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Latest News: Blues have completed the loan signing of Arsenal defender Johan Djourou, the 20-year-old central defender, who is a product of Arsenal's Youth Academy becomes Steve Bruce's tenth summer signing. Djourou has signed an initial long term loan deal until January 2008, but this could be extended until the end of the season should all parties be in agreement..........Birmingham City Football Club have stated that they will not be proceeding with the transfer of Hossam Ghaly from Tottenham Hotspur due to footballing reasons.........Double capture as Blues sign Franck Queudrue from Fulham and Aston Villa centre half Liam Ridgewell both on three year deals.........Midfielder Neil Kilkenny has joined League One side Oldham Athletic on loan until at least the 1st of January 2008........Blues have completed the signing of 25 year old Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Hossam Ghaly for £3m, subject to a successful application for a work permit, the Egyptian international has signed a three year deal with a two year option.......DJ Campbell has completed his £1.6 million move to Leicester City signing a four year deal. He leaves with the very best wishes and thanks from all at BCFCFanzine and hope he has a successful and enjoyable time at Leicester........Blues (£6000) and Barnsley(£7500) have both been fined and warned as to their future conduct, following an FA Disciplinary Commission hearing, the clubs were charged following a confrontation involving players and officials from both teams straight after the final whistle at Oakwell on Monday April 9..........Carson Yeung has completed the deal to purchase 29.9 per cent of the shares in Birmingham City Football Club in a £15 million deal which leaves David Sullivan and the Gold's with 23.22 per cent each........Stephen Clemence has completed his move to Championship side Leicester City for £750,000, Clem is a first class pro and will be missed. We would like to wish him the very best in his new challenge........Blues have made their seventh signing of the summer with the arrival of 26 year old Brazilian born defender Rafael Schmitz on a season long loan from French club Lille...........Blues have agreed to sign 29 year old goalkeeper Richard Kingson on a free transfer, on the Ghanaian's successful application for a work permit he will sign a two year deal.........Another good signing as Blues announce that the Dutch youth international Daniel de Ridder has joined the club on a free transfer from Spanish side Celta Vigo, the 23 year old has signed a 3 year deal..........Blues have made their second signing of the week with the capture of 27-year-old French international midfielder Olivier Kapo on a three year contract from Juventus in a deal worth £3 million........Blues have signed striker Garry O'Connor on a three year deal from Lokomotiv Moscow........Birmingham directors David and Ralph Gold, David Sullivan, Karren Brady and Roger Bannister have agreed to sell 29.9% of the club’s shares to Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung........Mat Sadler has committed his long term future to Blues by putting pen to paper on a new three-year contract keeping him at the club until 2010.........Bruno N'Gotty has joined Championship side Leicester City on a free transfer. We would like to thank Bruno for his efforts and wish him th every best at Leicester........Stuart Parnaby has become Blues second summer signing. The 24-year-old defender joins from Middlesbrough on a Bosman free transfer and has signed a three-year-deal with a one year option. His registration officially passes to Blues on July 1st.........Great news as young player of the season Fabrice Muamba joins Blues from Arsenal on a 3 year deal.........Blues finish as runners up after losing 1 - 0 away to Preston North End.........End of season awards as follows: Young Player of the Season: Fabrice Muamba.......Junior Blues Player of the Season: Gary McSheffrey.......Moment of the Season: Colin Doyle's penalty save against Wolves.......Top Goal Scorer: Gary McSheffrey.......BRMB Listeners Player of the Season: Stephen Clemence........BBC WM Breakthrough Award: Colin Doyle.......Goal of the Season: Seb Larsson against Sheffield Wednesday.......Players' Player of the Season: Stephen Clemence........Academy Player of the Season: Krystian Pearce.......Player of the Season: Stephen Clemence...........Yessssssss Derby lose which means that Birmingham City Football Club is back in the Premiership. Congratulations to Steve Bruce and his backroom staff, the players, the board and the fans. We are back were we belong......Blues win again to keep the promotion dream alive, beating Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 0 at St. Andrews, Fabrice Muamba sees red but Blues fight on with goals from Cameron Jerome and Sebastian Larsson.......Congratulations to Keith Bertschin and his team after Blues reserves win the Pontin's Holiday Central League title after getting the point they needed in a 3 - 3 away draw against Shrewsbury Town, Patrick Kavanagh, Sone Aluko and Sam Oji getting the goals.........Tremendous game and a great 3 - 2 away win against Wolves puts Blues back on top of the league, goals from Andy Cole Nicklas Bendtner and Cameron Jerome but man of the match without doubt was Colin Doyle with a string of great saves culminating in a 92nd minute