After the final we headed home on the coaches and put up with some drunk Blues fans singing about the Europa League all the way back.

Of course, after the final was the bit where things all went a bit wrong. We, for some reason, had a shedload of injuries after the final. In an FA Cup tie with Bolton, for example, we ended up playing a 19 year old ( Read more... )

Vs. Arsenal (27th February 2011): A cup final at Wembley had been a long time coming for Birmingham City and thier fans; the previous one had been in 1956. And the last piece of silverware had been in 1963. Anticipation before the game...I tried to tell myself that we would lose, but I thought in my heart that we might actually do it, even though ( Read more... )

Today is the 27th February 2012, one exact year since Birmingham City lifted the League Cup at Wembley. Yesterday, Liverpool beat Cardiff on penalties (Liverpool beating a Championship side on penalties - that narrative sound familiar at all?) and so we have officially had to hand over our trophy. Our historically barren trophy cabinet is now bare ( Read more... )