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[SonofErnie]

Do we think we need more points than 87? I think it might be in 90’s

Every team below 5th needs at least 2 points per game to get to 87 (probably need 88 with goal difference), where on current form CCFC have a 20 pt drop off (currently trending to 107 pts).

Which of the teams in 3rd to 5th are likely to achieve more than 87 points and can the likes of Ipswich and Leicester sustain form at more than 2 points per game for the rest of the season?

 

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

Every team below 5th needs at least 2 points per game to get to 87 (probably need 88 with goal difference), where on current form CCFC have a 20 pt drop off (currently trending to 107 pts).

Which of the teams in 3rd to 5th are likely to achieve more than 87 points and can the likes of Ipswich and Leicester sustain form at more than 2 points per game for the rest of the season?

We sustained brilliant form to recover last season for 5th spot, stranger things have happened. In seasons without parachute clubs running away with it though, 90 points or thereabouts should be sufficient.

That still requires us to win another 20 games plus a few draws, nearly two thirds of the remaining fixtures. Lots of hard work to do that.

 

[alexccfc99]

Kieran McKenna linked with Celtic

I know that they have been inconsistent this season but I do feel it is a matter of time before they click into gear... A good thing for us if Ipswich lost him?

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Kieran McKenna linked with Celtic

I know that they have been inconsistent this season but I do feel it is a matter of time before they click into gear... A good thing for us if Ipswich lost him?

not sure why he would go there. Step down for sure.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Kieran McKenna linked with Celtic

I know that they have been inconsistent this season but I do feel it is a matter of time before they click into gear... A good thing for us if Ipswich lost him?

Not sure, I think a new manager would probably get more out of this group than he is.

 

[Danceswithhorses]

Kieran McKenna linked with Celtic

I know that they have been inconsistent this season but I do feel it is a matter of time before they click into gear... A good thing for us if Ipswich lost him?

Ange is current favourite and available for free.

 

[fernandopartridge]

not sure why he would go there. Step down for sure.

Domestically yes but they usually play in Europe

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Domestically yes but they usually play in Europe

So do Linfield and Shelbourne

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Domestically yes but they usually play in Europe

Is it really that much of a draw for a prospective manager to feature in Europe now with either Celtic / Rangers?

Certainly for EL and CL the new format makes it considerably harder for them to qualify for the knockout stages - which they were struggling to do anyway.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Is it really that much of a draw for a prospective manager to feature in Europe now with either Celtic / Rangers?

Certainly for EL and CL the new format makes it considerably harder for them to qualify for the knockout stages - which they were struggling to do anyway.

that's still better than 75% of the teams in the Premier League

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Can’t see McKenna going to Celtic unless I’m missing something obvious. Is there any pressure on him arm due to Ipswich’s start?

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

that's still better than 75% of the teams in the Premier League

I mean, not to be facetious, but the same could be said about Shamrock Rovers.

 

[shepardo01]

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what the actual fuck????? none of our players yet O'Hare is and 3 from Oxford!!

Rushworth's omission is a surprise.

 

[David O'Day]

Can’t see McKenna going to Celtic unless I’m missing something obvious. Is there any pressure on him arm due to Ipswich’s start?

They'll pay him a fortune, can't see it though myself.

 

[CovRes]

Rushworth's omission is a surprise.

Giving away a penalty will have knocked marks off him. The mix up in the first half may have as well.

 

[Sbarcher]

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what the actual fuck????? none of our players yet O'Hare is and 3 from Oxford!!

This is Team of the week.
In the Football League paper we had Rushworth, Jamie Allen and Saka in Champ Team of the Day.

 

[Bad Boy]

Rushworth's omission is a surprise.

Hardly surprising.

There's been a lot of kind and complimentary things been said and written about us in recent weeks but equally I feel there are some out there that still see us as a bunch of upstarts.

 

[pusbccfc]

New Stadium

If anyone wants a laugh, or quite frankly have their mind blown, read this thread from Birmingham fans discussing whether they'll fill their 62,000 seater stadium.

Some funny comments include them having a 'similar' fan base to West Ham .

They would fill it most Saturdays in the Championship

It doesn't matter if they don't fill it because they can close the top tier and cover it with advertising. Or, give away fans 6000 tickets. 🫨

That they'll fill the stadium with Japanese tourists 🫠.

 

[fernandopartridge]

New Stadium

If anyone wants a laugh, or quite frankly have their mind blown, read this thread from Birmingham fans discussing whether they'll fill their 62,000 seater stadium.

Some funny comments include them having a 'similar' fan base to West Ham .

They would fill it most Saturdays in the Championship

It doesn't matter if they don't fill it because they can close the top tier and cover it with advertising. Or, give away fans 6000 tickets. 🫨

That they'll fill the stadium with Japanese tourists 🫠.