penalty save.........Blues move up to second after winning the game in hand 2 - 1 away against Leicester City, Radhi Jaidi (16) and Sebastian Larsson with the goals.......Blues captain Damien Johnson will definitely miss the next two games due to the hamstring injury which forced his early withdrawal midway through the first half of Saturday's win over Southampton........Blues have promotion in their own hands again thanks to Derby losing at Ipswich Town and Blues getting a good 2 - 1 home win against Southampton, Radhi Jaidi (32) and Nicklas Bendtner (79) with the all important goals........Birmingham City have announced that their five-year partnership with principal sponsor Flybe will come to an end after this season........Blues lose again this time 1 - 0 away to Barnsley........Martin Taylor has signed a new three year deal which will keep him at the Club until 2010........Steve Bruce has been fined £1,500 and warned over his future behaviour after admitting a charge of improper conduct towards doping control officials at a FA hearing........Blues lose 1 - 0 at home against Burnley.......A scan has shown that Andy Cole has sustained a grade one tear (the smallest) to his hamstring, the injury is expected to keep him out for between seven and ten days from the time the injury occurred (last Friday March 30).........Blues youngsters Asa Hall and Nick Wright have joined Kent non-league side Ashford Town on a month's loan and made their debut in Saturday's 3-3 draw with Sittingbourne........Blues get a superb 3-0 win over Coventry City at St. Andrews, Radhi Jaidi (13) and DJ Campbell (65, 78) getting the all important goals.......Nicklas Bendtner was his country's hero as his goal sealed an impressive 1-0 away friendly victory for Denmark over Germany in Duisburg.........Maik Taylor and Damien Johnson both played the full game as Northern Ireland enhanced their chances of qualifying for a major tournament for the first time in 22 years with a 4-1 demolition of Liechtenstein in Vaduz over the weekend........Blues vice chairman Jack Wiseman has chalked up a notable milestone as the immensely popular St. Andrew's stalwart celebrates his 90th birthday, we would like to take this opportunity to wish the great man a very happy birthday........Following his loan move to Blues from Portsmouth, striker Andy Cole has been issued with squad number 8.......Fabrice Muamba captained England under-19's to a single goal victory over Turkey at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium.......Blues goalkeeper Colin Doyle has received his first call up to the Ireland senior squad........Blues have boosted their forward ranks with the signing of the former England international Andy Cole on loan from Portsmouth until the end of the season........Sam Oji's loan spell at Bristol Rovers has been extended by a further month.......Cameron Jerome has received a late call-up to the England under-21 squad for this Saturday's first ever game at the new Wembley Stadium........Blues earn a good 1 - 1 draw away to West Bromwich Albion, Damien Johnson getting a late equaliser.......Mikael Forssell has today been called up by Finland for their Euro 2008 qualifier against Azerbaijan later this month.......Nicklas Bendtner has been selected for his country, Denmark, for their qualifier away to Spain on March 24 and a friendly in Germany four days later.......Blues lose 1 - 0 away to Norwich City.......Rowan Vine has been named in the Football League's Team of the Week after his performance against Derby County.......Blues get an excellent 1 - 0 home win against fellow promotion rivals Derby County, Rowan Vine scored a fine first goal at the end of the first half which proved to be enough to win the game........Birmingham City Football Club have announced the signing of a contract with England kit manufacturers UMBRO on an initial three-year deal.......Blues reserves beat WBA reserves 4 - 1 away, Mikael Forssell scoring twice and showing that he is getting back to his best.......Maik Taylor and Damien Johnson have been called up to the Northern Ireland squad for their country's forthcoming European Championship Qualifying matches.........Blues beat Cardiff City 1 - 0 at St. Andrews, Sebastian Larsson with the all important goal.......Radhi Jaidi has today been called up to the Tunisian squad for their African Cup of Nations match against the Seychelles.......Blues get back to winning ways with a good 1 - 0 home win against Leeds United, Nicklas Bendtner with the goal.......Fabrice Muamba has been named in the England U19's squad to face Turkey on Wednesday March 21........Blues lose 2 - 0 away to lowly Hull City.......Mikael Forssell will play his first competitive match since October, when he returns to action with the Reserves on Monday evening.........Blues earn a hard fought 1 - 1 draw at home to Sunderland, DJ Campbell scoring the equaliser in injury time.......Cameron Jerome scores the only goal of the game as Blues beat Crystal Palace 1 - 0 away........Young Blues defender Sam Oji has joined League Two side Bristol Rovers on a one month loan deal........Blues get a vital 1 - 0 win at home against Stoke City, thanks to a late Gary McSheffrey goal.........Gary McSheffrey has been named the PFA Coca Cola Championship Fans' Player of the Month for January.........Cameron Jerome has been called up as a late replacement to the England U21 squad........Blues draw 1 - 