Bloody hell! As if a nine-goal thriller at St Andrew’s wasn’t enough to contend with on a Sunday afternoon then the ongoing gentrification of Digbeth just about topped it off! Let’s deal with the surreal first. Birmingham scored four goals at home in front of a packed St Andrew’s but, due to the fact Leeds… Continue reading Nine Goal Thrillers, Gentrification and Relegation – A Normal Sunday In Digbeth (Tore Andre Flo)
Tag: Birmingham CIty FC
Football Pubs #5
Having reached the landmark of 500 pubs last time out, I thought I’d start my quest towards 1,000 in style with a trip to Small Heath, home of the Peaky Blinders. If I’ve been in a pub with a livelier atmosphere than this in over two years of blogging then I can’t remember it. Sometimes,… Continue reading Football Pubs #5
Brummies Here, Brummies There #2
Brummies here, Brummies there, Brummies every *******where la la la la la la la la la la went the terrace chant back in the eighties (that is the correct amount of la’s!) Of course, anyone reading this who has stuck with me for about 18 months will know this is the same intro as the… Continue reading Brummies Here, Brummies There #2
No Lye – It’s Peaky Blinders
Having been on my hols for a week I can’t let the fact that England are world champions at cricket pass and if ever there was a case for national teams sport to be on free to air TV then that was surely it. Anyway, well done Eoin and the boys and you left me… Continue reading No Lye – It’s Peaky Blinders