Birmingham City
Compared to clubs such as Charlton, Blackpool and Coventry, Birmingham City fans have little to moan about. Despite the best efforts of abysmal owners and their proxies over several years, the club do at least remain in the second tier of English football. We also brought in 14 new players in the close season, breaking our transfer record in the process.
That said, as now appears the norm in English football, Blues are saddled with owners who have scant regard to our history or geographical grounding. While the end of the Carson Yeung regime in 2014 was welcome – he is currently serving six years in prison in Hong Kong for money laundering – our latest owners, Paul Suen and Trillion Trophy Asia, are equally camera-shy and uncommunicative. Many fans have now concluded that the only objective is to use the club’s Hong Kong stock exchange listing to help the owners diversify their business portfolio and eventually sell us on.
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Pirate Transmission
Broadcasters around the world are paying huge sums to screen football, but they will not be willing to invest if they cannot be protected.
Scandi Drama
Years before it was screened live in the UK, England’s Football League was building a cult following abroad thanks to a visionary broadcaster.
Pot Of Gold
A rare meeting between two local rivals brought FA Cup fever – and a useful financial boost – to one corner of Hertfordshire
Digital Divide
From earnest post-match punditry to being used in actual players’ matchday preparations, the virtual game is becoming increasingly blurred with reality.
Haringey Ladder
The decision to walk off in the face of abuse has shone a national spotlight on a community club with a progressive approach
Bournemouth 0 Norwich City 0
Dean Court may have received a Premier League facelift but against today’s visitors the home team fail to live up to their status, although the low-quality draw they play out is still somehow reassuring.
Room With A View
Hampden Park
Not In The Script
ARSENAL FILM
Out Of Place...
After another unsuccessful qualifying attempt Martin O’Neill is under pressure, while a poor Republic of Ireland squad is only getting weaker
Uncomfortable Truth
At the end of April Sheffield United surprised many people by re-signing Ched Evans, who, following a retrial, has now been found not guilty of the rape charge for which he spent two-and-a-half years in prison.