1 away to Colchester United, Stephen Clemence getting the equalising goal in the 66th minute........Matthew Upson has completed his much desired move to West Ham United for a fee of £6 million increasing to £7.5million dependent on appearances.........Blues have made their second raid on Irish side University College Dublin to sign midfielder Gary Dicker on a six-month loan........Blues have completed the signing of young Irish winger Pat Kavanagh on a six-month professional contract........On-loan Arsenal midfielder Sebastian Larsson has officially become a Blues player after completing aa a £1m move and signing a four-year contract........Blues lose 1 - 3 at home to bottom club Southend United.........Marcos Painter has become a permanent member of the Swansea City squad after Blues agreed to sell the defender to the League One club for a £50,000 fee, we are sorry to see him leave and wish him all the best with his new club........Blues have been knocked out of this year's FA Cup competition after suffering a 3-2 home defeat to Reading, Martin Taylor and Sebastian Larsson with the goals for Blues........Blues have released young defender James Blake early from his professional contract, we would like to wish him luck in the future.........Blues midfielder Mehdi Nafti has been called up to the Tunisia squad.........Blues captain Damien Johnson and goalkeeper Maik Taylor have been selected for the Northern Ireland squad to face Wales.........Neil Kilkenny has been selected for inclusion in the training squad for Australia's forthcoming match against Denmark in London on February 6.........Barnet have completed the signing of Oliver Allen.........Birmingham's match against Leicester at the Walkers Stadium has been postponed on safety grounds following high winds........Blues have rejected a £4million offer from West Ham United for the centre-half Matthew Upson.........5 star show as Blues thump Newcastle United 5 - 1 at St. James' Park. Gary McSheffrey, Bruno N'Gotty, Sebastion Larsson, DJ Campbell and an own goal from Nobby Solano sealing a comprehensive win that sees Blues progress to the 4th round of the FA Cup where they now face Reading at St. Andrews.........David Dunn has left Blues to rejoin former club Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee. We would like to wish David well and are only sorry we couldn't see more of his best in a Blue shirt.........Steve Bruce has won the latest League Managers Association (LMA) Performance League award winner beating off the other 91 managers in the top 4 divisions.........The home game against Leeds United postponed from last weekend has now been rearranged for Tuesday 27 February, kick off 7.45pm at St. Andrew's.........Rowan Vine has been issued with the squad number '19' previously held by Peter Till.........THe Leeds game has been called off due to the state of the St. Andrews pitch........Rowan Vine has joined Blues from Luton Town, the 24 year old striker signs a three and a half year deal, Blues have paid £2.5m rising to £3m on Birmingham City FC being promoted to the Premiership.........Young Blues goalkeeper Adam Legzdins has joined League Two side Macclesfield Town on a month's loan........The FA Cup Third Round replay against Newcastle United will now take place at St. James' Park on Wednesday, January 17, with a 8.00pm kick off time, the match will be screened live by the BBC.........Blues have allowed young striker Oliver Allen to leave the club........MRI scans have shown that Nicklas Bendtner's ankle injury is not as bad as first feared although he is still expected to be out of action for at least a month.......Stephen Kelly is expected to be unavailable for at least three weeks, following the calf injury he picked up against Newcastle at the weekend.........Blues draw 2 - 2 at home to Newcastle United in the third round of the FA Cup, DJ Campbell and Sebastian Larsson with the goals. Rahdi Jaidi received a red card in the 40th minute for a professional foul........Peter Till has joined Grimsby Town on a permanent basis after impressing during a six-week loan spell at Blundell Park, we wish him well for the future.........Blues have offered a six month professional contract to young Irish winger Pat Kavanagh. The 21-year-old right sided player spent a month on loan at St. Andrew's prior to Christmas and impressed Steve Bruce enough to offer him a deal.......Steve Bruce has been named as the Coca Cola Championship Manager of the Month for December 2006.........Blues lose 1 - 0 away to Ipswich ending a tremendous unbeaten run........Great winning run ends with a dissappointing 2 - 2 draw away to Luton, Gary McSheffrey and an injury time equaliser from Neil Danns with the goals.......Young Blues midfielder Jamie Price has joined Tamworth on a one month loan deal.........We are sad to report that Blues legend Johnny Vincent passed away over the Christmas period at the age of just 59, we send our deepest sympathy to all his family and friends.........Blues have announced that on-loan Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has formally extended his loan spell at the club until the end of the season.........Another good win for Blues this time at home to QPR, Matthew Upson and Cameron Jerome with the goals.........Blues keep up the pressure with a 4 - 0 win away to Southend, DJ Campbell, Stephen Clemence, Gary McSheffrey and Radhi Jaidi with the Blues goals.........Damien