Birmingham City 0 West Ham Utd 1 (18/08/07)

[Post Horn Gallop]

Here goes first time I've done a match thread.
Birmingham are nothing clever but will play as a team. Without the return of Neill and Parker and big Ginge and Gabbs at Centre, the best I can see is a draw. Really hopeI 'm proved wrong.

My team
Green
Neil
Ginge Gabbs
Linda
Painsil
Noble
Parker
Ethers
Bellamy
Ashton

Subs Wright
Ferdinand
Mullins
Zamora
Lunberg

[E13_Hammer]

Hopefully we could repalce some of those with new players

[West Ham Matt]

Unfortunately I can't see anything other than a loss, unless we sign 4 quality players, 2 of whom with supreme technique and flair.

[huchammer91]

i wouldnt be so quick to drop ljungberg

[Bubbles & Squeaks 77]

Here goes first time I've done a match thread.
Birmingham are nothing clever but will play as a team. Without the return of Neill and Parker and big Ginge and Gabbs at Centre, the best I can see is a draw. Really hopeI 'm proved wrong.

My team
Green
Neil
Ginge Gabbs
Linda
Painsil
Noble
Parker
Ethers
Bellamy
Ashton

Subs Wright
Ferdinand
Mullins
Zamora
Lunberg

Please don't let this be an omen!!

[Ben]

is there tickets left for this? i think someone said so the other day.
might go if so as i will finally be able bend my knee enough to sit in a football chair (or stand of course)

[il_martello_di_genovesi]

Yeah £35 I think...

[Ben]

Yeah £35 I think...

cool cheers mate, ill get on it tomorrow

[il_martello_di_genovesi]

cool cheers mate, ill get on it tomorrow

You might wanna check. I looked on O/S but that was updated on 2nd August...dunno how many have been sold since.

[sgt_squirrel]

is there tickets left for this? i think someone said so the other day.
might go if so as i will finally be able bend my knee enough to sit in a football chair (or stand of course)

i'm in the same boat you, i'm hoping i'll be able to bend my knee sufficiently to sit in a stadium seat, you might want to be quick about a ticket to, i got mine on wednesday and was told there weren't many left.

[sanchoz]

i'm in the same boat you, i'm hoping i'll be able to bend my knee sufficiently to sit in a stadium seat, you might want to be quick about a ticket to, i got mine on wednesday and was told there weren't many left.

I got two friday and they arrived saturday

[MaastrichtHammer]

Birmingham - West Ham 1-1

[westlondonhammer]

We need to see an improved performance, i think that is as important as the result... Now, i know people are going to hate the suggestion but i think we will need to win this game by playing dirty and focus on defence. A few (only a few though) earnt themself a place in the team (mullins, ethers) whereas a few others have achieved the opposite (zamora)

--------------------Green----------------------

Gabbidon---Collins-----Upson----McCartney

---------Noble---Ljungberg---Mullins----------
LBM---------------------------------Etherington
--------------------Bellamy

Over-run them in midfield (similar to how city showed us yesterday) and win the battle in the first half by grabbing a scrappy goal, then change the dimension of the team in the second half to make them more attacking!

I know alot will probably disagree, but f*** it :lol:

[prophet:marginal]

An away draw - that'd do me

[sanchoz]

An away draw - that'd do me

same here. Wonder if the kid in the matalan coat will be back?

[kosherhammer]

An away draw - that'd do me

and no injuries.

[hammerbenj]

neill and parker still injured so the team will be.......pardews

green

spector
ginge
anton
linda

bowyer
mullins
noble
ethers

ashton
zamora.......


curbs subs.

wright
upson
ljungburg
boa morte
bellamy.........

[03H]

I'd go for this team:

--------------------------- Green ------------------------
----- Neill * -- Gabbidon -- Upson -- McCartney -----
----- Ljungberg -- Noble -- Parker * -- Etherington -
-------------------- Ashton -- Bellamy ------------------

* If Neill's out, which it looks like, I'd put Gabbidon on the right, and put Collins alongside Gabbidon at the back.

* If Parker is out, I'd put Ljungberg in the centre and put Paintsil on the right.

The worrying for me is the centre of midfield, presuming nobody else comes in before next Saturday. If Parker is out, then we don't have a lot of attacking flair and the ability to create goals, and although Ljungberg can be played there, then the right of midfield will be poor.

I'm aiming for a draw to be honest, although I can see getting beat 1-0. Birmingham performed brilliantly against Chelsea, and if we play like we did against City, then Birmingham will roll over us.

[Het-Field]

Should Parker be out i think there is easy decisions to be made


--------------------------------Green-----------------------------------------------

Gabbidon------------Collins-------------Upson----------------------McCartney

Pantsil---------------Ljungberg----------Noble-------------------Boa Morte

----------------------Ashton---------------Bellamy-------------------------------

[East london sid]

I was told Parker will be ready for this game so whats happened now