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| Positive Article; Re : Hard work + Team spirit | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 25 2010, 02:28 AM (316 Views) | |
| Mr_Blue_Sky | Jan 25 2010, 02:28 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/footbal...am-1877903.html Thought id share this with everyone to start the working week off on a positive note |
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| ESONEULB | Jan 25 2010, 02:37 AM Post #2 |
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Bluenose Ad Vitam = Bluenose For Life
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:applause: Nice read :bluzz: |
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| MikaelForssell | Jan 25 2010, 02:41 AM Post #3 |
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More and more mainstream attention coming our way now... long may it continue.. well, positively anyway. Im sure after our game at Chelsea we'll have EVERY single media outlet talking about how 'brave Birmingham's run was ended'... when we've gone 15 games with hardly any credit really. *EDIT* - 9000th post on here, jesus christ :unsure: I have no life :LMAO: |
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| ESONEULB | Jan 25 2010, 02:57 AM Post #4 |
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Top 40 posters proccy_blues 20,656 Blooboy 17,979 PartisanBCFC 15,498 lowdham bluenose 07 12,496 TJDIXI 12,076 StAndrews4Eva 05 11,180 jassyblue80 11,116 dr.nick 9,998 The Concerned Steve bruce 9,715 MikaelForssell 9,002 The_Bear 7,889 Tresor 7,388 pooley 7,272 mr penguin 7,121 willvbcfc 6,899 doc nick 6,894 BluenoseMo 6,373 Blue16 6,256 Forward62 6,186 k-bek 5,878 Bart P. O' Loughlin 5,730 Blacksmith 5,611 Willie 5,547 tiltontrev 5,290 bornblues64 5,256 Steve 5,235 Lucky 5,227 MARKYMARK981 5,205 tim 5,160 hootanany 4,976 rob 4,892 garrybaldy 4,869 Blues 4,758 BARNETTSrun 4,755 1LoveridgeC 4,698 blueblood 4,468 franscar 4,395 wardendbluenose 4,333 ESONEULB 4,314 Bookemdanno 4,212 I feel like that and i am miles behind you.... :LOL: |
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| MikaelForssell | Jan 25 2010, 03:02 AM Post #5 |
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:LMAO: Top 10 for me too, check me out... I need to get out more :LOL: |
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| Mr_Blue_Sky | Jan 25 2010, 08:15 AM Post #6 |
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'Brave Birmingham finally lose'... Thats a Football Manager newspaper headline if ever i saw one! :LMAO: |
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| pooley | Jan 25 2010, 08:25 AM Post #7 |
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The Icon
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im not far being but joined quite a while after |
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| Lewis | Jan 25 2010, 09:27 AM Post #8 |
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Back to the article.... McLeish can call upon the perfect combination of perspiration and inspiration from his players and both were on display as Birmingham scored two wonderfully worked first-half goals to leave a puzzlingly abject Everton with too much to do. Another sign of the difficulty people are having with what Blues are doing, and the issue they have about accepting anything other than team work and perspiration as the cause of our success. The statement contradicts itself.... By saying....."perfect combination of perspiration and inspiration" and the saying....." two wonderfully worked first-half goals" They really find it tough to state the blindingly obvious for us as fans, that there is a good element of skill in the side. In fact, here's another contradiction that has been in the press and on peoples lips when trying to explain BCFC's success. 'They work so hard and are in your faces all the time' (that is a traditional view of Blues, and not what is happening now in my view), then they state the second record, that the playing team have not been changed for xxxxx games. Those two things don't go together. I would suggest that Blues are not working as hard, or certainly not overstretching themselves anywhere near as much as did the Bruce sides did, and who used to pick up loads of injuries in doing so. They are organised, they are skilful, they are determined, they do have great character. But those things would be far too much for the traditionalists view of what Blues can do, for professional and amateur pundits. The truth is that BCFC are rewriting the history books, not only in their results, but also in the nature of the club and team. These pundits might take a while to catch on. |
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| sideweaver | Jan 25 2010, 09:28 AM Post #9 |
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The all singing and dancing Muppet!
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I particularly like this artcile that has just surfaced at http://www.adifferentleague.co.uk/default....=6&Article=1163 Birmingham’s strength is built on the backs of Scott Dann and Roger Johnson, two imposing central defenders who relish an aerial bombardment the likes of which Stoke specialise in. Their team-mates further up the field push the opposition into playing into their hands with constant pressure all over the pitch, forcing the beleaguered players into hurried clearances which Dann and Johnson take care of with minimal fuss. When they are in possession, McLeish’s side rely on the tidy probing of Barry Ferguson and the darting runs of a revitalised Lee Bowyer to compliment forwards Christian Benitez and Cameron Jerome. With Jerome missing against Everton, James McFadden was moved alongside Benitez and displayed an iron will lacking during his time at Goodison Park. It manifested itself as volleys of abuse directed at the officials and a penchant for sly fouls when challenging for headers. Although they are capable of attractive football, Birmingham’s primary game plan is to pummel their opponents into submission before striking with a lightning counter-attack led by the tireless Benitez. |
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| The Concerned Potato Head | Jan 25 2010, 10:01 AM Post #10 |
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we sound like a wild animal!!! |
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| sideweaver | Jan 25 2010, 10:08 AM Post #11 |
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The all singing and dancing Muppet!
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The post may not be perfect but at least they arent using the words blues and lucky in the same sentance. |
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| MikaelForssell | Jan 25 2010, 11:20 AM Post #12 |
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I just don't get why it's so hard to comprehend that Blues can actually play football now, and have played sides off the park this season. We're not cloggers who depend on set pieces and throws like Bolton (before Coyle anyway), Stoke, Hull etc. Some of our football has been an absolute joy to watch, but no mention of this. Guarenteed, if it was Villa on thisvrun, the media would hype them up no end, and talk about cracking the big 4 and fighting for the title! |
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| garrybaldy | Jan 25 2010, 11:28 AM Post #13 |
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foley okenla, richie moran
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To Be fair , Villa have never got the credit they have deserved sometimes from the National media. We have to face it most nationals are only interested in London , Manchester and Liverpool. |
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| saffybluenose | Jan 25 2010, 11:43 AM Post #14 |
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cheers mate! that just made my day! lol |
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| The_Bear | Jan 25 2010, 11:45 AM Post #15 |
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The thing that gets me is Standies4eva is till in the top 10 and she ain't posted on here for years! |
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| saffybluenose | Jan 25 2010, 11:46 AM Post #16 |
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:kiss: even better!!!!!!! |
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