Fun and more fun at Birmingham City
A letter of complaint arrived at FootballCynic HQ this weekend. It came from a Birmingham City fan who calls himself TSB. He sounds like a man you can bank on.
The main thrust of TSB’s lengthy complaints (about 1000 words) boiled down to the following:
1) FootballCynic always overlooks the Championship
2) Birmingham is ignored as a city on www.footballcynic.com
3) Birmingham City is a “fun” ground with witty fans
4) Birmingham is a major soccer city
So, it would seem FootballCynic needs to deal with each of these issues. First of all, TSB may have a point about the fact that the Championship is not covered as fully as other divisions, but let’s move on from that.
Well, if you google “Birmingham City funny”, it’s hard not to stop by at the Aston Villa fans’ forum where you can find many witticisms. For example, thieves broke into the Birmingham City trophy room and escaped with the whole contents – please be on the lookout for a man with a roll of carpet under his arm. You know the sort of thing.
Tantalisingly, though, you soon find a website which is called “Birmingham City – Fun Facts and Information”. And, the first fun fact? Frank Womack made 515 appearances for Birmingham between 1908 and 1928. Well, did he? It’s hardly fun and the other facts don’t come under our heading of fun at FootballCynic HQ.
So are the fans witty? Well, it depends on your definition of witty presumably. FootballCynic’s last visit there was witty if getting back to your car in one piece and finding it with four wheels still on it comes under the heading of witty. What a laugh that was!
So, is it a major soccer city? Well, it’s not doing too bad. Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion are both in the top half, although the funsters at Birmingham City are suffering in the bottom half of the Championship. It’s not London or Manchester standards, but it’s OK. Still, the Birmingham fans can look forward to the visit of NK Maribor in December and there could be some chance for fun when the announcer at the ground tries to pronounce the names of the visitors.
So, TSB, it seems the jury is out, but more Championship and more Birmingham City in this article means that some of your objectives have been fulfilled.
Below: Real fun at St Andrews, although the lad seems to realise they need Superman to get out of the Championship this season.
The main thrust of TSB’s lengthy complaints (about 1000 words) boiled down to the following:
1) FootballCynic always overlooks the Championship
2) Birmingham is ignored as a city on www.footballcynic.com
3) Birmingham City is a “fun” ground with witty fans
4) Birmingham is a major soccer city
So, it would seem FootballCynic needs to deal with each of these issues. First of all, TSB may have a point about the fact that the Championship is not covered as fully as other divisions, but let’s move on from that.
Well, if you google “Birmingham City funny”, it’s hard not to stop by at the Aston Villa fans’ forum where you can find many witticisms. For example, thieves broke into the Birmingham City trophy room and escaped with the whole contents – please be on the lookout for a man with a roll of carpet under his arm. You know the sort of thing.
Tantalisingly, though, you soon find a website which is called “Birmingham City – Fun Facts and Information”. And, the first fun fact? Frank Womack made 515 appearances for Birmingham between 1908 and 1928. Well, did he? It’s hardly fun and the other facts don’t come under our heading of fun at FootballCynic HQ.
So are the fans witty? Well, it depends on your definition of witty presumably. FootballCynic’s last visit there was witty if getting back to your car in one piece and finding it with four wheels still on it comes under the heading of witty. What a laugh that was!
So, is it a major soccer city? Well, it’s not doing too bad. Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion are both in the top half, although the funsters at Birmingham City are suffering in the bottom half of the Championship. It’s not London or Manchester standards, but it’s OK. Still, the Birmingham fans can look forward to the visit of NK Maribor in December and there could be some chance for fun when the announcer at the ground tries to pronounce the names of the visitors.
So, TSB, it seems the jury is out, but more Championship and more Birmingham City in this article means that some of your objectives have been fulfilled.
Below: Real fun at St Andrews, although the lad seems to realise they need Superman to get out of the Championship this season.
Well, this should upset the Brummie fans. Mind you, it's not my favourite city either. (FootballCynic writes: There was no intention to upset the Birmingham City fans. Well, not much)
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Aha, it's fair comment all of it. Very funny too. By the way it's TBS not TSB (FootballCynic writes: FootballCynic thinks you might be trying to convince the world that you are having fun at Birmingham City. Still a 2-1 win last night can't be bad)
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Smiles and more smiles as fun City draw away (FootballCynic writes: Great to see you are having so much fun)
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