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Small Heath Alliance
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Birmingham City Football Club Announces Departure of Director of Football Craig Gardner
Birmingham City Football Club can confirm that Craig Gardner will leave his role as Director of Football. [bcfc.com]
Small Heath Alliance
The busiest and arguably the best independent Birmingham City website since 2001.
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New blog post on Gardner
Out of retirement for a one off post. Linking in this as I don't think it has a greenie any more, if it does then please delete. [almajir.net]
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Surrey & Blaze bounce back in Women's T20 Blast
Surrey and The Blaze bounce back from defeat and join Durham in the top three of the 2026 Women's T20 Blast standings. [www.bbc.com]
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Blues past and present at the WC
Full list: South Korea - Paik Seung Ho Tunisia - Hannibal Mejbri, Yan Valery Curacao - Thaith Chong, Juninho Bacuna England - Dan Burn, Jude Bellingham Scotland - Che
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Anthony Head
RIP.
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First test
Are you all asleep?
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Five jobs on new Director of Football’s agenda after Craig Gardner's Birmingham City exit
Birmingham City are looking to appoint a replacement to Craig Gardner after their Director of Football stepped aside [www.birminghammail.co.uk]
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Stuart webber
Personally id like him he would he my first choice who who be your 1st choice and why
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Terry Butcher
[www.nytimes.com] Apols, this isn’t football related but it’s a very emotional and engaging read. It’s paywalled so Rags could you pls do your stuff?
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Ajax’s Bring and buy sale
Ajax is open to sell these 21 players: Dies Janse Don-Angelo Konadu Kasper Dolberg Oscar Gloukh Rayane Bounida Steven Berghuis Oliver Edvardsen Julian Rijkhoff Youri Regeer Ko Itakura Youri
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Today's IJ
What's everyone's IJ today ? For some reason I woke up earlier this morning with 'Private Hell' by The Jam going off in my brain !
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Craig Gardner's 72 hits and misses as Birmingham City transfer chief
Reports suggest Craig Gardner's time as Birmingham City director of football could be coming to an end [www.birminghammail.co.uk]
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Birmingham vs Barcelona Friendly
Barcelona could play two friendlies against Birmingham City this summer as part of their pre-season plans.
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Bank Notes
Just seen on the BBC website the vote is open for the next design of Bank notes, to feature nice pretty animals and get rid of Churchill et al.
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A personal vent
I’m sorry to post this and I'm not looking for sympathy, but I don't really have anyone I feel I can talk to, not getting it off my chest is
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Deya beers
Any fans? Can't get enough of them at the moment, and the brewery bar itself near Cheltenham train station is pretty ace.
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Gardner
Message on another thread saying he's going/gone. Did I miss something?
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Boring politics on a football forum.
Don't post here, but member for a bit and a very very long time reader of SHA.
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Petitiion
Started by Rags I think [rebootfifa.com] Just sign it.