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Blues legends - Joe Gallagher

COMMANDING and strong, Birmingham City's Joe Gallagher was a typical centre-half. But he could also play, and worked hard at his game to make up for talents he wasn't blessed with. Read

Blues legends - Eddie Brown

EDDIE Brown was a wonderfully unorthodox centre-forward and one of Birmingham City's and the game's great characters. Read

Blues legends - Alex Govan

A SPEED merchant, Birmingham City FC's Alex Govan was the sort of outside-left who defenders found difficult to keep quiet. Read

Blues legends - Trevor Smith

A GREAT servant for Birmungham City FC, muscular centre-half Trevor Smith spent 13 years at St Andrew's. Read

Blues legends - Roy Warhurst

A WING-HALF with a bone-crunching tackle, Roy Warhurst's all-action effort was loved by Birmingham City FC' fans, but made him unpopular with opposition supporters. Read

Blues legends - Paul Tait

ONE of a crop of bright young talents who came through the ranks during troubled times at Birmingham City FC, Paul Tait was a technically gifted footballer with great stamina. Read

Blues legends - Ian Bennett

AN INSPIRED signing for Birmingham City by Barry Fry from Peterborough United in December 1993 for £325,000, Ian Bennett went on to become one of most popular players of the modern era. Read

Blues legends - Bob Latchford

THE striker from Kings Heath made an instant impact, scoring twice on his professional debut for Birmingham City FC against Preston North End in March 1969. Read

Alex McLeish ready for a hectic transfer week for Blues

BIRMINGHAM City FC boss Alex McLeish was today bracing himself for a busy week's transfer window activity. Read

McLeish: I wanted to cap David Murphy for Scotland

BIRMINGHAM City FC boss Alex McLeish was so impressed with David Murphy's performances that he wanted to cap him for Scotland. Read

McFadden move to Blues is no sidewards step, says Alex McLeish

JAMES McFadden has not made a sideways move by transferring to Birmingham City FC from Everton, says Blues boss Alex McLeish. Read

James McFadden and David Murphy arrive at Blues

JAMES McFadden checked into Birmingham City FC insisting that the decision to leave Everton was an easy one. Read

Lloyd refuses to come out of retirement for Panthers

NIGEL Lloyd has declared that there is no way he will come out of retirement to help the Birmingham Panthers cause. Read

McLeish: James McFadden offers more than just goals for Blues

BIRMINGHAM City bos Alex McLeish has insisted that there is much more to James McFadden than scoring great goals. Read

Gary O'Connor

No old pals' act for Blues' Garry O'Connor

FROM Russia... but not with much love. Not tomorrow, anyway, if Garry O'Connor of Birmingham City FC ends up facing Chelsea's new signing Branislav Ivanovic. Read

Alex McLeish

McLeish orders Birmingham City players to roll up their sleeves

ALEX McLeish may have been busy in raising the quality quotient at Blues by targeting the signings of David Murphy and James McFadden - but he has said it counts for nothing without hard work. Read

Gary Cahill

£4m Cahill in Blues talks - and McLeish wants more

ALEX McLeish has said he wants more Birmingham City FC signings. Read

Alex McLeish

Alex McLeish: Zarate loan 'would be a big bonus'

MAURO Zarate was today described as a typically skillful and dynamic Argentinian striker by Birmingham City FC boss Alex McLeish. Read

We'll give you a game, Chelsea warned by Blues

BIRMINGHAM City FC complete their tough Premier League trilogy tomorrow at home to Chelsea with Garry O'Connor predicting they don't intend to be making up the numbers. Read

Garry O'Connor backing Birmingham City new boy David Murphy

GARRY O'Connor of Birmingham City FC today declared that left-back David Murphy plays football the 'right way'. 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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