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Brian Dick

Brian Dick

Aston Villa Carling Cup final clockwatch

2.59: Tricoleurs rolled back, the beautiful Wembley pitch is exposed and James Collins and Carlos Cuellar embrace seconds before the start.Read

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill rejects Richard Dunne's assessment of Carling Cup final

MARTIN O’Neill has had very few reasons to dispute anything granite-hard centre-half Richard Dunne has said this season.Read

Moseley can snatch safety - Bryn Keys

FIT again centre Bryn Keys believes Moseley can snatch the win they need to secure Championship safety.Read

Slap on the wrist for Bees and Coventry after brawl

LOCAL rivals Bees and Coventry’s worst fears proved unfounded last night as both escaped serious sanction after a mass brawl marred their Championship clash earlier this month.Read

Birmingham & Solihull Bees set for Sharmans Cross homecoming against Plymouth Albion

BEES will find something vaguely familiar about their surroundings when they face Plymouth at Sharmans Cross Road tomorrow.Read

Stourbridge field Jon Higgins at scrum half in vital National One clash

NEIL Mitchell has gambled on leaving his only specialist scrum-half out of Stourbridge’s crucial National One match with Wharfedale.Read

Dale garners Bees debut

BEES’ Mr Patient Dale Garner gets the chance he has been waiting for this evening when he makes his first start for the club – 18 months after joining.Read

Martin O'Neill

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill blasted the tackle that injured Stiliyan Petrov

MARTIN O’Neill restated his desire to see two-footed tackles eradicated from football after he lost his Aston Villa captain in last night’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United. Read

Gianni Zuiverloon

West Bromwich Albion's Andy Slory on FA Cup alert

West Brom's goalscoring hero Gianni Zuiverloon insists there is enough depth in Roberto Di Matteo’s squad to compensate for the loss of Jerome Thomas. Read

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill blasted the tackle that injured Stiliyan Petrov

MARTIN O’Neill restated his desire to see two-footed tackles eradicated from football after he lost his captain in last night’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United.Read

Stourbridge in dire need of front row power after defeat to Tynedale

NEIL Mitchell fears Stourbridge’s shortcomings in the forwards could threaten the National One status that has seemed so secure for most of the season.Read

Bees pin survival hopes on influx of new players

THE last throw of the squad-building dice has seen Bees add 11 new players to their ranks for what could be the most important four months in the club’s history.Read

Moseley hope to make it third time lucky against London Welsh

MOSELEY meet London Welsh tomorrow looking to avoid an unwanted hat-trick.Read

Longest cold snap for three decades rips through weekend rugby fixtures

THE longest cold snap for three decades has finally stopped snipping away at the edges of the rugby fixture list and torn right through this weekend’s.Read

Mitchell in two minds over weather effects on Stourbridge

NEIL Mitchell is concerned his team’s fixture backlog is threatening to turn the second half of the National One campaign into a marathon.Read

Patston has faith in Bees first winn

BEN Patston believes resurgent Bees are closing in on their first win of the season.Read

Cancellations give Stourbridge fixture headache

STOURBRIDGE chief Neil Mitchell has voiced concerns about his team’s fixture congestion after yet another cancellation.Read

Warwickshire's players need to follow Sharapova's hard-working example

PLAYERS in Warwickshire must be prepared to work harder in 2010 than ever before, according to a county official.Read

Brightwell backs former Bees team-mates to avoid relegation

CHRIS Brightwell had precious few words of comfort for his former Bees team-mates during Saturday’s game at Bedford – but plenty after it.Read

Mose coach Ian Smith praises unsung hero Richard Stott

IAN Smith has paid tribute to unheralded second-row Richard Stott who, he claims, has become a crucial part of the Moseley machine.Read

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Brian has been Birmingham Post's rugby union correspondent for the last three years and also writes on a wide range of topics including tennis, athletics and football. In 2006 he was named Midlands Sports Journalist of the Year and he has also been recognised by the Warwickshire Lawn Tennis Association.