Random Stuff!

[Kevin Farnell]

I've been keeping quiet about footy results, as I've watched the Saddlers slip closer and closer to relegation. I'm much relieved that they have gained the one point required for safety against Bradford with a game to spare.
I'm also delighted to see Wolves win the Championship and hope they can get the 100 points they deserve, in their last game (my Mom was a Wolves fan and regularly went to Molineaux with my Grandad in the 1950's - as a kid, I had a tracksuit with a Wolves badge on it - then two linked black 'W''s on a gold background).
My hopes are that Villa will also get promoted and Blues survive to become stronger next season.
I wold also like to see Burton survive. I'd like to see as many West Mids clubs as possible in the Premiership - it would be great for the region.
Sadly, I think it's too late for the Baggies, but we can hope.

Kevin

 

[Ray Finkle]

10,000 posts. Say 2 mins per post. 20,000 mins. That's 333 hours. 47.6 days. Add to that all the time you have spent, Ray, reading through our musings and you have spent a darn good proportion of your young years on here. The Forum's equivalent of Donald Trumps Tweeter account, although your postings are, most of the time, rational, and generally make sense!

Thank you, I think

It's been six years since I joined this forum and back then there was only one or two members, it felt like I was talking to myself most of the time (not that I'm known for that sort of thing ). Over the years it's grown into a great community and we continue to attract more members. Obviously the boom that we witnessed in recent years will have helped but even though things have slowed this year, I am so glad that the vast majority of Birmingham forumers are still active. I do enjoy reading all of the posts, we have some great discussions and a nice bit of humour too.

Thank you to you all for making this place what it is

 

[Ianbutty]

Compliment Ray...I think.

The forum is a great. First place I go to online In the morning to see whether a CEO has been appointed overnight but also to catch sight any unexpected visitors and the first site I go after work. Living away from Brum it is a great way to keep in touch. Every now and then we fall out but a virtual beer soon puts that right and to think: one of our number has raised the real prospect of saving the Elmdon terminal! Cool.

Roll on the next 6 years!

 

[58terminus]

Read a quote today from Steve Bruce regarding the play offs which i think is the first time he has acknowledged that
he was once Blues boss since he went to Villa.(Sensible chap)
He says the Blues team he took up first time contained a bunch of dogs and mongrels that would run over there
Grandmother to get a result.Happy Days. KRO

 

[rollo]

And they made a decent fist of it in the Premiership who can forget the Engleman game?
Bruce is one of the good guy's.

 

[58terminus]

Imagine the poor winger who finding it tough against Jeff Kenna was instructed to swap wings and
try his luck against Martin Grainger

 

[rollo]

Grainger was a piece of work as they say and could take a great free kick, wonder when/if we willl see those days again.

 

[Ray Finkle]

We...all...dream...of...a...team...of...Tebily's.......

 

[rollo]

The "hardest player i saw was a little Scottish player called Bertie Auld in the 1960' we played Fulham (yes them again ) and in the corner by the Tilton and main stand he layed a Fulham defender flat out, their center half ran over to sort Bertie out and ran straight info a perfect left hook leaving the pair of them spark out, Bertie unsurprisingly was sent off. Later he was sold to Celtic and played in the European Cup Winning team in Lisbon.

 

[58terminus]

How about Kenny Burns.He was also blessed? with the looks to go with his reputation. Also a European cup winner twice. Rumour has it he left Trevor Francis spark out on the training field!

 

[flymetothemoon]

Burns and Francis hated each other, that's for sure. I saw Trevor Hockey's debut for Villa and he made a tackle just before half time and was so late I tell you all the players had gone off before he completed it. Horrible player, should have stayed where he was

 

[Brum X]

Now this is what you call a city

SIMPLY BIRMINGHAM

Photo credit to Metrogogo on SSC

 

[Ray Finkle]

Cracking picture mate

 

[flymetothemoon]

Super Villa U23's won the Premier League Cup at Swansea tonight. They really are a fantastic group.
Next Tuesday is the Play off Final v Brighton at VP 7.00PM Kick off. I'll be there. The football these guy's play
is fearless-a joy to watch. UTV

 

[Ianbutty]

Now this is what you call a city

SIMPLY BIRMINGHAM

Photo credit to Metrogogo on SSC

Thanks for this. The HSBC building is taller than its storey count suggests. I am on a rare visit to Solihull in two weeks and hope to spend some time in the city centre. See if I can get some good snaps. Brum X has set a high standard mind you.

 

[rollo]

Following my little rant on the Ryanair thread we were getting side tracked so to answer Mr Dempsey La Caracola is still there but closed today as like many restaurants there do one day a week, our visit to Entaco's went brilliant (not) as today is also their day off
So we went to the Irish Tavern which is not a tavern its a restaurant and it's not really Irish as the owner is Spanish but his wife is Irish so perhaps it is Irish after all Mogan is that sort of place you know layed back relaxed and make it up as you go all part of life's rich pattern.Tomorrows challenge is find somewhere to watch the Blues as only a few places show the footy and what they put on the boards outside often a bit of a guess hey ho.

 

[flymetothemoon]

Big day for BCFC tomorrow. From a Villa fan (not one-eyed) good luck, it would not be good for the city if you went down. For once I've got me feet up as the Villa result does not matter a jot, just no injuries or suspensions please!

 

[Ray Finkle]

Squeaky bum time as they say.

I'm just glad that both Derby and Preston have something to play for.

 

[Vile8er]

Squeaky bum time as they say.

Definitely. Anyone else going to the game today?

 

[paul]

Yes me going with my daughter