Johnson makes his return to competitive action for Blues Reserves, in their away game at Port Vale.......Blues have agreed to allow defender Marcos Painter to remain on loan at Swansea City for a further month.........The Blues Board have backed Steve Bruce's complaints about the St. Andrew's pitch by agreeing to spend £120,000 on a brand new playing surface, work on the pitch is scheduled to be carried out on January 7 weather permitting.........Cameron Jerome and Sebastian Larsson both picked up their fifth cautions of the season in the weekend win over Sheffield Wednesday and will subsequently serve a one-match ban forcing them to miss this Saturday's trip to Southend United........Blues get a tremendous 3 - 0 away win against Sheffield Wednesday, Stephen Clemence, Gary McSheffrey and Cameron Jerome with the all important goals as Birmingham maintain their top spot........Blues hit another 3 to beat high flying Preston North End 3 - 1 at St. Andrews with Gary McSheffrey hitting a hat-trick........Blues have been drawn at home against Newcastle United in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup........Great 3 - 0 home win against Plymouth Argyle, Nicklas Bendtner, Matthew Upson and Gary McSheffrey with the 3 first half goals.......Blues captain Damien Johnson has put pen to paper on a new contract that will keep him at St. Andrew's until 2010........Blues unbeaten run comes to an end with a 4 - 3 defeat away to Southampton, Cameron Jerome, Nicklas Bendtner and Radhi Jaidi with the Blues goals.........Blues get a great 2 - 1 away win against Burnley, Nicklas Bendtner and DJ Campbell with the goals.......Adam Legdzins' loan spell with League One side Oldham Athletic has been extended by an additional month until January........Peter Till has joined League Two side Grimsby Town on a one month loan deal........Blues youngster Nick Wright has joined League One side Northampton Town on a one month loan deal.........Young winger Mat Birley has joined League Two side Lincoln City on a one-month loan deal.........Blues draw 1 - 1 at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Gary McSheffrey scoring for Blues.......Steve Bruce has confirmed that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has given his permission for Blues to keep on-loan striker Nicklas Bendtner until the end of the season unless "something untoward happens.".........Steve Bruce has revealed that Matt Upson is now fully fit and available for selection after successfully coming through two reserve games unscathed.........Blues defender Marcos Painter has joined League One side Swansea City on a one month loan.........Blues continue good league sequence with a fine 2 - 0 home win against Barnsley, Gary McSheffrey and Neil Danns with the goals........Mikael Forssell will be out of action until at least the New Year after undergoing surgery on his right knee.........Blues lose 1 - 0 to Liverpool at St. Andrews in the fourth round of the Carling Cup........'Fabulous Five' wins on the trot as Blues win 1 - 0 away against Plymouth Argyle, Radhi Jaidi with a headed goal in 75th minute........BCFC Fanzine are saddened by the report that former long-serving goalkeeper Johnny Schofield has passed away at the age of 75. Johnny was a tremendous servant (and Bluenose) and we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our deepest condolences to Johnny's friends and family.........The mother of Blues owners David and Ralph Gold sadly passed away earlier this week at the age of 92. Rose Gold regularly attended games and also became popular in the city after setting up the club's Senior Citizens Supporters Club, which attracted hundreds of members. Plans are also being drawn up for a commemorative plaque on the seat where Rose sat at St Andrew's to cheer on the team. David and Ralph are also planning a special memorial service for their mother in Birmingham to enable all her friends in the region pay their last respects. Rose will be sadly missed by everyone at the club and all who were fortunate enough to meet her during her involvement with Birmingham City. We would like to pass on our deepest condolences to David, Ralph and all family and friends.........Blues keep the winning run going with a good 1 - 0 away win against Coventry City, Nicklas Bendtner getting the all important goal in the first half........Damien Johnson has had an operation to repair his fractured jaw, he is likely to be out of action for approximately 2 months........Blues have confirmed that X-Rays have shown that midfielder and Captain Damien Johnson has fractured his jaw........Blues beat West Brom 2 - 0 in the Midlands derby at St. Andrews, Gary McSheffery continues his great form with a brace.........Blues beat Premiership Sheffield United 4 - 2 away in the Carling Cup third round, DJ Campbell, Nicklas Bendtner, Cameron Jerome and Sebastian Larsson with the goals for Birmingham.........Blues beat Derby 1 - 0 at Pride Park, Stephen Clemence getting the all important goal in the 84th minute..........Birmingham lose 1 - 0 at home to Norwich City.........Blues lose 3 - 2 away to Luton Town, DJ Campbell and Neil Danns with the goals.........Blues 18 year old winger Nick Wright has joined League One side Bristol City on a month's emergency Loan deal.........Blues winger Peter Till has joined League One side Leyton Orient on a one-month loan deal..........Blues draw 1 - 1 at home to