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Rob Tanner

Rob Tanner

Birmingham City stay on the attack for perfect start

Birmingham City 2 Barnsley 0 - Alex McLeish presses on with forward-thinking team selections. Read

O'Neill stays calm as Wenger expresses admiration for Barry

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill has given his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger the benefit of the doubt after the Frenchman joined the unwelcome race to sign Gareth Barry. Read

Shaun Maloney to rejoin Celtic in £1m deal

Aston Villa striker Shaun Maloney is set to rejoin Celtic for £1 million. The 25-year-old Scotland international is said to have agreed a four-year contract worth £20,000 a week. Read

Blues boss McLeish forced to wait in hunt for Celtic star

The patience of Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish could be tested if transfer target Bobo Balde turns down a lucrative offer from the Blues. Read

McCarthy is ready to hand Henry Wolves armband

Karl Henry is set to be handed the captain’s armband and will lead Wolverhampton Wanderers in the absence of injured defender Jody Craddock tomorrow at Ipswich Town. Read

Villa survive 'turmoil' for perfect season-opener

Martin O’Neill has admitted he was concerned Aston Villa’s pre-season preparations had not been sufficient enough to prepare his squad for the opening game of the campaign last Sunday. Read

Defence becomes the best form of attack for Blues

Birmingham City have already demonstrated their attacking intent and their abundance of striking talent is the envy of the Championship. Read

Wolves deny making bid for Danny Higginbotham

Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Mick McCarthy’s search for a new centre-half is continuing, although the club have denied they have made a bid for Sunderland’s Danny Higginbotham. Read

Birmingham blow as Mehdi Nafti is ruled out for two weeks

Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish was left facing a midfield dilemma after it was confirmed Mehdi Nafti would be missing for at least two weeks because of a hamstring injury. Read

Strong defence key to Blues’ promotion hopes, says Martin Taylor

Defensive strength will be the key to promotion, Birmingham City defender Martin Taylor has stated. Read

O'Neill urges patience from Villa's matchwinners

Martin O’Neill believes Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ashley Young will break into Fabio Capello’s England squad in time and has urged his young stars to be patient. Read

McLeish lets rip to wake Birmingham City up

Southampton 1 Birmingham City 2 - Alex McLeish produces his own version of the hairdrier at half-time to get Blues going. Read

Gabriel Agbonlahor gets Villa off to a flyer

Aston Villa 4 Manchester City 2 - Gabriel Agbonlahor scores a hat-trick in Villa's season-opener. Read

John Carew's happy families at ambitious Villa

John Carew said one of the reasons he agreed to sign a one-year contract extension at Aston Villa was because he was excited about the club’s future. Read

Mehdi Nafti hoping to bring the smiles back to St Andrew's

Birmingham City midfielder Mehdi Nafti has admitted that none of the Blues players are happy to be playing Championship football. Read

Tom Parsons dreaming of a place in the high jump final

Birmingham high jumper Tom Parsons, who begins his Olympic campaign on Sunday, will be on cloud nine if he can qualify for the final. Read

McLeish backing Gary O'Connor for Scotland call-up

Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish believes striker Garry O’Connor will force his way back into the plans of his Scotland counterpart George Burley if he continues to show his impressive early season form. Read

David Edwards desperate to force his way into Wolves line-up

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Birmingham City cruise past Wycombe in Carling Cup

Carling Cup: Wycombe Wanderers 0 Birmingham City 4 Read

McCarthy hails Chris Iwelumo's Carling Cup show

Mick McCarthy described Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo’s performance as ‘awesome’ as his side eventually saw off Accrington Stanley to reach the second round of the Carling Cup. Read

Author Profile

Rob is a sports reporter for The Birmingham Post. He has been a journalist for just over 10 years and spent eight years as sports editor of the Tamworth Herald before joining the Post sports desk in December, 2007. Rob is the Post's man at Birmingham City, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Walsall FC, as well as writing features on local sports personalities.

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