in a midtable position well away from the danger zone but also 14 points from the play- offs so they shouldn't be as motivated as us, as we are desperate for a home win.

I hope someone has told the players that.

 

[Diego Napier]

Has nil-nil written all over it.

(sorry, couldn't resist!)

 

[Acker79]

And not strong on arithmetic either. If Blues are keeping the ball out of their own onion bag (ffs) "more often than not" then how have they conceded 14 goals in 17 matches? Surely they would have had to concede eight or fewer for that to be true?

Not really.

The facetious response is that 17 matches is roughly 1600mins (when injury time is taken into account). When a goal goes, in the ball is in the net for less than half a minute. Probably less than 10 seconds. But going with 30 seconds, that's 7 minutes that the ball is in their net, 1593mins that it isn't. Therefore it is overwhelming kept out of the ol' onion bag more often than not.

The more serious answer is that it isn't the number of goals scored, but the distribution. If they concede 14 in one game, then go 16 games without conceding, they have kept it out more often than not. Now, to see what the record is...

A clean sheet in 6 of their last 17 games. So, yeah, they concede more often than they don't in that 17 game period.



The article reads more like one of the poor match previews/match reports fans write for their own message board (as opposed to the brilliant match reports we get on here).

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Has nil-nil written all over it.

What will Tuesday's score be ?