Leicester City, Gary McSheffrey with Blues goal........Blues will play Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Tuesday 24, October in the third round of the Carling Cup........Damien Johnson will be suspended for the forthcoming Championship games against Leicester, Luton and Norwich following his sending off.........Blues lose 3 - 2 away to Leeds United, Nicklas Bendtner and an own goal from Leeds keeper for Blues whilst Damien Johnson got sent off and Olivier Tebily scored an own goal after Blues had pulled level........Blues have been drawn away against Sheffield United in the 3rd round of the Carling Cup..........Blues through to the third round of the Carling Cup after a 4 - 1 extra time win at St Andrews, the goals coming from Cameron Jerome, Nicklas Bendtner and a Gary McSheffrey brace.........Blues draw 2 - 2 at St. Andrews against Ipswich Town, DJ Campbell and David Dunn with the goals.........Blues back on top of the league after a 2 - 0 away win against QPR, Bruno N'gotty and Cameron Jerome both getting their first goals for Blues.........Birmingham beat Hull City 2 - 1 at St. Andrews, DJ Campbell and Nicklas Bendtner with the goals for Blues.........Blues have signed highly rated 17 year old Polish goalkeeper Artur Krysiak on a 3 year deal.............Unbeaten run ends as Blues lose 2 - 0 away to Cardiff.........Blues to face Wrexham at St. Andrews in 2nd round of the Carling Cup........Blues beat Shrewsbury Town 1 - 0 at home to ease into the second round of the Carling Cup thanks to a Sebastian Larsson goal in the 83rd minute........Blues starlet Sone Aluko has put pen to paper on his first professional contract, the 17-year-old striker, who has represented England at under 15, 16 and 17 levels has signed a three deal at St. Andrew's.........Blues remain unbeaten after a good 2 - 1 home win against Crystal Palace, Nicklas Bendtner getting a first half equaliser and Sebastian Larsson with and injury time winner.........Birmingham have confirmed the signing of striker, Gary McSheffrey from Coventry City on a four year deal for a substantial fee........Blues lose 100% record but remain unbeaten after a 0 - 0 draw away to Stoke City with Mikael Forssell missing a second half penalty.........Birmingham make it two out of two with a 1 - 0 away win against Sunderland, Mikael Forssell with a first half penalty........Blues start the season with a 2 - 1 home win against Colchester, DJ Campbell and new boy Nicklas Bendtner with the goals. Cameron Jerome came on in the 65th minute and got sent off in the 68th (a debut he will want to forget)........Blues have recieved the work permit for Radhi Jaidi making the defender eligible for tomorrow's season opener against Colchester United, although it is unlikely that he will be involved.........Blues have made a double loan swoop on Premiership side Arsenal to acquire the services of striker Nicklas Bendtner and midfielder Sebastian Larsson, this make 3 Arsenal players on loan at Blues having already signed Fabrice Muamba.........Our predictions League has now been reset and is ready for you to start predicting for the new season, if you are an existing member you can use last seasons login details, if you have not yet joined and would like to, please do so by clicking on the become a member link at the bottom of the yellow links box. Good luck to all and lets hope this seasons competition is as close and exciting as last years.......Alex Bruce has joined Ipswich Town on a free transfer after they agreed terms with Blues, Alex has signed a 3 year deal with the tractor boys and we wish him well.........A young Blues XI beat Boston United 3 - 1 away.........Blues have agreed terms with Bolton Wanderers for their powerful Tunisian defender Radhi Jaidi. The 30-year-old will sign a three year deal pending a successful work permit application. The fee could reach a possible £2m with add-ons.........Blues ended their pre-season programme with a 1 - 1 draw against French League Cup winners Nancy at St. Andrew's, Mikael Forssell getting the equaliser for Blues.........Blues have completed the year long loan signing of highly rated young Arsenal midfielder Fabrice Muamba.........Jermaine Pennant has joined his boyhood heroes Liverpool on a four year contract. Liverpool have agreed to pay an initial fee of £6.7m, rising to over £8.0m with add-ons. Blues will miss his attacking and exciting style but we wish him well and hope that he goes from strenght to strenght and always remembers the team that saved his career when he was going through difficult times.........Blues lose 2 - 0 at home to Tottenham.........Blues beat Malaga 4 - 3 in the final match of their pre-season tour. Mikael Forssell getting a brace (1 a penalty) he also had a goal dissalowed, the other goals coming from David Dunn and DJ Campbell kept his good run going with another goal........Blues get another six goals winning comfortably 6 - 0 against Gibraltar. D J Campbell continued his recent run with a hat-trick, the other goals coming from Martin Taylor, Damien Johnson and Neil Danns, all the goals coming in the second half........Blues beat a San Pedro team 6 - 0 in the first match of their pre-season tour in Marbella. We will be the first site bringing the results of all the matches on the Spanish tour, don't forget to check out our exclusive photos..........Damien Johnson has been appointed as the club's new captain for the