Championship

DERBY DAY CAN’T BE THIS INTENSE

by
The LeaguePaper Team
29 October 2017

Riots, swords and flares – that’s life in North

PREVIEW:BIRMINGHAM

By John Wragg
AHMED Elmohamady talks about today’s high-octane high noon Brum derby and laughs.
“Am I ready for this? I am ready for any atmosphere,” he said. “I have played for Egypt against Algeria. That gets very, very intense.”
Elmohamady, who has played for Egypt for ten years, laughs again. But he’s not kidding.
Egypt and Algeria are North African countries separated by Libya and their local derbies make Birmingham City v Aston Villa look as volatile as Sunday afternoo...

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