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Sebastian Larsson aims to shoot down Newcastle

SEBASTIAN Larsson said Birmingham City were capable of bouncing back in their crunch game at home to Newcastle United on Monday night. Read

Damien Johnson calls for one big effort at Birmingham City

DAMIEN Johnson today stressed the need for Birmingham City's players and crowd to make a 'big effort' in Monday's vital game against Newcastle United. Read

Portsmouth 4 Birmingham City 2 - Birmingham Mail report

IF you were writing a handbook on how to make it hard on yourselves, then your first point of reference would be to counsel the Birmingham City FC dressing room. Read

David Murphy

David Murphy rap for ref over penalty

BIRMINGHAM City's David Murphy said referee Steve Tanner got it horribly wrong to award Portsmouth a penalty against him for handball. Read

Fabrice Muamba and Damien Johnson in control of midfield contest

FABRICE Muamba and Damien Johnson outshone their central midfield rivals last night, said Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish. Read

Alex McLeish still looking at positives

ALEX McLeish today defiantly stressed Blues must not be down-hearted by last night's 4-2 defeat at Portsmouth. Read

Alex McLeish: I'd be stupid to change my strikers

ALEX McLeish said he would be 'stupid' to break the Mikael Forssell-James McFadden partnership. Read

Milan Baros was never a transfer target - Alex McLeish

MILAN Baros was never on Alex McLeish's radar, the Birmingham City boss insisted. Read

Birmingham City told to follow example of strike partnership

ALEX McLeish has told his Birmingham City players to be inspired by example of Mikael Forssell and James McFadden tonight. Read

Radhi Jaidi calls for togetherness at Birmingham City

RADHI Jaidi has stressed the need for Birmingham City to be 'mates' to one another tonight at Portsmouth and beyond. Read

Birmingham City urged to stay positive

BIRMINGHAM City have to keep playing positively and with aggression, Mikael Forssell said today. Read

Mikael Forssell prepared for the relegation battle ahead

MIKAEL Forssell has predicted that the battle to avoid relegation is not going to be for the faint-hearted. Read

Alex McLeish

Alex McLeish attacks Sepp Blatter comments

BIRMINGHAM City have told Sepp Blatter to open his eyes and look elsewhere for examples of dangerous tackling. Read

Alex McLeish

Alex McLeish has new belief ahead of Portsmouth game

BIRMINGHAM City go to West Bromwich Albion's FA Cup semi-final opponents Portsmouth tomorrow knowing a victory could take them into 12th place in the table, should Aston Villa do them a favour and defeat Middlesbrough at home on the same night. Read

Alex McLeish

Alex McLeish already has Birmingham City rebuilding plans in mind

ALEX McLeish has admitted he has already got in mind what he needs to do at Birmingham City in the summer. Read

Bristol Rovers 1 West Bromwich Albion 5 - Birmingham Mail report

EVERY dog has its day, so the saying goes. But Bristol Rovers were put firmly back in their kennel by clinical West Bromwich Albion. Read

Tony Mowbray

Promotion is West Bromwich Albion's priority, says Tony Mowbray

TONY Mowbray says the bread and butter of the Championship remains the staple diet West Bromwich Albion have to gorge on. Read

Alex McLeish

Alex McLeish: No moody Blues at my Birmingham City

ALEX McLeish believes Blues unity and a lack of dressing room sulks will work to their advantage in the fight to stay in the Premier League. Read

Gary McSheffrey

Alex McLeish backs Gary McSheffrey to come good

GARY McSheffrey has been backed to come through his season of torment. Read

Alex McLeish calls for an end to the Eduardo debate

ALEX McLeish believes a line should be drawn under the Martin Taylor-Eduardo saga for once and all. Read

Author Profile

Colin Tattum is chief sports writer of the Birmingham Mail. He is the Birmingham City correspondent and a respected football analyst with a wealth of reporting experience, having joined the newspaper as one of its youngest ever trainees straight from school.

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