World of Sport
Well-known member
Sorry I booed you, when they read the away attendance, I wish I cheered now. 
Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊
Views from a Birmingham supporter re Saturdays game.
- Thread starter AGT
- Start date
Thoroughly decent post [MENTION=19076]AGT[/MENTION]
Had a chat with some of your fans on one of he buses back to the racehill. Is zigic really on £75k a week?
Had a chat with some of your fans on one of he buses back to the racehill. Is zigic really on £75k a week?
Gus was a cautious manager but I don't think our gameplay changed as much when we took the lead as it does now. We didn't lose any matches from winning positions last season whereas this year we've lost four times after going in front.
ManxSeagull
NSC Creator
Good report and a pleasure to hear nice comments from a supporter whose team has lost at the Amex. Normally they slag off the place when defeated.
dougdeep
New member
Hey, he didn't mention the padded seats.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
- 72,015
I remember so many games under Gus when we tried to sit on leads, we may not have lost games where we took the lead but we did draw quite a few games where we were 1-0 up that we had dominated by sitting deep for the last 20.
Oscar often makes a positive substitution late in a game, bringing on an attacking player, Lua Lua mostly to give us an outlet. From memory Gus often brought on a defensive player when we were 1-0 up.
It may be my imagination but I don't recall nearly as many last 20 nail biting moments this season when it seemed inevitable that the opposition would score.
Incidentally excellent and very impartial and interesting post by the OP
HastingsSeagull
Well-known member
Very nice and good to hear positives from a supporter of a loosing team. Usually they are good if the opponent wins or slag everything about us off if they loose!
GolfingGull
Active member
Your right. Away to Bham last season, funnily enough, justifies your point, at home to Bolton & Boro as well. There doesn`t seem to be as many smash and grab raids at home as well ( Barnsley excepted ) as last season, again Bham at home springs to mind
Thanks for a thoughtful and accurate write-up. I get continually frustrated by our sitting deeper and deeper. If we'd conceded an equaliser we would only have ourselves to blame.
Glad you seem to have enjoyed your day out.
Glad you seem to have enjoyed your day out.
RowXintheNorth
New member
A really well thought out, accurate, impartial & skilfully written piece. Thanks for taking the time.
Ali_rrr
Well-known member
Happened a few times with Poyet, except from we'd concede in the last minute, mainly due to the fact we'd play 3 defensive midfielders.
desprateseagull
New member
Is 'AGT' really Tony Bloom, in disguise?
Weststander
Well-known member
Spot on. Hopefully OG and his analysis team will work on the team carrying on as before when we take the lead, rather than getting sucked in deeper and deeper in defence.
A very well written and fair article by the Brummie fan.
West Hoathly Seagull
Honorary Ruffian
What a well-written report. I too wish we didn't sit back on leads so much. I was willing Orlandi to smash the ball to the far post; he was in the sort of position from which an in-form Will Buckley would have gone on and scored. I groaned when the 6 minutes went up for time added on. I thought you could see Brum were below strength, though Burke impressed me at St Andrew's the season before last and I thought he was dangerous yesterday too. He reminds me of Jamie Ward at Derby. Don't be too harsh on St Andrew's, fella. It's got one of the best away ends in the Championship, though of course I don't know what the home stands are like.
Westdene Wonder
New member
Cant recall a better write up of a game we were involved in,there must be a place for him on The Argus.
Robot Chicken
Seriously?
Here are some other views:
http://www.smallheathalliance.com/read.php?1,1457278
"They've got friendly, but boring fans. A smart, but boring ground. They're an inoffensive, but boring club."
"Boring ground, boring fans, boring club."
"It's a decent ground with good facilities but like loads of the new stadiums it has no soul and feels like it's in the middle of nowhere."
"I like Brighton, they're obviously a very friendly and pleasant bunch who deserve credit. But they seem way to inoffensive. Which means opposing fans might find Brighton a bit dull in the sense that they'll never do anything outrageous or hateful."
http://www.smallheathalliance.com/read.php?1,1457278
"They've got friendly, but boring fans. A smart, but boring ground. They're an inoffensive, but boring club."
"Boring ground, boring fans, boring club."
"It's a decent ground with good facilities but like loads of the new stadiums it has no soul and feels like it's in the middle of nowhere."
"I like Brighton, they're obviously a very friendly and pleasant bunch who deserve credit. But they seem way to inoffensive. Which means opposing fans might find Brighton a bit dull in the sense that they'll never do anything outrageous or hateful."
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
The boring fans bit I don't get. What do they expect, the Royal Variety Performance? I've never been to an away game where I thought 'these away fans are boring.'
They obviously have no idea of our history. Our fans were the least boring in the land for a long long time. We wunt be druv!
And the old chestnut about the Amex being soulless. Ridiculous. I'm sure they would prefer falling down, smelling of p*ss, roofless etc etc.
SouthCoastOwl
New member
Don't be silly, the piece was too well constructed and written to be considered for The Argus.
Not a bad report but im a little surprised how many are saying it's completely fair. I can't say I remember Birmingham being competitive in the first half with their 8-2-0 formation and we have as many injuries as they do. I thought we absolutely dicked them for the whole of the first half. Very well written though.