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Fat Buddha's Five (all about BCFC)

1:How did you wind up supporting this shower of shit?

I'm a Brummie, born and bred, but I was never a fan of football. At school everyone would be talking about their teams and the games they went to, but I really couldn't be interested.

I moved out of Brum when I was about 20 and got the usual stick about the accent and the area. I met a lad there who supported Blues. With our City in common we became friends and started going to Brum to watch football. He was a Bluenose but didn't mind going down the Villa to watch some games. I even saw the famous "clattering of Klinsmann".

Despite the obvious gulf between the two sides, there was no mistaking the passion of the Blues fans. Here I was, at a midweek game against Guildford, pissing it down, ground falling apart, a few thousand at most watching dire football and they loved it! The fans sang throughout, they took the piss out of the team, the club and each other but they were proud to be Blue. On the other side of town they had a top six team with international players, cup successes, a grand ground and no passion.

That's why I became a Bluenose.

2:what was your first Blues game?
My best mate and his entire family were Blues mad. In my early teens I went to a couple of games with them but I can't remember who it was I watched.

The first game were I can recall the team was a mid-week FA Cup tie against Palace. Terry Cooper was in charge. Blues took the lead but they equalised late on. I was at the ground a few days later when I bumped into Terry Copper

"is it worth me buying a ticket and travelling down to watch the replay?"

"nah, I wouldn't bother"

Some manager!


3: Who is you favourite all time player?

Hmmm. Ricky Otto used to piss me off.

He obviously had the talent but he seemed to spend 95% of the game standing on the side lines watching the proceedings. Ward was good. Bruce was my first real footballing hero I suppose. He was a very well known player, froma big club, won just about everything apart from an England cap. He read the game so well. He was 5 yards slower than most players but read it 10 yards quicker than anyone else. I tend to appreciate defenders so my current player has to be Cunningham.

4: What is your most memorable game, and why?

OOoOO a toughie! Both of the Wembley games stand out, as will the Cardiff one. My first villa derby was awesome. I suppose

For an everyday game, I'll never forget the Hereford game at our place. Pissing down with rain, ground rammed full, everyone singing their hearts out, Mad Bazza and his 55 strong team giving it all. Hereford fans standing on the seats and the typical songs that provoked about cow sheds!

From last season it would be hard to choose (apart from the AVFC conflicts) but Leeds at home stands out - we played football, real football. We passed, we took the ball off them without clattering their players. We looked slick. We had arrived.

5: Who is your favourite all time manager?

Hmmm. I've not been a Bluenose for that long and our club does tend to keep managers (unlike some other local teams!). loved the Barry Fry days - a breath of fresh air. Squads larger than most NFL teams. You had to buy the Evening Mail every day to see who we had bouhgt and/or sold.



No matter what happens now, Bruce will always be highly regarded for his efforts. So Bruce it is.
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