AUTHOR PROFILE: Steven Coney

Currently studying Sports Journalism at Staffs Uni. Birmingham City writer for FootballFanCast.com

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Blogs by Steven Coney

Birmingham face long, hard season.

After their best ever Premier League finish, Birmingham City will be looking to confirm themselves as a top flight fixture with another impressive season. A brilliant, record breaking season, which included only losing twice at St. Andrew’s, will be hard to match, let alone…

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Birmingham’s summer spending far from over

Date: 5th July 2010 at 2:33 pm | Filed under: Birmingham City,Football Blogs,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , , ,
Birmingham City have already spent £12million in the transfer market so far this summer but they are still looking to strengthen their squad ahead of the new Premier League season. Coming off their best ever Premiership finish, the Blues are trying to make sure they…

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Birmingham fans should realise how far they have come

Date: 25th March 2010 at 12:30 pm | Filed under: Birmingham City,Football Blogs,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , , ,
After getting knocked out of the FA Cup and the Europa League looking a near impossibility, Birmingham will soon be setting their sights on summer transfer targets. Alex McLeish’s men will most likely finish around 10th position, a great achievement for a team that was one of the favourites for relegation pre-season.…

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Chucho leaves Birmingham with a transfer dilemma

Date: 21st March 2010 at 8:05 pm | Filed under: Birmingham City,Football Blogs,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , ,
To buy or not to buy? That’s the conundrum that will face Birmingham boss Alex McLeish this summer. One of McLeish’s hardest decisions will be whether to make Christian Benítez’s loan deal from Mexican side Santos Laguna permanent. There was a lot of controversy over the Ecuador international’s transfer. Birmingham firstly announced that…

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How to solve a problem like Birmingham’s Liam Ridgewell

Date: 13th March 2010 at 10:16 pm | Filed under: Birmingham City,Football Blogs,Premier League | Author: | Tags: , , , ,
Coming into this season, one of Birmingham’s biggest problems was the left-back position, little did they know that somebody already at the club could fill the void. Liam Ridgewell, most notably known for being a strong willed centre-back has played a…

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Transfer blues coming back to haunt Birmingham?

When new owner Carson Yeung took over Birmingham City were promised a war chest of £40million to spend in January. Unfortunately for Alex McLeish and the Birmingham fans, that did not materialise and the only transfer window recruits were midfielders Michel from Sporting Gijon and Craig Gardner from local rivals Aston Villa,…

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Larsson sees exciting times for Birmingham

Date: 5th March 2010 at 2:55 pm | Filed under: Birmingham City,Football Blogs | Author: | Tags: , ,
Life couldn’t be better at St.Andrews at the moment according to Swedish midfielder Sebastian Larsson. Larsson, 24, has been a permanent fixture in the record breaking Birmingham team this season and he’s enjoying his football now more than ever. He told the Birmingham Mail: “Being part of Birmingham at the moment…

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Hard to find negatives for Birmingham this season

Date: 2nd March 2010 at 3:03 pm | Filed under: Birmingham City,FA Cup,Football Blogs,Premier League | Author: | Tags:
After Saturday’s 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic, Birmingham City are flying high in eighth position. They have defied all critics who expected them to be battling against relegation but the second city side have now reached 40 points and look comfortable. It’s hard to find any negatives for Birmingham this season, they…

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