Foster         (6) Badly positioned for the fee-kick equaliser Carr        (6) Getting back to his better self Johnson     (6) Naive against a difficult opponent and crap ref. Dann        (7) Looks assured and nullified Elmander. Ridgewell     (7) Good game becoming consistently good. Larsson     (7) Hard woring and got injured. Hope it’s...

Foster (9)* - Sensational penalty save along with all round expertise Carr (6) - Solid after last week’s nightmare Johnson (7) - Rock solid defensively. Dann (8) - Polished display good distribution. Ridgewell (7) - Good game didn’t kick the evil Diouf hard enough. Larsson (7) - Worked hard throughout Gardner (8) - Took time to get going but 2 great goals. Ferguson...

Sunset at Soccer City Stadium in Soweto The hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs are all ready to welcome you when you get to South Africa. But how are they going to get you around? These are interesting times at Go-Concierge. We flew from London to South Africa at the start of April expecting to find the country primed for kick off. It is. Anticipation is rising. Stadiums...

Many questions have been asked about transport logistics during the World Cup. Go-Concierge is offering a simple, safe travel solution for fans visiting the event in South Africa this June. And if you book by the end of March, we’ll give you 10% off your first booking. Use the booking code GCEarlyBird to secure your discount. How easy will it be to get around South Africa...

The Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban, where some of the World Cup games will be held. With less than 100 days until the start of the World Cup in South Africa, many people will be thinking seriously about their plans for the football tournament. Despite massive investment in the country’s infrastructure, there are still concerns about South Africa’s ability to transport...

It with great sadness that we have to report the passing of Gil Merrick who died on Thursday aged 88. Gil made over 700 appearances for Blues after signing pro forms in 1939. Gil’s last appearance was in 1959 in the Fairs Cup semi-final against Union St Gillois. This was Gil’s second Fairs Cup semi-final and had played more European ties than any other British goalkeeper....

100 years ago this week January 22nd 1910 Blues 2 Barnsley 1 Att: 5,000 (Freeman, Chapple) After 12 games without a victory Blues bleak season took a little respite with a win against the tykes.  After the previous weeks postponement this was a respite from the misery. 50 years ago this week January 23rd 1960 Blues 2 Preston 1 (Larkin, Neal) Att: 24,137 Blues recovered...

100 years ago this week January 2nd 1910 West Brom 1 Blues 0 Att: 12,000 Blues completed a ‘blank’ Holiday when making the short trip to the Hawthorns. The Baggies were 10th in the table while Blues were now were one place off the bottom sandwiched between Gainsborough and Grimsby! 50 years ago this week January 3rd 1960 Blues 0 Tottenham 1 Att: 29,500 This was not...

What is going on? This week’s double header is apparently heading for sell outs. West Ham of course does bring a decent following but Blackburn only a handful. So what is the reason? Could it be the two for a tenner offer? Could the Arabic broadcasters have cut off the free supply to the pubs? No it’s the Blues are going for 4 & 5 wins in a row. They are on the...

What a win at Molineux and what a great goal to win the game. Alex McLeish quite rightly has said that as you improve as a team and a club so expectation increases exponentially. He is quite right too, to set our goals as a progression rather than to leap. Middle of the table is the next realistic level to set our sights but that is only the next level not our final resting...