Life outside the Premiership

[kpc]

Yep - just renewed at Birmingham City and paid ?429 (in the equivalent of your Wing Area - orange blocks bottom right on attached link). This includes a 5 year loyalty bonus (introduced last season), plus a small incentive for early renewal. Full price would be ?509. Prices were advertised before relegation and at the price I paid would have represented fair value in either PL of nPC. Full price, although only marginally more, seems more daunting.

bcfc season tickets

Hope our away day at Saints is a Saturday as have always had a decent session on my visits there.

[maxxi]

El Hadji Diouf!? The player even Warnock called "lower than a sewer rat"?! I don't think even Goldsex and Commissar Sullivan would be stupid enough to sanction a move like that.

[kpc]

Oh yes they would.

[maxxi]

yes... yes they would. dammit.

[kpc]

Bad week. Marlon King in. Big Eck resigns. Please don't tell me Avram Grant has been seen in a nearby massage parlour.

[StraferJack]

How about steve mclaren? Too bad. He's yours

[kpc]

Allegedly on his way to Forest (who sacked Billy Davies earlier). Di Matteo would bring a decent style to the club. Understands the Championship having previously taken the Baggies up.

[maxxi]

I would take Mclaren over big Sam. Not surprised the Nolan transfer is in doubt, loyalty to Sam is easily cancelled out by dropping a division.

[FreeB]

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[malumbu]

McClaren. Awful. In the Trevor Francis, Bryan Robson, Bobby Gould mold. Heard that El Tel wasn't interested as there weren't enough assets to strip.

[malumbu]

Oh and on price, QPR are charging ?50 plus a match, so I will be boycotting them. OK they may be prem, but the ground is Third Division South.

McClaran.... awful

[kpc]

They charged Derby ?50 in the Championship for an evening game. And, I agree, their ground is a disgrace.

[Wilhelm]

Looking forward to the 'ammers post match press conferences next season taking place halfway up Ferguson's arse.

'What is that echo?'

Jesus. Well done everyone.

[david_carnell]

A Leeds academy star has just been snaffled by Barca.

Good luck to the fella but a bitter blow as he's rumoured to be the bees knees.

We lost a couple to Chelsea a few years ago and their careers are interesting. One, Taiwo, has fallen and now plies his trade for Carlisle. Another, Woods, is still at the Bridge and has made a few first team appearances although not in the League. We got ?5 million for the pair which seems decent in hindsight.

Wonder what Kebbie's future holds.....the new Messi? Or the new Cherno Samba?

[maxxi]

So Nolan HAS signed - Barton sick as the proverbial but says he won't be following. Big Sam should start earning his corn and offer JB whatever he wants IMHO.

[????]

I'm pleased with both his recent signings to be honest....Parker to Spuds though, noooooooooooooooooooo

[????]

...anyway, fixture list later today :)-D

[maxxi]

Nolan is a great signing and is the only player (gettable player) who could fill Parker's boots as a motivator and he knows what the Championship's about.... would like to see Barton follow though.

And Aldershot at home in first round of the Pointless Cup, bring it on squaddies.

[ruffers]

Now this was a great day outside the Premiership... how different might things have been?

 

[????]

Cardiff home :-S

[????]

Saturday 1st October Palace away....in your diary chaps ;-)

[kpc]

Derby away and The Brunswick. :)-D

(providing some tosser at Sky doesn't intervene).

[maxxi]

Nolan yes but hope Sam isn't doing the rounds - don't want to be BW mk II. Thank fuck Gardner said no.

[kpc]

Big welcome to Birmingham City for Chris Hughton. Popular appointment with the fans and I think he'll do a good job for us.

[Mick Mac]

Let's hope so. Terrible treatment at Newcastle so hope he does well and is well treated.