OADBY TOWN 2-1 AMPTHILL TOWN
Saturday 21st January 2012
FA Vase 4th Round
Greene King Park
After what feels like a long time since I saw Oadby in action this is to be the first of two consecutive Saturday home games for the Poachers. The last time I was down here for a games was on December 3rd when they hosted Tipton Town in the last round of this competition.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa are waiting in the wings to make a move for Blackburn defender Scott Dann before the transfer window closes according to skysports.com.
The 24-year-old has made 11 Barclays Premier League starts for Steve Kean's struggling side this season, prior to picking up a groin injury just before the busy festive period.

Jonathan Spector's Birmingham City take on Slovenia's SK Maribor at St Andrews tonight, knowing their Europa League odyssey will come to an end if they fail to win."We are making a good run of it, " Spector told NSC, "so hopefully we can advance to the group stage. We definitely want to make the most of this and get as far as we possibly can.

OADBY TOWN 1–1 (aet) TIPTON TOWN Saturday 3rd December 2011 FA Vase 3rd Round Greene King Park
Another home game for Oadby Town this afternoon, this time against former adversaries in the Midland Football Alliance Tipton Town in the 3rd round (last 64) of the FA Vase. This is the first time since the 2004/05 season that Oadby have reached this stage of the competition.

Turn the clock back to 2010 in the match at St Andrews against Birmingham City. Samir Nasri had just netted what looked to be the winner in the match. Just seconds from time, on their last attack, Birmingham found a half decent ball for Kevin Phillips. The veteran came up with a scuffed, poor effort [.

OADBY TOWN 1-0 ELLISTOWN Saturday 26th November 2011 East Midlands Counties League Greene King Park
Following four consecutive Saturday's watching other clubs in the East Midlands I am back at GKP for the second in a run of four Saturday home games for the Poachers. After last weeks tough victory against local rival St.

OADBY TOWN 1-0 ST. ANDREWS
Saturday 19th November 2011
FA Vase 2nd Round
Greene King Park
After a five week break I am back at GKP for what on paper should be a cracking tie in the FA Vase. Both teams currently sit in the top six in the East Midlands Counties League (EMCL), and they played each other at the end of August with Oadby running out 3-1 winners.

OADBY TOWN 1-0 ST. ANDREWS
Saturday 19th November 2011
FA Vase 2nd Round
Greene King Park
After a five week break I am back at GKP for what on paper should be a cracking tie in the FA Vase. Both teams currently sit in the top six in the East Midlands Counties League (EMCL), and they played each other at the end of August with Oadby running out 3-1 winners.

(c) 2010 Premier LeagueAccording to the BBC, when Chelsea played Birmingham City FC the afternoon of November 20, 2010 at St.Andrews, they took 25 shots on Ben Foster's goal. Birmingham took only 1 – yes one – shot the entire match. The end result? Birmingham 1, Chelsea 0. One way to read these results is to say Birmingham got lucky.

With most English action taking place in the Carling Cup on Wednesday, Jonathan Spector's Birmingham City got a 1-0 league win over Leeds United at St Andrews. Spector got the start and went the distance, with Nikola Zigic scored in the 35th minute. In Serie A, Michael Bradley started for Chievo in a 1-0 home loss to Bologna.

OADBY TOWN 1-2 HEANOR TOWN
Saturday 15th October 2011
East Midlands Counties League
Greene King Park
Again yours truly is down at Oadby for the second consecutive Saturday for this top of the table clash against the free scoring league leaders from Derbyshire.

What are the odds Shane and Liz never make it down the aisle? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

Shane Warne popped the question to Liz Hurley at St Andrews, the home of golf. The question was ‘can I take a mulligan?' When the oft-seen couple and Warne were asked why they haven't named a date for the wedding, Warne said he wasn't aware you were allowed to bring one.

According to sources, Sunderland have won the race to sign featured player Nicklas Bendtner on a season long loan. The deal re-ignites Bendtner's association with Sunderland manager Steve Bruce, who took Nicklas to St.Andrews in 2007 . . . more to follow ! stay tuned

Reports are circulating that Liverpool are trying to sign Argentine front man Mauro Zarate to bolster their attacking options.
The Reds spent big in January in acquiring Andy Carroll from Newcastle and Luis Suarez from Ajax for a combined total of £58m but manager Kenny Dalglish is not ready to rest on his laurels.