forthcoming season, he leads by example and I hope a few others show his commitment, congratulations DJ (MK1)........Blues beat Burton Albion 5-1 in their first pre-season friendly of the season, DJ Campbell scored four (yes four) goals the other coming from Cameron Jerome........Emile Heskey has joined Wigan Athletic for a fee of £5.5 million, he has signed a three year contract. We would like to wish Emile luck with his new club........Steve Bruce has this just signed his fourth player of the close season with the capture of French defender Bruno N'Gotty formerly of Bolton.......Former Blues winger Stan Lazaridis has joined Australian A-League side Perth Glory on a two-year-deal, another really nice guy and and true Blues legend, one of my favourite all time Blues players, good luck Stan........Blues have appointed Terry Westley as the club's new Academy manager, Terry has vast experience and is tipped to do a great job at the Blues.........Adam Legzdins, Jamie Price and James Blake have all put pen to paper on one-year contracts having completed their respective scholarships with the club.........Goalkeeper Nico Vaesen has opted to return to his native country Belgium after agreeing a move to Lierseis. Nico is a gentleman a really nice guy, we would like to take this opportunity to thank him for everything he has done whilst at the Blues and wish him well for the future.........Tottenham defender Stephen Kelly has become the third player to join the Blues youth revolution this summer. The 22-year-old passed his medical and put pen to paper on a three year contract in a £750,000 switch from Tottenham - a fee that could rise to £1.25 million depending on his success in the Second City..........Blues have released Finnish striker Njazi Kuqi.........Blues midfielder Muzzy Izzet has been forced to retire from football at the age of 31 because of a persistent knee injury, we would like to wish Muzzy all the best for the future.........Blues have released Finnish striker Njazi Kuqi, the 23-year-old who moved to St. Andrew's in January 2005 from FC Lahti, had 12 months left on his existing deal but this has now been cancelled by mutual consent.........Blues have completed their second summer capture bringing in Colchester United midfielder Neil Danns for an initial fee of £500,000, which could rise to £850,000 with add-ons, he has signed a three-year contract.........Blues have completed their first summer signing with the capture of Cardiff City's leading scorer Cameron Jerome on a four year contract, for a fee of 3 million pounds rising to four million depending on his and Blues' success.........Blues general manager John Benson has parted company with the club citing the stress of travelling to and from Birmingham as the main reason for his decision.........Neil Kilkenny has been asked to train with the Australian national side at their preparation camp ahead of next month's World Cup in Germany.........The new home and away kits that the Blues team will wear next season have been revealed and can be seen below..........Blues 21 year old goalkeeper Colin Doyle has put pen to paper on a new two-year contract to keep him at St. Andrew's until 2008........Chris Sutton has had his Blues contract terminated by mutual consent.........Young Blues defender Marcos Painter has agreed terms on a new three-year deal to keep him at St. Andrew's until 2009.........Blues have offered new one-year contracts to the teenage midfield trio of Mathew Birley, Asa Hall and David Howland, they have also released Goalkeeper James Dormand, defenders Sam Alsop and Chris Cottrill and winger Carl Motteram who will all now be hoping to find themselves a new club. Nickey Butt and Jiri Jarosik have also now completed their loan deals and have returned to their respective clubs, BCFC Fanzine would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their efforts........ Congratulations to Daniel Frutos on winning the BCFC Fanzine Predictions League with 211, a very close contest saw last years winner Ivan Barnsley and Paul Tait finish equal second with 210 points, thanks to all that played (better luck next year)........,Blues lose the last match of the season and the Premiership (for one season only hopefully) after going down 1 - 0 away to Bolton........After the annual Director's and Manager's meeting, certain things were discussed and sorted out however it was decided that The board and Steve will meet again in a couple of week's time.........Damien Johnson won top two accolades at the Birmingham City End of Season Awards Dinner, his whole-hearted performances in the Blues midfield earned him the plaudits of supporters and fellow team mates alike as he received both the Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season awards, he also picked up the Listeners' Player of the Season award, sponsored by BRMB/Capital Gold. 20-year-old midfielder Neil Kilkenny won the Young Player of the Season, Jermaine Pennant collected the Junior Blues Player of the Season. Mat Sadler won the Breakthrough Award, after his long awaited return from injury. Mikael Forssell and Jiri Jarosik shared the Top Goalscorer award, with Jiri also picked up the Goal of the Season trophy whilst Mikael also won the Moment of the Season trophy for his last gasp winner against Blackburn..........BCFC have confirmed that Mat Sadler has signed a new 2 year deal with club.................................

