Birmingham City F. C.

The time has come for the mid term report. The Blues are, currently, top of the league although they have forfeited five of their eight points credit over the last few weeks - it is said because of a superfluity of Xmas pudding. Come teatime on Saturday however, because of events I will explain later we may only be joint top.
We remain a conundrum. Because we are not used to success nobody is convinced, despite our current lofty status, that we will return to the Premiership next season. Some of the fans are suspicious of the manager and the board who, in turn, suspect that there are a number of fifth columnists on the terraces (some of us have been called a disgrace) and that many more have taken to fishing, shopping, watching the tele and other flippant activities like prefering to be with their families.
St. Andrews, once famous for producing an atmosphere that chilled the blood in opposing ranks and fired the hearts of tens of thousands of Brummies has, for no apparent reason, become a genteel place where silence is golden and most of what sound there is usually comes from a few thousand visiting fans. Something strange and unexplained is happenning. Is there a lack of excitement or anticipation or has a fervent and passionate generation moved on?
However, famous as we are for being one of the great blunderers in football on this day, Saturday 13 January 2007, we have made ouselves look very foolish indeed. Our home match against Leeds United has had to be cancelled because a newly laid playing surface is awash with water and has to be replaced. We have been charged by the F.A. for failing to fulfil a fixture and await our sentance. We could even have points deducted. Who is responsible for this gross piece of mismanagement - apparently the weather - it was wet in January surprise, surprise. How we could have done with this deluge during the the Second World War incident involving a member of the National Fire Service, a happily burning brazier and a bucket of unidentified liquid. Unfortunately for the fire fighter the bucket contained petrol, not water. Result: the destruction of the main stand, and exile to Villa Park.
So disaster follows disaster but at heart all of us Blues fans know that one day, one day we will succeed at something. Like the song says, "Keep Right On".