Birmingham Mail and Villa coverage

[tomd2103]

It's got to the point where being contrary regarding Villa has become the absolute norm. And there is no reason for it other than it is a method to appease fans of other sides. Which in of itself makes no sense at all. I believe in balanced reporting but to me, balance means this week being 100% behind Villa. We'll give them plenty of ammo to criticize us in the future. Can they not give it a rest for a week?

Obviously not.  The back pages of the past two days have both featured prominent stories about the possibility of Benteke leaving. 

[Richard E]

I was trying to recall what the coverage was like last time Albion were in a major final, but then I remembered I was only 44 so I couldn't possibly know.

[dave.woodhall]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-rewarded-equality-progress-9383128

Well done Small Heath on gaining the Intermediate level Kick it Out award. As the article says, six clubs have got the Advanced level yet for some reason they don't mention that one of them is us. That's strange when you consider that 'them too' was such a feature of their cup final coverage.   

[PeterWithesShin]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-rewarded-equality-progress-9383128

Well done Small Heath on gaining the Intermediate level Kick it Out award. As the article says, six clubs have got the Advanced level yet for some reason they don't mention that one of them is us. That's strange when you consider that 'them too' was such a feature of their cup final coverage.   

Only us and Arsenal have the advanced level. Which makes it even stranger they don't mention it.

[Richard E]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-rewarded-equality-progress-9383128

Well done Small Heath on gaining the Intermediate level Kick it Out award. As the article says, six clubs have got the Advanced level yet for some reason they don't mention that one of them is us. That's strange when you consider that 'them too' was such a feature of their cup final coverage.   

Only us and Arsenal have the advanced level. Which makes it even stranger they don't mention it.

"Only Arsenal, who annihilated a pathetic Aston Villa 4-0 in the FA Cup Final despite losing to Birmingham City at the same venue in 2011, and one other club have the Advanced Level." 

[PeterWithesShin]

Birmingham City have become the first Football League club to achieve the Intermediate Level of Kick It Out’s Equality Standard

Apart from Watford who have had it for a few years.

Do these clowns actually get paid for writing such badly researched guff?

[Richard E]

Birmingham City have become the first Football League club to achieve the Intermediate Level of Kick It Out’s Equality Standard

Apart from Watford who have had it for a few years.

Do these clowns actually get paid for writing such badly researched guff?

Their get out will be that they will say Watford are now a Premier League club. 

[PeterWithesShin]

Birmingham City have become the first Football League club to achieve the Intermediate Level of Kick It Out’s Equality Standard

Apart from Watford who have had it for a few years.

Do these clowns actually get paid for writing such badly researched guff?

Their get out will be that they will say Watford are now a Premier League club. 

Without a doubt, but they still won't be the first as Watford were a Division 2 club when they got theirs.

[dave.woodhall]

The Sunday Muckraker stories we do used to be a clear spoof. They're starting to become interchangeable.

[cheltenhamlion]

Reckon Matt would be up for sorting a Bill Howell interview for H+V next season? I would fucking love to do that. Use every work trick in the book to lull him into a false sense of security then shred him.

[tomd2103]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-rewarded-equality-progress-9383128

Well done Small Heath on gaining the Intermediate level Kick it Out award. As the article says, six clubs have got the Advanced level yet for some reason they don't mention that one of them is us. That's strange when you consider that 'them too' was such a feature of their cup final coverage.   

Only us and Arsenal have the advanced level. Which makes it even stranger they don't mention it.

"Only Arsenal, who annihilated a pathetic Aston Villa 4-0 in the FA Cup Final despite losing to Birmingham City at the same venue in 2011, and one other club have the Advanced Level."

Got to get Albion in there as well.  "Aston Villa, who wouldn't even been at the Final in the first place if Brown Ideye had not missed a sitter".

[Richard E]

You have to use his full name, Brown Better Than Christian Benteke Ideye.

[ciggiesnbeer]

You have to use his full name, Brown Better Than Christian Benteke Ideye.

Best to put in "Who is clearly loving playing for West Brom" in there as well. You wouldn't want to possibly unsettle a mega star player for a local team, need to be supportive.

[dave.woodhall]

Gregg Evans' end of season awards. Guess who gets mentioned in best away fans?

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-end-of-season-awards---9396357

[tomd2103]

Gregg Evans' end of season awards. Guess who gets mentioned in best away fans?

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-end-of-season-awards---9396357

Laughable, but predictable.  Hardly heard them from the Holte during both games.