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In a very special extra episode of Thoughts On The Blues, Simon Brew invites the brilliant Ryan Deeney for a chat about Birmingham City's season. Relive all the highlights! The dribbling defeat to Derby. The Millwall away performance. The sorrows. But also! The wins! The hope! The unsung heroes! And where does the 2025/26 season leave The Blues? Could - whisper it - next year be the year?! --- Fin...

It started at home to Ipswich Town back in August, but Birmingham City's season ended at Fratton Park, with an away game against Portsmouth. Simon Brew returns with Thoughts On The Blues to talk about the game, about August Priske's first goal, about a massive punch-up, and a hot water tap.... MY BIRMINGHAM CITY BOOK (independent!) NOW UP FOR ORDER: www.tinyurl.com/bcfcbook Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Birmingham City (men's team) took to the field at St Andrew's (at Knighthead Park, obviously) for the final time this season, in a home game against Bristol City. When the fixtures were originally published, there was a hope that this game might mean more than it did, but hey! Here we are. Simon Brew was there, in Block 37, and still searching for hot water in the men's bogs. This time, he chats P...

The penultimate home game of Birmingham City's 150th year season saw Preston North End head to St Andrews (at Knighthead Park) for a game that, realistically, meant precisely nothing. An end of term dead rubber, two mid-table teams, and the emptiness away end seen in a long time. Simon Brew took his usual seat in Block 37 for a 2-1 home win, where Ibrahim Osman excelled, and Blues took the most bi...

Birmingham City went to Hull City in the EFL Championship for a match that meant very little to Blues, but a hell of a lot to Hull, who sit in the play-off places. Chris Davies picked an unchanged side, and Simon Brew wasn't quite sure what to expect. But, as he talks about in this episode of Thoughts On The Blues, what we got was a third straight battling performance against a top six side. A Tom...

At the point when result don't really matter so much to the Blues anymore, Birmingham City have re-discovered how to play football. At home to Wrexham in the EFL Championship, they secured a 2-0 win, with goals from Carlos Vicente and Christoph Klarer. And there was precious little to moan about. Simon Brew has a go anyway, in the latest episode of Thoughts On The Blues. Plus: a bit of Jay Stansfi...

After the debacle at home to Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City travelled to Portman Road in the EFL Championship to face high flying Ipswich Town. Struggling for shots, goals and points, The Blues were very much the underdogs, and the form book suggested an easy home win. But! For the second time this season, BCFC took the game to ITFC, and were left discussing a contentious decision from the offi...

It was Peaky Blinders day at St Andrews (at Knighthead Park) for the EFL Championship fixture between Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers. The Blues needed a reaction after the season-worst showing at Derby County, and manager Chris Davies had promised one. In the latest Thoughts On The Blues, Simon Brew considers a poor home defeat, James Beadle heroics, a stolen burger, and wonders where the se...

Ah well. Birmingham City went to Derby County for a lunchtime kick-off in the EFL Championship, as John Eustace's team aimed to further their play-off push. For Chris Davies' Blues, this was to be the game where we got our act together and really showed everyone what we were made of. In the latest Thoughts On The Blues, Simon Brew recaps the game, wonders about that team selection, and suspects th...

Birmingham City met Sheffield United at home in the EFL Championship on 14th March 2026. A winnable game (for both sides) that looked to have turned with a sending off and a Marvin Ducksh goal in the first half. But it didn't quite pan out that way. We had Jack Robinson and the penalty, James Beadle on top form, Patrick Bamford trolling the Blues fans, and, well, more questions for Chris Davies an...

After three straight defeats pretty much ended hopes of Birmingham City making the EFL Championship Play-offs, it was back to St Andrews (at Knighthead Park) for a home game against QPR. The same QPR who won 2-1 at Loftus Road before Christmas. Could The Blues bounce back? Well: yes. A 1-0 win certainly put a smile on Chris Davies' face. But is it papering over cracks, or is this progress? In the...

Birmingham City went to Charlton Athletic for Chris Davies' 100th game in charge. Sadly, it feels like it might have been a pivotal one. With Lyndon Dykes lining up against us, Blues made changes - Ryan Allsop in goal for a start - and at times looked threatening. But Nathan Jones in the opposite dugout did exactly what everyone expected Nathan Jones to do, and a sore 1-0 defeat followed. Simon Br...