I'm sure there are millions of tourists visiting Birmingham each year to catch a glimpse of the Peaky Blinders

 

[fernandopartridge]

Wagner actually said we'd fill it every Saturday in the Championship. He wasn't including midweek games because I think he's smart enough to know that wouldn't happen a lot of the time.

 

[fernandopartridge]

Imagine thinking that somebody would invest hundreds of billions in a stadium and then be unconcerned with the amount of people attending it, utter utter delusion.

 

[fernandopartridge]

It's been striking to see just how many Japanese and Korean fans we have at games now, all kitted out in Blues gear, imagine us in an unbelievable facility, in the Premier League playing against the best, and all affordable. A Blues home game will become one of the the top Football Tourist attractions in Europe.

 

[pusbccfc]

They have lost their minds.

Imagine saying to an old school Birmingham fan 5 years ago that they'd be willing to knock down their historic stadium to build a mega bowl filled with tourists.

Sold their soul.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Blues owners really need to remember the old saying “walk before you run”.

I don’t see the fanbase for that size of stadium especially without getting out of this division.

All this talk is just nonsense if they can’t get promoted and so far there record on the pitch under these lot is relegation after a awful management decision, promotion following the biggest budget in league one history and currently mid table after high spending.

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Wagner's 60k Super Arena Ultimate Business Plan:

1.1. - "If we build it the Japanese will come."

Go Patriots!

 

[pusbccfc]

The West Ham comparison doesn't add up.

West Ham have always had a huge catchment area and fan base spreading well out into Essex. They were getting near 35,000 a game prior to moving. Birmingham are selling out 28,000 regularly for the first time in years.

Birmingham and the surrounding areas is filled with Villa. Generations of Villa fans built over the decades where they've dwarfed Birmingham in success and stature.

 

[fernandopartridge]

The West Ham comparison doesn't add up.

West Ham have always had a huge catchment area and fan base spreading well out into Essex. They were getting near 35,000 a game prior to moving. Birmingham are selling out 28,000 regularly for the first time in years.

Birmingham and the surrounding areas is filled with Villa. Generations of Villa fans built over the decades where they've dwarfed Birmingham in success and stature.

West Ham also play in an Olympic stadium in one of the most visited cities in the world

 

[pusbccfc]

West Ham also play in an Olympic stadium in one of the most visited cities in the world

Exactly and guess what West Ham fans moan about all the time...


Tourists.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

They can't even strengthen their playing squad in January as they are at the limits FFP. Unless they offload some of their squad from last year who havnt left.

They will finish top half just about. Don't see anything special about any of their players.

 

[alexccfc99]

New Stadium

If anyone wants a laugh, or quite frankly have their mind blown, read this thread from Birmingham fans discussing whether they'll fill their 62,000 seater stadium.

Some funny comments include them having a 'similar' fan base to West Ham .

They would fill it most Saturdays in the Championship

It doesn't matter if they don't fill it because they can close the top tier and cover it with advertising. Or, give away fans 6000 tickets. 🫨

That they'll fill the stadium with Japanese tourists 🫠.

My favourite one is from another thread, and I quote

"We all know the similarities between our recent journey as a club and that of Manchester City in the early 2000’s"

They have won League 1, currently sit in the bottom half of The Championship and even before their takeover, Man City had 8 domestic honours to their name and were a much bigger club than Birmingham will ever be

 

[Londonccfcfan]

It's easy to be roped into the hype. Their fans certainly were. Half this forum thought they would walk into automatics.

Kyogo folks were salivating over too. Hasn't even scored a league goal yet.

 

[TomRad85]

I knew they would think having some Japanese/Korean players would make them a superpower on the Asian continent, i didn't need to see any of them saying it, i just knew that's what they would think. It's especially ridiculous as all those players are absolute shite. Imagine flying over from Tokyo to watch Kyogo shin one into the corner flag.

 

[TomRad85]

My favourite one is from another thread, and I quote

"We all know the similarities between our recent journey as a club and that of Manchester City in the early 2000’s"

They have won League 1, currently sit in the bottom half of The Championship and even before their takeover, Man City had 8 domestic honours to their name and were a much bigger club than Birmingham will ever be

Sheikh Mansour and Tom Wagner, so many similarities.

 

[pusbccfc]

My favourite one is from another thread, and I quote

"We all know the similarities between our recent journey as a club and that of Manchester City in the early 2000’s"

They have won League 1, currently sit in the bottom half of The Championship and even before their takeover, Man City had 8 domestic honours to their name and were a much bigger club than Birmingham will ever be

They were getting 35,000 a week in the early 00s. Like West Ham, they had a big fan base but also grew slowly. The Etihad was only 47,000 when they first moved in. They even had empty seats for those early years.

 

[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

Rushworth's omission is a surprise.

Not to me, it's been like that for years.