February 2009 Archives

There's no doubt that promotion-chasing Birmingham City are in desperate need of goals but if proof is needed of their failure in front of the onion bag in recent weeks then here it is.

No, it's not the fact that Blues have scored just six goals in their last ten fixtures and it's not even the fact that, minus injured top scorer Kevin Phillips, Alex McLeish's remaining stock of five strikers have only bagged 18 between them all season.

The proof comes in the club's official website's goal-of-the-month poll (which can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/bctsqz )

Let us run through the four options.

A - Kevin Phillips V Burnley - A tap-in created from a defensive gaffe.

B - Mitchell McPike V Cardiff City Youth - OK, it's a stunner but things are so bad that they've had to turn to the youth team for their goal-scoring kicks.

C - Marcus Bent V Nottingham Forest - Another tap-in, one that came at the second time of asking.

D - Keith Fahey V Nottingham Forest - Looked to be a majestic effort initially but the player himself later admitted that it was a fluke as it was supposed to be a cross.

So there you have it, February has been a goal-drought for Blues, let's hope that March brings a feast of net-bulgers for Big Eck's boys.

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It was brought to my attention following Coventry's 1-0 victory over Birmingham on Saturday that the Sky Blues may already be the West Midlands' Championship contingent's undisputed champions.

So, after a bit of working, out I discovered that Cov are indeed kings of the West Mids as the table below suggests:

Coventry P4 W3 D0 L1 F5 A3 PTS 9
Wolves P3 W1 D1 L1 F4 A4 PTS 4
Birmingham P3 W0 D1 L2 F1 A3 PTS 1

Make up your own mind on Blues' midfield maestro from the Emerald Isle....

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The transfer window is always an exciting time of the season for football fans. The nervous anticipation followed by disappointment, frantic texting to your mates and the hours of watching Sky Sports News on a loop in the hope that you're club announce that they've snapped up a superstar.

Ah, Sky Sports News. A channel that has become a regular fixture of the transfer window system with its excitable presenters.

And the channel has also forced Andy 'man of many phones' Burton on to our screens in recent years. The public schoolboy look-a-like boasts about receiving texts from such high-profile names as Arsene Wenger while unleashing 'gossip' that many already knew.

From what I gather the SSN reporter is seen as an entertaining irritation. So Andy Burton - do you love him? Or hate him? Discuss......

P.s. I attempted to track down a picture of Mr Burton but had no joy so here's an amusing snap of a younger Thierry Henry instead.