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BLUES LIFTED BY JACQUES IN THE BOX

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The LeaguePaper Team
31 December 2017

By John Wragg
BIRMINGHAM City have shot themselves in the foot so many times in a dreadful year they have left themselves barely able to walk. But they stood tall in this one.
The Blues might still be bottom of the Championship but suddenly there is hope in that dark tunnel. Jacques Maghoma’s first goal since the middle of August, when hope was still high under Harry Redknapp’s management, brought a deserved and grateful win.
“It was a big win and one we thoroughly deserved,” said Blues boss Steve Cotterill, the latest manager to try and rescue their situation.
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