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Interesting article in the pink’un on Saturday (The FT not the Sports Argus) on how Barnsley have reached the play-offs despite having the second lowest wage bill in the division and just staying up last year. They are owned by an American consortium who include Billy Beane of Moneyball fame.

The main ingredients of success according to the article are:

- Data analytics approach to all they do
- Almost always buy players under 24 whose values are likely to rise (they had... Читать дальше...

Bluesince62

If we'd have scrapped our academy before Jude came through, I wonder what state the club would be in right now?

I used to enjoy animals escaping on to the pitch to the usual chants of “sign him up” as an old Jack Russell gave the stewards the run around

Grrrrr!!

"He said most people in hospital in those areas had been eligible for a vaccine but had chosen not to have it - and urged anyone not sure whether to get jabbed to "look at what's happening in Bolton"."

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Done. 14k short.

Former players launch petition calling for independent regulator in English football [www.bbc.co.uk]

yesterday in the US, CBS news 60 minutes aired segments on the upcoming UAP / UFO report. This is pretty much like perhaps Panorama doing a program on it. It's incredibly important in terms of this now being taken seriously. In a few weeks hopefully the US govt report will be released outlining what they know about these objects.

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With the football season pretty much over, I wanted to turn my attention back to the ownership of Birmingham City. Although the departure of Ren Xuandong from his roles as CEO and Director of the club has been welcomed almost universally by Blues fans, I think there are still some reservations over

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El Mayor

Haircut1000

Thanks Dan. So it's like my son owes me a fiver so my mate, who's in business with my son, gives the lad a quid who gives it back to me?

Birmingham City blooded young midfielder Callum Reilly in 2012, and though his time at St Andrew's came to a premature end he's made a successful career for himself elsewhere

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Close friends with Grealish isn't he? Had to be moved on.

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Only a month to go, so get your latest teams in!

Pope
Trent-Stones-Maguire-Shaw
Rice-Foden-Bellingham
Sancho-Kane-Sterling

Birmingham City blooded young midfielder Callum Reilly in 2012, and though his time at St Andrew's came to a premature end he's made a successful career for himself elsewhere

Just got this message from JB in Oz.

Mutch aged 29 sub for western suburb, never came on, woeful way to end a promising career, est wage 3k per weeek.

It was his ghastly performance at Blackpool 1st leg that always stuck in my mind, never found a Blue shirt while wee Baz never failed to find a tangerine one.

KRO

No, not the goalkeeper who is bad at driving, the midfielder from Chelsea

We are being linked with bringing him in on loan

Supposed to be a bit of an all round midfielder, could be Twitter b******s but I thought I'd start us off, Bowyer does have a history of signing midfielders on loan from Chelsea, he had Connor Gallagher at Charlton

.….well, c'mon. If I can't push Hugging Strangers this morning, when can I? As it happens, I was a bit nervous about the title, which was decided on way before Covid, but it doesn't seem to have affected sales, I'm glad to say.

Thanks to those of you who've already bought it. I've already been able to fulfil the pledge of donating royalties to the Geoff Horsfield Foundation with an early payment of £450.

Anyway, here's an excerpt to maybe make you smile this morning:

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With the football season pretty much over, I wanted to turn my attention back to the ownership of Birmingham City. Although the departure of Ren Xuandong from his roles as CEO and Director of the club has been welcomed almost universally by Blues fans, I think there are still some reservations over

Had a minor op on my back years ago and Paul Mardon knocked on my door with a get well card from the team.
My dads company sponsored him, top bloke came in for a cuppa.

To take place in Saudi Arabia on 14 August apparently

Only my opinion but I see AJ knocking fury out cold.

I remember fury saying he got beat up in the ring by Joshua when they sparred.

AJ can box as well and has the more power

All over by 7.

Good to see a all British heavyweight fight beat of luck to them both.

Backed 11 players Each Way ( paying 11 places One fifth the odds Skybet )

Rory
Matsuyama
Fleetwood ( nap )
Dechambreau
Casey
Schwartzel
Horschel
Oosthuizen
Hatton
Morikawa
Burns

Good luck !

Nikola Zigic

Bluewurst

True, those were mergers though

The locals won’t like them doing that

Maybe Tamworth