OADBY TOWN 3–1 ST. ANDREWS
Saturday 27th August 2011East Midlands Counties LeagueGreene King Park
A visit to Oadby Town Football Club was not on my agenda this afternoon at all, actually in fact six weeks ago it was not on my agenda all season!!!! Not because I have no interest in the club but because I was planning to spend the season, like previous ones ground hopping.

OADBY TOWN 3–1 ST. ANDREWS
Saturday 27th August 2011East Midlands Counties LeagueGreene King Park
A visit to Oadby Town Football Club was not on my agenda this afternoon at all, actually in fact six weeks ago it was not on my agenda all season!!!! Not because I have no interest in the club but because I was planning to spend the season, like previous ones ground hopping.

OADBY TOWN 3–1 ST. ANDREWS
Saturday 27th August 2011East Midlands Counties LeagueGreene King Park
A visit to Oadby Town Football Club was not on my agenda this afternoon at all, actually in fact six weeks ago it was not on my agenda all season!!!! Not because I have no interest in the club but because I was planning to spend the season, like previous ones ground hopping.

OADBY TOWN 3-1 ST. ANDREWS
Saturday 27th August 2011
East Midlands Counties League
Greene King Park
Some photos taken in between the (heavy) rain showers can be viewed below:
Scorers:
Oadby - Michael Reeves (12), John Stevenson (15, 63)
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Arsenal are on the verge of signing Birmingham defender Scott Dann, according to the latest reports.

Sky Sports News sources state that Arsenal have opened preliminary talks with Birmingham, over a possible move for Dann.

The 24-year old is expected to leave St. Andrews this summer, after his side were relegated to the Championship, after a miserably late finish on the final day of last season.

Recently relegated Birmingham started their new life in the nPower Championship today with an opening day defeat at the hands of Derby County. Former Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies appeared to have given the visitors the perfect start as he scored in the 19th minute, but less than ten minutes later Jason Shackell equalizer for Derby.

Shroot has impressed whilst on trial at Stevenage

Robin Shroot is finally a Stevenage player. After 2 weeks on trial and four pre-season friendlies, Shroot has managed to convince Graham Westley that he is worth taking a gamble on. A two year contract has been agreed and the former Birmingham City winger will go into tonight's friendly at Hampton & Richmond as a permanent member of the Boro squad.

The relationship between the second city's two clubs was frosty anyway, but relations between Aston Villa and Birmingham are now enveloped in a full blown arctic winter following the resignation of Alex McLeish from St Andrews.
Given the boards of major football clubs tending to have itchy trigger fingers nowadays it is unusual to feel sorry for them.

Chairman Daniel Levy may well be looking to streamline the Tottenham squad this summer but it looks increasingly like he will have a problem trying to offload David Bentley.

Birmingham's relegation to the championship looks set to see Bentley return to Tottenham but the club's drop to the second tier may just have made Alex McLeish's decision that much easier.

An extra defender in the White Hart Lane ranks is as much as a priority for Spurs as a new front man and there are several reports today linking us once again with a move for Birmingham City's Roger Johnson. While Birmingham announced a major squad clear-out yesterday, Johnson is one that Alex McLeish will want to keep hold of.

I heard a whisper a day or two ago that Carlos Cuellar was in London for a knee operation and the Express & Star and OS have confirmed the news with some interesting details today. Apparently, Carlos was having a torn meniscus in his right knee fixed and will now be out for up to three months, probably causing him to miss the start of next season.

I heard a whisper a day or two ago that Carlos Cuellar was in London for a knee operation and the Express & Star and OS have confirmed the news with some interesting details today. Apparently, Carlos was having a torn meniscus in his right knee fixed and will now be out for up to three months, probably causing him to miss the start of next season.

Manchester United approach the final day of the season with the title in the bag and a European Cup final to prepare for.

Blackpool will struggle to avoid relegation and have the worst possible fixture to save their season: away at the Champions.