Ah well. It was all exciting for a while! After a great win at Norwich, Birmingham City rocked up at EFL Championship promotion contenders Millwall, hoping to secure another good away result. That, chums, is not what happened. Instead, BCFC had a glorious chance to go ahead, and then things started to go wrong. Plus! A sending off for Jhon Solis, and a grim looking injury to Kai Wagner. Are the wh...

Two teams in good form met in the EFL Championship at Carrow Road on 21st February 2026. Norwich City vs Birmingham City was a very different match from when the Blues met the Canaries three months prior - and it'd be a very different game too. Simon Brew, in the latest Thoughts On The Blues, considers a tricky away win, and one that leaves BCFC just one place outside the play-offs. Do we dare to...

FA Cup 4th round time, and Leeds United came to St Andrew's (at Knighthead Park) for a clash between Premiership and Championship. But you'd be hard pushed to work out which was which for most of the match. Simon Brew reflects on a 1-1 draw, on the penalty shoot-out, on a Patrick Roberts super-strike and a whole lot more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Birmingham City would jump into the play-off places had they won. West Bromwich Albion fighting relegation. A local derby between BCFC and WBA, at a soggy St Andrews (at Knighthead Park). And a soggy, but absorbing, 0-0 draw. Simon Brew digs through the rubble of a disappointing night at The Blues. There's playing out from the back, distribution, the injury to Paik Seung-ho, and a few controversia...

BIRMINGHAM CITY haven't had the best of runs against Leicester City over the last 15 years or so. The Blues thought set up at St Andrews knowing a win would extend their unbeaten run to a month and a week. Plus, put pressure on the EFL Championship Play-Off places. In this episode of Thoughts On The Blues, Simon Brew reflects on a very useful win, on Jay Stansfield getting himself a goal again, on...

Oxford United vs Birmingham City didn't look the most exciting EFL Championship game on paper. But Chris Davies' men, off the back of a 2-0 away win at Sheffield Wednesday, were eyeing back to back wins on their travels. With new signings August Priske and Carlos Vicente in the squad, hopes were growing - and it turned into a very pleasant football match. In the latest Thoughts On The Blues episod...

Birmingham City - suddenly unbeaten in four - took on an injury-ravaged Stoke City in the EFL Championship at St Andrews. And what a game it wasn't! A 1-1 draw, watched by Simon Brew from a slightly different seat. There was a debut for Ibrahim Osman, a first look at August Priske, and another dash of Jhon Solis. But also a fair few talking points about where this leaves the Blues, whether there w...

Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City. A battle of teams that aren't very good at playing away from home, and a golden chance for the Blues to finally get three points on the road. What BCFC met was a spirited SWFC team, lining up with Emile Heskey's son on the pitch and Nathan Redmond on the bench. Blues, meanwhile? Three new signings, none of them starting. A forward line that's not been firing...

Birmingham City's wretched away form suggested that an away trip to Swansea City - with their great home form - was not what was required. With Keshi Anderson and Lyndon Dykes leaving in midweek, and injuries rife, the Blues squad looked thing. And a subs bench for the Championship match with U21 players pointed to part of the problem. Oh, and we're rubbish away. Usually. BUT! This is new Blues (a...

It's FA Cup third round weekend, and EFL Championship residents The Blues found themselves drawn away at a misty Cambridge United. It was at the end of a week where BCFC had defeated Coventry City, and where speculation was rife around the future of Kyogo. Plus, injuries, players on their way out... changing times at Birmingham City. Simon Brew - simon.brew on Insta - has a few thoughts in the lat...

Three days ago: doom and gloom. Chris Davies out. The Birmingham City project is doomed. Today: we beat the league leaders. We've got a new left back. Marvin Ducksh and Lewis Koumas scored! Chris Davies in. The fickle life of a football fan laid bare, as The Blues responded in the best possible way to their mauling at Watford, by going toe to toe with EFL Championship leaders Coventry City at St A...

Uh-oh. One month after Birmingham City beat Watford in the EFL Championship, the reverse fixture comes around with the teams in very different states. An injury and suspension-ravaged Blues turned up and stepped onto the pitch - but then allowed Watford to run rampant. Let's just say Elton John was happier than Tom Wagner. Simon Brew reacts to the result and performance, and shares a few ironing t...

Birmingham City and Southampton came together again for the second time in a month, with the Saints' 3-1 cruise over Blues still fresh in the memory. Chris Davies has found himself under pressure in the BCFC dugout, with wins suddenly hard to come by. So it was back to St Andrews (at Knighthead Park) as much out of hope than expectation. Simon Brew (insta: simon.brew) reflects on a game that, well...