Birmingham were certainly disappointed kicking off the Championship season after enjoying the high life in the Prem last season, but frowns turned to jubilee after they gave the Coke a raucous start. Their game with Sheffield United had eeked out to a goalless draw until a 92nd minute goal kick was met by a head [. Click to continue reading...

The Daily Telegraph reckons that Birmingham City are "set to lose James McFadden" and we'd have to concur. Whilst Faddy didn't consistently set the world alight at Goodison, his occasional sparks of genius soared way above Championship level, which is what the Scot will have to endure if he stays with [. Click to continue reading...

In addition to Gareth Barry, there's lots of speculation over Rafa Benitez's supposed transfer targets. However, one player that the Spaniard was definitely interested in bringing to Anfield was none other than Maik Taylor. For the uninitiated, Taylor plays for Birmingham City and the official Blues website reveals that Liverpool wanted him as back-up for [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal begin the season by hosting West Brom, Liverpool travel to Sunderland, Tottenham make the long trip to Middlesbrough. Yes it's fixture list day! You can spend the whole day debating possible debauched weekends up north or when your play your local rivals. Here are the first two weeks of fixtures, plus a helpful link to [. Click to continue reading...

Kevin Keegan is gunning for change at St James' Park and of the hoardes of players linked with a move to Newcastle, this latest one seems to be one of the most realistic and interesting ones currently doing the rounds. Newcastle United are planning a £4m swoop for Birmingham's former Arsenal midfielder Sebastian Larsson. Click to continue reading...

It's clear that many of the Gunners squad are still carrying the mental scars incurred last season, when they let a sizeable lead at the top of the Premier League slip during the months of February and March, to leave the club potless by the end of the campaign. Arsenal players such as William Gallas, [. Click to continue reading...

Perhaps a little unwisely, Alex McLeish claims that the broken leg suffered by Eduardo in February had a negative effect on Birmingham City, and was part of the reason why they were relegated from the Premier League - as well as not being very good. The Express and Star report that Big Eck acknowledges that the [. Click to continue reading...

Another season at languagecaster is over and this week we look back at the big news stories of the last year. For learners of English there are also: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists Online quizzes and crossword puzzles Weekly blogs from our football-crazy writers in fans' forum Transcript Damian: As we have reached our final show the languagecaster team thought it would [. Click to continue reading...

Premier League champions, UEFA Cup winners, relegation, the Copa Libertadores and violence in Manchester all feature on this week's the good, the bad and the ugly. Good Manchester United win their 10th Premier League title and their 17th overall after beating Wigan 2-0 away. Ryan Giggs is the hero as he scores the crucial second goal on [. Click to continue reading...

The Sun has uncorked yet another of its top Ten lists, this time the Top Ten Signings of the Season. The top three were: 1.Fernando Torres 2.Roque Santa Cruz 3. Anderson But we're not too concerned about what The Sun thinks, what is your top 3 Premier League signings this season? addthis_url = [. Click to continue reading...

So here's my dilemma.

What should I devote my attention to this afternoon?

It's billed as the best end to a Premiership season ever. So much to be settled;

Who wins the Premiership?
Who will go down?

My predictions, for what they are worth, are The ManUre to win and Birmingham and Reading to do down (sorry lover! Click to continue reading...

In different ways a strange week for two Scottish coaches. Alex Miller sets off from Rafa's shoulder to Japan where he is charged with taking JEF United Chiba (no me either) off the foot of the J-League. Miller managed Morton, St Mirren, Hibs and Aberdeen in Scotland before winding up in the Anfield boot room in 1999. Click to continue reading...

It's one thing getting Birmingham promoted and then keeping Wigan afloat in the Premier League, it's another thing managing some of the best players in the world and pitting your wits against Europe's finest. Steve Bruce has demonstrated his managerial ability over the past couple of seasons and has the chance to prevent Manchester United [. Click to continue reading...

Steve Bruce steered Birmingham back into the Premier League last season, although he didn't stick around very long at St Andrews this campaign. Instead, the uncertainty over the club's ownership saw the former Manchester United player leave the Midlands and take charge at Wigan, whom he's managed to keep afloat with games to spare. Click to continue reading...

What happens when a team who have won just one home match all season come up against a side who have won one away match in the league this term? All will become clear at Pride Park on Sunday, when Derby host Reading in a match which the visitors need to win if they're to [...] Click to continue reading...

Juande Ramos continues to peruse many options for potential bids in the summer. This latest one is a little surprising but could on the face of it be a very intelligent signing. . Spurs are considering making a £6 million bid for Birmingham City attacking midfielder Olivier Kapo. Kapo said: "I signed for three years for Birmingham and [. Click to continue reading...

It's possible that Sky may have missed a trick by not showing Portsmouth v Fulham on Sunday, especially as the Cottagers' chances of survival (along with Birmingham and Reading's) rest in their own hands. However, the Sky Sports website reveals that they'll be televising the matches from the JJB Stadium, Stamford Bridge and St Andrews [. Click to continue reading...

After all, his team looked pretty pretty shabby against Middlesbrough on Saturday, another team who looked like they needed the points more than Pompey. Sky Sports reports that Harry Redknapp is adamant that his team aren't going to go through the motions against Fulham, alhough exactly how heartening that is for fans of Birmingham and [. Click to continue reading...

They'll be dancing in the streets of Hanley and Newcastle-under-Lyme after Stoke City bagged themselves the second automatic promotion spot on Sunday. The Potters have done magnificently this season, coming from behind on several occasions to land wins or draws against Championship opponents and it's hard to argue that they don't deserve their place in [. Click to continue reading...

There's an almighty scrap at the top of the Championship to determine who will be playing Premier League football next season, which teams will the likes of West Brom and Stoke City be replacing? The bookmakers still don't give Fulham much of a chance, despite their heroic comeback at Manchester City last weekend. Click to continue reading...

It's squeaky bum time in the Premier League, with two matches left to play.  There is the ever exciting battle between underwhelming uberclubs for the title.  Yawn.  The second tier battle to see which club can send itself careening down next year's table for the right to lose to a Spanish club in the UEFA [. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United
So, it looks like the title race is going to go down to the wire. Chelsea are now level with Manchester United on points, after beating them on Saturday. But United's destiny is still in their own hands, thanks to their stupendous goal difference; as long as they win their last two games, against West Ham and Wigan, they'll win the Premiership. Click to continue reading...

Especially the decision to not include a single Chelsea player in the line-up? After all, this is a team which could still quite feasibly win the Premier League title, while they are favourites to beat Liverpool and make it to the Champions League final. Team: James (Portsmouth); Sagna (Arsenal), Ferdinand, Vidic (Man U), Clichy (Arsenal); Ronaldo [. Click to continue reading...

They have just two matches to save their Premier League bacon, and if Birmingham fail to get anything from Saturday's match at Fulham, it's possible that relegation will be out of their hands. Alex McLeish saw his Blues team storm into a two-goal lead against Liverpool on Saturday, before being pegged back to a 2-2 [. Click to continue reading...

Despite an impressive 3-2 win at Manchester City, the bookmakers still expect Fulham to go 'down with the Derby' this season. However, the fact that they still have a chance of survival is pretty amazing when you consider that they were several points adrift of safety a couple of months ago. A draw at Blackburn [. Click to continue reading...