SutekhFranchise FCMr Angry You have to laugh at Birmingham; they survived easily the season we got relegated and looking good lying in 6th in early October, when the new American owners decided to sack the Manager John Eustace and bring in someone to "instill the winning mentality and positive culture" that the new owners wanted.
Bringing in Wayne Rooney, the rot set in early, and just 15 games later he was sacked but the damage was done; Tony Mowbray came in but had to stop working through illness, and after a total of SIX managers across the season, even a victory in their last game wasn't enough to save them from coming back into the 3rd tier for the first time since 1995 with Plymouth's 1-0 win v Cardiff, and Blackburn's 2-0 victory at Leicester sealing their fate.
Blackburn's manager? John Eustace................
Just imagine the smirk Eustace will have on his face … and for a long time
Not so sure about that, Eustace was born in Solihull and I believe he supported Brum as a kid.
Meanwhile Ox have a 1 goal advantage over Peterborough in their PO Semi with a visit to London Road still to come for them.
Oxford were a bit fortunate last night as Peterborough dominated the second half and did everything but score.
I think we will be playing Oxford again next season-they don't look to have enough attacking flair to beat Peterborough this week or Bolton if they did get through.
Also I expect Brannigan to move to a Championship club and he is far and away their best player so next season might be a struggle for them wherever they find themselves.