Thoughts On The Blues with Simon Brew | An independent Birmingham City podcast

For their third game in a week, Birmingham City welcomed early EFL Championship frontrunners Swansea City to St Andrews (at Knighthead Park.) With August Priske still injured, Chris Davies kept the team that faced Millwall in midweek. Ryan Allsop remained in goal, and had penalty action to face. Jay Stansfield was up top and did Stanno things. And in a game boasting a red card, struck woodwork, a terrible referee, a penalty and a late winner, Simon Brew takes to the apple juice to make sense of it. And - whisper it - for the first time in over 15 years, Blues are top of the Championship. Long may it last. It'll definitely last for at least two weeks... --- MY BIRMINGHAM CITY BOOK (independent!) OUT NOW: www.tinyurl.com/bcfcbookprint for print version www.tinyurl.com/bcfcbook for Kindle version version Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, that was worth getting stuck in traffic for. Birmingham City faced Millwall at St Andrew's (at Knighthead Park), in what promised to be a testing home EFL Championship game. And it could have been, but within a minute, Blues were ahead. Goals from Alex Cochrane, Max Bird and Jay Stansfield secured the points, but there was much to talk about here.In the latest Thoughts On The Blues, Simon Brew rounds up what happened, with a croaky voice, and dares to take a look at the league table too. Keep right on...MY BIRMINGHAM CITY BOOK (independent!) OUT NOW: www.tinyurl.com/bcfcbookprint for print version www.tinyurl.com/bcfcbook for Kindle version version Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After defeat to Cardiff City last time out, Birmingham City headed to Lincoln City in the EFL Championship for a tricky away game. Ahead of the game, there was doubt that August Priske would start - but two goals and an injury later, those doubts were gone. Simon Brew rounds up the game, along with the bizarre legal threat that Aston Villa appears to be aiming at Jamie Carragher. Don Goodman is currently quaking at the thought. Plus: Jhon Solis, the mighty Christoph Klarer, Ryan Allsop, Alex Cochrane, and no legal threats whatsoever... --- MY BIRMINGHAM CITY BOOK (independent!) OUT NOW: www.tinyurl.com/bcfcbookprint for print version www.tinyurl.com/bcfcbook for Kindle version version Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ah, it was going too well! Birmingham City took their unbeaten run, their amazing away form, and their collection of clean sheets to the set of Singing In The Rain for an afternoon EFL Championship fixture. It was Cardiff City vs Blues in a soaked encounter, that raised eyebrows for Blues fans immediately when we realised August Priske was injured, and Luis Vazquez was starting. Things did not really improve from there. There was a penalty. There were bad passes. There were slips. There were occasional moments where we remembered where the goal was. Simon Brew rounds it all up, with Lincoln City just around the corner... --- MY BIRMINGHAM CITY BOOK (independent!) OUT NOW: www.tinyurl.com/bcfcbookprint for print version www.tinyurl.com/bcfcbook for Kindle version version Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Birmingham City took on Queens Park Rangers - QPR to their mates - at a busy St Andrews (at Knighthead Park) in the EFL Championship. Tom Wagner was in attendance and buying the drinks. Chris Davies was naming an unchanged team. Could the Blues build on their wins against WBA and Preston North End? Thanks to Liam Millar and Demarai Gray, the answer was yes. And in this latest episode of Thoughts On The Blues, Simon Brew digs into the match, shares a thought or two on Manchester City, and explores the perils of popping off to the toilet at just the wrong moment... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Okay, what's going on? Ten games into the EFL Championship season, and The Blues sit in third place. What's more, we've finally got a home win, and in some style against a Preston North End team who turned up, moved around the pitch a bit, and went home. Two goals from August Priske, one from Liam Millar, another from Demarai Gray. A red card, a stress-free Tuesday night (apart from the traffic!), and a few things for Simon Brew to ponder in this latest episode. A statement win? A big moment? No idea. But 4-0 wins like this don't come along very often, and heck, we may as well enjoy it. Simon rounds it all up... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the seemingly neverending international break, finally the EFL Championship is back up and running, with Birmingham City heading over to The Hawthorns for a local derby battle with West Bromwich Albion. A game settled by an August Priske penalty - and a wonder save from Max O'Leary too - wasn't short of talking points. Fortunately, or otherwise, Simon Brew can talk, and does. With a special few words for Don Goodman as well as the Blues chalk up their third win of the season... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh lord, where do you start? Middlesbrough were the latest visitors to St Andrews (at Knighthead Park), aiming to go top of the EFL Championship and repeat their performance against Birmingham City from last season. And with August Priske injured, and Luis Vasquez drafted in, they might just have fancied their chances too.But Blues had other ideas. And in a pulsating 3pm Saturday afternoon kickoff, a 2-2 draw ensued, with Liam Millar on top form, the referee absolutely not on top form, and Simon Brew's car parked in a bush somewhere.In the latest Thoughts On The Blues, Simon loads up some cherryade and gets down to work...---MY BIRMINGHAM CITY BOOK (independent!) OUT NOW: www.tinyurl.com/bcfcbookprint for print versionwww.tinyurl.com/bcfcbook for Kindle version version Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Thursday 17th September, Birmingham City held the latest of its Open House sessions at St Andrews (at Knighthead Park.) The big takeaway from the evening was changes to the Sports Quarter project, and that Chris Davies has been sent the picture of himself from the end of the Derby County game. But there was much else to talk about too.Somehow, Simon Brew got a ticket. Taking with him a sizeable bag to collect, er, 'souvenirs' while nobody was looking, here's his report from the evening...---MY BIRMINGHAM CITY BOOK (independent!) OUT NOW: www.tinyurl.com/bcfcbookprint for print versionwww.tinyurl.com/bcfcbook for Kindle version version Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following defeat at Norwich City, Chris Davies took the Blues to Derby County for our second EFL Championship away game on the bounce. This one went better. It went on for hours, granted, but goals from Carlos Vicente and Paik Seung-ho helped us get over Luis Vazquez's aversion to putting the ball into an empty net.Meanwhile, John Eustace looked stern, Christoph Klarer and Phil Neumann must be knackered, and Birmingham City have their second win of the season. In this latest episode, Simon Brew rounds it all up...---MY BIRMINGHAM CITY BOOK (independent!) OUT NOW: www.tinyurl.com/bcfcbookprint for print versionwww.tinyurl.com/bcfcbook for Kindle version version--- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.