Birmingham City at home match thread

[redkev]

3 minutes ago, Spike said:

Very interesting line up. I mean we talked of depth and yet that bench is looking very light today when it comes to attacking options.

Didn’t both the young centre half’s play last night aswell

[Swede]

No Nahki Wells? Is he injured?

[ollywhyte]

1 minute ago, RedorDead BCFC said:

Why only 8 subs 

Just been updated and Wells is now on the bench!

[Spike]

3 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Another "baffling" selection of Cornick

You mean the guy that came on and arguably helped us create so much better and then supplied the long throw that led to the goal?

[brad blit]

Surely Cornick would be a better option through the middle as he’s more likely to win something in the air, and probably has more championship experience in that position, let alone Bell being more effective playing from wide and cutting in

[redkev]

1 minute ago, Spike said:

I get that if Wells is injured, Conway is injured etc that Bells is the most likely candidate to step into the middle but I feel like he's wasted there with our style of play, he much better suits the wide position and running at players in a wide position. Conways injury has really hit us hard and for the first time in a long time I feel like a half season long loan may be required.

Try telling Nige we need a loan

[Garland-sweden]

Hope and think 2-0. COYR 

[old_eastender]

2 minutes ago, Spike said:

I get that if Wells is injured, Conway is injured etc that Bells is the most likely candidate to step into the middle but I feel like he's wasted there with our style of play, he much better suits the wide position and running at players in a wide position. Conways injury has really hit us hard and for the first time in a long time I feel like a half season long loan may be required.

Are we sure it's not Cornick down the middle and Bell the rhs attacker (he is right footed after all)

[The Original OTIB]

2 minutes ago, ollywhyte said:

Just been updated and Wells is now on the bench!

Link? Not Twitter

[Rossi the Robin]

Was Wells running late? Touch and go 

[old_eastender]

1 minute ago, The Original OTIB said:

Link? Not Twitter

If Wells is not injured and it's a tactical decision to leave him out and play Bell CF, that's nuts!

Edited August 19, 2023 by old_eastender

[W-S-M Seagull]

7 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Another "baffling" selection of Cornick

Created the goal against Preston, Scored against Oxford, created the goal against Millwall. Fully deserves to be starting.

[ashton_fan]

1 minute ago, old_eastender said:

Are we sure it's not Cornick down the middle and Bell the rhs attacker (he is right footed after all)

They'll probably be fluid and switch around to confuse Brum

[Redrascal2]

Several on here said there were goals in this team. Well let's hope they are right. I am not convinced. But time will tell.

[TheReds]

2 minutes ago, Spike said:

You mean the guy that came on and arguably helped us create so much better and then supplied the long throw that led to the goal?

Also made an important block at 0-0 last week before our winner. 

Other than that though, some very sad people need to have someone they can direct their anger at, it seems they want that person to be Cornick regardless of his contribution.

[Spike]

1 minute ago, redkev said:

Try telling Nige we need a loan

He doesn't do loans and I understand why, I mean he could loan someone in at cost and potentially have a dud, or he could give game time to Yeboah who could then go on to develop into a quality striker who we could use or even sell on, like Semenyo. I understand that the loan thing could make sense but the way most loans go is that the club bringing the player in does all the developing and the team he goes back to benefit as well as being paid too. Loaning a player these days technically goes against what the club is looking to do, develop young players of our own in order to create profit and stay out of the FFP hands.

[ollywhyte]

Just now, old_eastender said:

If Wells in not injured and it's a tactical decision to leave him out any play Bell CF, that's nuts!

Based on the omission from the graphic when it was first posted it maybe that two were prepared and Nakhi was undergoing a late fitness test perhaps?

[George Rs]

Would assume we play the front three:

Mehmeti-Cornick-Bell

Cornick a little more presence and holdup ability potentially through the middle? Bell on the right to try pin back Laird high and wide. Think this one is either a 5 goal thriller or a 0-0 which takes a bit of magic from one player to break the deadlock.

[IThinkThatOnesRooney]

2 minutes ago, TheReds said:

Also made an important block at 0-0 last week before our winner. 

Other than that though, some very sad people need to have someone they can direct their anger at, it seems they want that person to be Cornick regardless of his contribution.

The winner of this years Steve Torpey award is ...

[Spike]

1 minute ago, TheReds said:

Also made an important block at 0-0 last week before our winner. 

Other than that though, some very sad people need to have someone they can direct their anger at, it seems they want that person to be Cornick regardless of his contribution.

Very true, that block was actually a world-class block, like many defenders wouldn't have pulled it off and he got it inch perfect. It was very likely to go in had he not got it spot on too.

[David Brent]

12 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Another "baffling" selection of Cornick

Exactly. Nige doesn’t have a clue. 

[Andy082005]

5 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

If Wells is not injured and it's a tactical decision to leave him out and play Bell CF, that's nuts!

Surely we may see Bell on the right and Cornick in the middle?

[Fordy62]

5 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

If Wells is not injured and it's a tactical decision to leave him out and play Bell CF, that's nuts!

I love it when people say things like this, because you know exactly what’ll happen now…

[Spike]

5 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

Are we sure it's not Cornick down the middle and Bell the rhs attacker (he is right footed after all)

I mean maybe but Bell has barely played on the right and has kept Mehmeti out on the left with the odd game in the middle, Cornick has had barely any time in the middle but have been battling it out with Sykes for the right side and being as Sykes has come out for Cornick according to the Bristol City twitter I would think he'll be on the right again, could be wrong though, who knows.

[Leveller]

Just on the way to the ground and discovered my ST has disappeared from my iPhone! Anybody else had that?

[joe jordans teeth]

4 minutes ago, ollywhyte said:

Based on the omission from the graphic when it was first posted it maybe that two were prepared and Nakhi was undergoing a late fitness test perhaps?

Or he has a virus and if needed can get 20 minutes at the end,can’t believe they would risk a injury 

[ExiledAjax]

3 minutes ago, David Brent said:

Exactly. Nige doesn’t have a clue. 

I "heard" he'll be "out" by "Christmas".

[MC RISK77]

2 minutes ago, Leveller said:

Just on the way to the ground and discovered my ST has disappeared from my iPhone! Anybody else had that?

Yes but I just unhid it and it is now back in with all the others in my wallet 

[Davefevs]

12 minutes ago, brad blit said:

Surely Cornick would be a better option through the middle as he’s more likely to win something in the air, and probably has more championship experience in that position, let alone Bell being more effective playing from wide and cutting in

I posed that question on our WhatsApp group. Suspect it is Bell central though. 

10 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

Are we sure it's not Cornick down the middle and Bell the rhs attacker (he is right footed after all)

Could be Mehmeti right too. See above though. 

[1891 B.C. Sweden]

Come On You Reds!!!