Small Heath FC 20th July 1904

[beamish]

Alf, your right there, -On the bench for more pay - sums it up, first team for the Villa is about equal to on the bench for the really big clubs like Man City and Bolton Wanderers...Oh remember Nat Lofthouse....what?

 

[Icarus]

Blues lost 3-0 to Al Halil today, poor performance again. I know these are only pre-season friendlies but to finish the tour 0-7 on aggregate is shameful. McLeish OUT! lol

 

[Alf]

Alf, your right there, -On the bench for more pay - sums it up, first team for the Villa is about equal to on the bench for the really big clubs like Man City and Bolton Wanderers...Oh remember Nat Lofthouse....what?

Yes Nat The Lion Of Vienna

 

[lencops]

Birmingham City Players season 2009-2010. Len.

 

[lencops]

08/06/09 Saturday friendly game result- Birmingham City 0 v 0 Gijon . Len.

 

[davidfowler]

Went down yesterday, of course. It was the usual meaningless kickabout that you get at most pre-season friendlies. BUT, there was a certain edge to it which you don't see. The Gijon players were going after Bowyer with quite a few hack downs early doors and it didn't take long for Lee to extract some retribution.
Still, it was nice to meet a couple of their fans before the match and to see the bulk of them during the match giving it large! Towards the end they started a Mexican Wave to liven things up a bit for the crowd. We all joined in including their subs who were sat all alone in the Railway end, sorry, Gill Merrick Stand. A nice way to end the match.

 

[beamish]

Wonderful description David. Sounds like paradise to me. Gil Merrick eh...now your talking.

 

[Alf]

You Blues supporters are in a little world of your own with my Son Tom & My Dads family, although I never heard of him supporting any team only Team Ansells & M&B so said Mom

 

[beamish]

Hey up Alf! Is it that time of the year already. I don't think I can stand another year of depressed Villains. So I might just have a word with Mr McLeish and suggests that we let you win in September only in the interests of reducing the rates of depression you understand. Too, think of the savings to the NHS.

 

[Icarus]

David... yes, the Gijon fans were a great crowd. They were far more entertaining than anything on the pitch - especially when they joined in with a chorus of SOTV down in chav corner!

Beamish... I think the NHS are already on a winner with the number of Blues' fans committing suicide this year. :-;

 

[beamish]

Is this the same ICARUS who attempted to escape from Crete by flight? Needless to say he failed...Yep, nothing new there....sounds just like a Villan to me...

 

[Icarus]

Beamish.... A Villa fan by birth, but with kids and grandkids who are true blue, my ST is at St Andrew's these days. Yep, frying pan and fire do come to mind.

 

[beamish]

Out of the darkness comes forth light...

 

[beamish]

Wigan? Wigan? I thought they were a Rugby League side! Fancy losing at home to Wigan... BBC Report: "The Midlands outfit were a side with the lethargy of pre-season still heavy in their legs and they eventually buckled." Heigh Ho, back to normal. I reckon they're missing that youth with potential Bareth Garry...you remember him, went to that really BIG club. Mind you if Blues lose tomorrow at Old Trafford - which is highly unlikely - at least it will be to a real footballing team and not a Rugby League squad. . When I said Mr Delighted O'Neill would soon be leaving I meant because he'll be off to United, now it looks as though he could be sacked...May be they're waiting til September 13th...

 

[Solihull54]

I think Small Heath F C became Birmingham Football Club round about 1904-1005
It didn't become Birmingham City, till sometime in the 1940's.

Nick
I am trying to find out something about two football trophies connected with either my grandad or great grandad so Edwardian era. If anyone has any ideas on where these originated from please let me know ?, Could be connected to SMH.
Thanks, Tony