By Order of The Peaky Blinders. Away to Brum Tues Oct 22nd 19-45.

[DJBlu]

Without Thomason we literally have nothing in midfield. It’s pretty glaring.

Matete is trying but he's struggling.

[BWFC_Insane]

Without Thomason we literally have nothing in midfield. It’s pretty glaring.

Matete is trying but he's struggling.

I think he’s the best in there but isn’t exactly shining. It’s a lack of any runner or grafter in there for me. It’s far too static.

[DJBlu]

Dion there and he's in. Victor holding his bastarding run.

[Mar]

Without Thomason we literally have nothing in midfield. It’s pretty glaring.

Yup. We've top loaded our squad and failed to recruit midfield quality. Matete is decent, but nowhere near the style of player that Maghoma is, so we've clearly not built upon last season's midfield.

Arfield and Lolos you could class as midfielders, but i'm not.

[BWFC_Insane]

Not a fan of Birmingham at all. They have the look of a team that thinks it’s better than it is. Over confidence. Cocky. Without warranting it.

[DJBlu]

JDC to RWB, Forrester on for Williams.

[HMX]

Not a fan of Birmingham at all. They have the look of a team that thinks it’s better than it is. Over confidence. Cocky. Without warranting it.

Yeah, that’s what my comment was referring to.

[The_Gun]

Without Thomason we literally have nothing in midfield. It’s pretty glaring.

Matete is trying but he's struggling.

I think he’s the best in there but isn’t exactly shining. It’s a lack of any runner or grafter in there for me. It’s far too static.

Matete appears to be exclusively a runner and grafter, but he’s rubbish on the ball.

[BorsdaneWhite]

Been obliterated in the centre. Neither Williams nor Schön seem to have the energy in their legs to even reach the channels or Vic’s head/chest (pointless exercise) with clearances.

Set piece now. Please.

[BWFC_Insane]

Referee tells him where to take the throw. Tells him to go back. Eventually throw is taken ten yards further forward than the point at which he was told to go back from.

[The_Gun]

Happy to see Forrester back, he’s a warrior.

[DJBlu]

Rico is playing possessed at the minute. Don't know if I like it or not.

[DJBlu]

Ref is falling for every trick in the book.

[BWFC_Insane]

Goes without saying cos he’s always been great but Iwata is the spot we really need.

[DJBlu]

Better Victor.

McAtee man, better ball and we might've had a chance.

[truewhite15]

If anything, the midfield duo is just getting in our own way.

[DJBlu]

Pathetic referee.

Absolutely pathetic. Moving a throw in from 2 yards away and McAtee getting a foot on the ball and gets a yellow.

[HMX]

feck off, ref. Soft bastard

[Mar]

Good to see Forrester back from injury.

Another yellow from the ref. Cheers ref. Two teams playing here.


Schon taking an elbow to the face, no booking warranted there apparently.

[truewhite15]

JDC looks shagged.

And Birmingham's player names are too far above the squad numbers. Grump.