St. Andrews, Birmingham City Football Club's home ground.

Our predictions League has now been reset and is ready for you to start predicting for the new season, if you are an existing member you can use last seasons login details, if you have not yet joined and would like to please do so by clicking on the Become a Member link at the bottom of the yellow links box. Good luck to all and lets hope this seasons competition is as close and exciting as last years.

We are pleased to offer our visitors some exclusive photos of the team at the pre-season training camp in Marbella, click here to view photos. We will also be providing you with the results and assessment of the pre-season matches held in Marbella. I can confirm that the lads are training very hard in extremely hot conditions but are coping very well, David Dunn is looking very fit and fingers crossed will have the season he (and we) deserves after the problems he has had. Bruno N'Gotty is also training and looks a strong solid player. The players and staff seem in a great mood and are very hopeful of having a good season. Stay tuned for the match results and reports that will appear here first.

The city council has in it's wisdom, strangely (but not surprisingly) decided to back the NEC's flawed proposal rather than the impressive one set out by Blues, this is a scandalous decision and should be challenged by both BCFC and the people of Birmingham. This was a one in a million opportunity to really put the City of Birmingham on the sporting map. The council should feel ashamed by what they have done as once again they have let the people they are supposed to represent down. The people wanted this to be in Birmingham and have made their feelings known but what do this council care what the majority think, they have once more proved to be both weak of mind and weak of spirit.