John, from the excellent statistical Blackpool FC blog, Tangerine Dreaming, has taken a few minutes to talk to us ahead of the game.

While we've looked at classic encounters from the past between Tottenham and some of our recent opponents, the forthcoming fixture between Spurs and Birmingham doesn't really conjure up too many memories of any kind.

While Tottenham did travel to St Andrews on the way to the 1967 FA Cup final, recent memory could only recall a freezing night in the mid-1980's where Spurs defeated a Birmingham side by two goals to nil.

Chelsea v Newcastle 2011 Final score:- Chelsea vs Newcastle 2-2 ( Jonas Guiterrez, Steven Taylor/ Branislav Ivanovic, Alex) Steven Taylor's injury time goal allows Newcastle United to draw 2-2 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea were playing in their new 11/12 home kit against Newcastle. The 2-2 draw vs Newcastle was also Chelsea's last home [.

Newcastle have three games left for the season and tomorrow's home game against Birmingham is the easiest of the three. That's on paper of course, but Newcastle easily beat Birmingham, at St. Andrews 2-0 and if they can put in a decent and spirited display they could get their second double of the season, having [.

t was pointed out on here in one of the comments that it's not that easy to get rid of our fringe players if nobody wants them. Players such as Bale and Modric are naturally going to be in demand but there aren't exactly a flood of rumours concerning the likes of O'Hara, Bentley and Keane.

Perhaps the idea of "High Noon" was that of a television executive. If it was, the Premier League supporters could probably be forgiven for throwing a few curses his way for scheduling two matches for midday on a Sunday lunchtime in the middle of a Bank Holiday weekend. The supporters of Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers haven't come off as badly from this as those of Newcastle United, who would have needed to leave for Anfield at a time that could be credibly described as "late last night", but still.

Tonight, without Alex, Ramires and possibly Ivanovic, Chelsea take to the pitch knowing that dependant on what happens at White Hart Lane, three points could move us into second place in the Premier League. With United slipping up last night, we could move within six points of the leaders knowing they still have to play us and The Arsenal.

Newcastle vs Manchester United 2011 St.James Park- Newcastle- 19/4/11- 19th April 2011 Final score:- Newcastle vs Manchester United 0-0 Newcastle reach the forty point mark in the Premiership as they draw 0-0 with an off colour Manchester United. There were opportunities in the game and both sides felt they should have had penalties ( Javier [.

Per Jonsson, the agent of Birmingham City winger Sebastian Larsson, has stated that his client wants to continue playing in the Barclays Premier League once his contract comes to an end this summer.
Following talks with his current club's new owners, Larsson felt that there was no future for him at St.

The relegation battle takes centre stage on Saturday, before Arsenal face Liverpool on Sunday looking to narrow the gap on Manchester United. The action kicks off on Saturday with five intriguing encounters, including a vital clash at Bloomfield Road between Blackpool and Wigan. West Ham are another side in deep trouble after back-to-back losses halted what appeared to be a very promising revival and dropped them back into the relegation places.

The agent of Birmingham City midfielder Sebastian Larsson has said his client will leave St Andrews at the end of the season when his contract expires, and is just not interested in staying at Birmingham. Sebastian Larsson on his way in the summer to Newcastle? That's hardly surprising of course, as his agent [.

Believe it or not, but Fulham are currently 10th in the table on goal difference. We're also three points off 7th spot, occupied by Everton (who just lost their best striker).

That's right, after this doozy of a roller coaster season, we're in the top half of the table. Which is something we haven't done/been in since Halloween.

He's been one of the bargains of the season. The Ivorian defensive midfield who joined Newcastle for £3.5m has taken to the league like he'd played in it for years. I recently went to see Birmingham against Newcastle at St Andrews. I watched it like...
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Stoke vs Newcastle Premiership- 19/3/11- Britannia Stadium. Final result:- Stoke vs Newcastle 4-0 ( Walters, Pennant, H'Botham, Fuller) Stoke City crush Newcastle United 4-0 in their weekend Premiership clash to keep their unbeaten league home record in 2011 intact. Stoke v Newcastle 1-0 ( Walters goal vs Newcastle 28′) Stoke v Newcastle 2-0 ( Pennant [.