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Championship thread 25/26! (50 Viewers)

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  • Start date May 14, 2025
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SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Today at 1:09 PM
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David O'Day said:
To be fair, Stansfield is shite as well.
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Fulham had their pants pulled down when they sold him to Brum yet their fans think he's the second coming of Pele, he's absolutely shite
 
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ptr

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  • Today at 1:10 PM
  • #8,227
That is proper fucking stupid.
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Today at 1:12 PM
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ptr said:
That is proper fucking stupid.
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His first booking was stupid, then he follows it up with more stupid football. Must fancy Monday off. I’d make him turn up for the game.
 

Danceswithhorses

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  • Today at 1:23 PM
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Legia Sky Blue said:
It might be a bit less likely, but the 'big' teams seem to be able to take kids from other teams academies regardless.
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Well at least we'd get more compensation, i believe.
 
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ptr

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  • Today at 1:26 PM
  • #8,230
Flying Fokker said:
His first booking was stupid, then he follows it up with more stupid football. Must fancy Monday off. I’d make him turn up for the game.
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Hey come on now. What he’s done is stupid but no one should be forced to watch a Birmingham game.
 
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Danceswithhorses

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  • Today at 1:58 PM
  • #8,231
Birmingham look shit.
Koumas and Cashin look wank.
 
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no_loyalty

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  • Today at 1:58 PM
  • #8,232
Blues 1 Derby 1
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 1:58 PM
  • #8,233
Awful goal
 

David O'Day

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  • Today at 1:58 PM
  • #8,234
there was like 2 fouls for that blues goal
 

Paul Anthony

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  • Today at 2:02 PM
  • #8,235
How's that not a second yellow then?
 

Ipad Boro

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  • Today at 2:15 PM
  • #8,236
Danceswithhorses said:
One thing that promotion might bring us, should we be so lucky, is funds to permanently increase our academy status to Category 1.
We'll be less likely in future to lose our promising youngsters on the cheap.
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Another massive bonus if you achieve promotion as well, as whilst you're in the top flight, you're less likely to lose them at a younger age too, if they really excel.

We've got a great academy and have had for decades, as referenced most recently by Sol Brynn, Dael Fry (injured atm unfortunately) and Hayden Hackney being first choice in our starting eleven and the likes of McCormick and Ibeh making the bench and getting minutes. Yet the weak point in the current rules is that a player cannot sign a professional contract until they turn 17.

Prior to Brexit, the biggest clubs would usually hunt for youngsters who showed promise right across the continent, however since then it's a lot harder to bring them in? This means of course that they're scouring the clubs further down the english pyramid far more regularly and poaching more often, most often pouncing shortly before a player turns 17 so they get minimum risk, but most reward.

We're sick of seeing promising 16 1/2 year olds that we've coached and developed since around 8 or 9 years old head off at this point in their lives after we've put the focus on them and making them into awesome prospects for the best part of a decade, just for a hungry big fish to gobble them up with the lure of the bunce at this stage...The latest example being the Palmer Twins, absolutely tearing it up together for the England u-17s, snaffled by Brighton about 4 or 5 weeks before their 17th birthdays just 2 months ago at a cost of practically nothing to Brighton?
 
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Chris1987

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  • Today at 2:25 PM
  • #8,237
Derby deserve a point from this Should be 10 a side but the ref bottled it. Birmingham haven't been very good at all.
 

Paul Anthony

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  • Today at 2:25 PM
  • #8,238
Straight red for Klarer. Should already have been off earlier.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 2:25 PM
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Paul Anthony said:
Straight red for Klarer. Should already have been off earlier.
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Will miss the game next Sunday?
 

Ipad Boro

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  • Today at 2:26 PM
  • #8,240
The two early kickoffs probably going close to the exact best way that we want them at the mo (well ok, a goal for the Wall wouldn't go amiss, IMHO)

Aside from both our clubs obviously, Hull could come out of today well if it stays like this, as even away you'd fancy them to win against the Wendies.
 

Paul Anthony

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  • Today at 2:26 PM
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Brighton Sky Blue said:
Will miss the game next Sunday?
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High foot, I'd imagine he'll be out for three like Dasilva I guess?
 
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Chris1987

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  • Today at 2:27 PM
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Paul Anthony said:
Straight red for Klarer. Should already have been off earlier.
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Yes . Terrible from the ref , should be long gone
 
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SIR ERNIE

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  • Today at 2:30 PM
  • #8,243
Millwall and Ipswich are two bang average teams.
 

TomRad85

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  • Today at 2:33 PM
  • #8,244
Shame Davies might be out by the time we play Blues. Shite manager. Klarer suspended though.
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Today at 2:33 PM
  • #8,245
Not the same Birmingham city
 
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Danceswithhorses

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  • Today at 2:35 PM
  • #8,246
1-1 Blues vs Derby...draw was the best result for us i guess...2 poor teams
 

Terry Gibson's perm

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  • Today at 2:35 PM
  • #8,247
Klarer was s a donkey wouldn’t have been bothered if he had played
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 2:37 PM
  • #8,248
TomRad85 said:
Shame Davies might be out by the time we play Blues. Shite manager. Klarer suspended though.
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Just needs to hang on till then.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Today at 2:38 PM
  • #8,249
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Just needs to hang on till then.
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Southampton home and Watford away. Think he might be cooked.
 
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Danceswithhorses

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  • Today at 2:40 PM
  • #8,250
Milwall just denied offside goal...too close to tell...looked onside at 1st glance
 

Liquid Gold

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  • Today at 2:40 PM
  • #8,251
Looked onside to me
 

Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Today at 2:42 PM
  • #8,252
TomRad85 said:
Southampton home and Watford away. Think he might be cooked.
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Makes their January transfer business interesting doesn’t it. Need to get Nancy in from Celtic pronto.
 
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no_loyalty

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  • Today at 2:42 PM
  • #8,253
TomRad85 said:
Southampton home and Watford away. Think he might be cooked.
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Two defeats and he’s definitely gone, could do with them beating Southampton really.
 

TomRad85

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  • Today at 2:43 PM
  • #8,254
no_loyalty said:
Two defeats and he’s definitely gone, could do with them beating Southampton really.
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Southampton aren't getting anywhere near us honestly.
 

no_loyalty

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  • Today at 2:44 PM
  • #8,255
TomRad85 said:
Southampton aren't getting anywhere near us honestly.
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I agree but want Davies to still be in charge when we play Blues.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Today at 2:46 PM
  • #8,256
no_loyalty said:
I agree but want Davies to still be in charge when we play Blues.
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Be nice to finish him off.
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Today at 2:48 PM
  • #8,257
if this ends a draw it’s a real opportunity for us.

Win today and beat Ipswich i can’t see us failing from there
 
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mrfr

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  • Today at 2:49 PM
  • #8,258
TomRad85 said:
Be nice to finish him off.
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Steady on.
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Today at 2:51 PM
  • #8,259
Good draw that for us. Keeps Ipswich away from
 
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Danceswithhorses

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  • Today at 2:51 PM
  • #8,260
milwall vs ipswich 0-0...another great result
 
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