In order to secure funding for The Birmingham Sports Village, Birmingham needs to bid successfully for the UK's first regional casino license.

A panel appointed by the government is considering bids from cities across the country and one of the key factors will be the level of public support each location can demonstrate.

This city has a great chance of success, and over 30,000 people have already signed our petition, but we need your support. Please click here to find out more and pledge your support.

I am very pleased to announce that our site has been awarded the prestigious 4 Football award in the "Best Unofficial Birmingham City Football Club Website" category for the season 2003/04.

The Predictions League is again proving to be very popular, those that would like to join please go ahead and click on the Become a Member link at the bottom of the yellow links box, good luck.

Thank you for visiting the BCFC Fanzine site. Firstly I would like to point out that this is not a commercial site and has been financed by me, the site does not produce any revenue whatsoever. This site is a non official site and therefore all comments and thoughts are purely mine or of other Bluenoses and in no way reflect the thoughts of Birmingham City Football Club PLC or anyone associated with Birmingham City Football Club PLC.

I originally set up the site in 1998 being a life long Bluenose and interested in the internet it seemed like a good idea. Many changes have taken place since then and I hope to continue adding and improving the site for many years to come if I am allowed.

The BCFC Fanzine Prediction League proved to be very successful last season and the competition went to the wire. I expect this seasons competition to be equally as exciting, although it will be more difficult as Birmingham are in new territory. In the BCFC Fanzine Predictions League you can predict the scores for all of Blues league matches to see how you measure up against other Bluenose as there is a league table to show your progress. Please sign up to play the Predictions League, the more that sign up the more exciting it will be.

We also have a Downloads page where you can download a BCFC screen saver designed by yours truly and a couple of familiar sounds and some games are also available. If you have anything that you would like to contribute and share with other Bluenoses please feel free to drop me a line.

The BCFC Disabled Supporters Club has a section within the site which we hope to update regularly, please visit this page and recommend it to anyone that you think may benefit from it. We have also added some features and events from the BCFC Historical Society which will be updated as new events are organised so keep watching this space.

If you would like to see anything else added or would like to contribute in some way please do not hesitate to send me an email at: webmaster@bcfcfanzine.com.

Thanks and enjoy.

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