Birmingham 2-1 QPR: Aitor Karanka elated to see home blues ended

BIRMINGHAM used the anniversary of one of the best day’s in the club’s history to launch their relegation fight.
Blues shocked the country 10 years ago by beating hot favourites Arsenal in the Carling Cup final, to win their first major trophy in nearly 50 years.
The downside of that is that Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League a few months later and now look like dropping into League One.
But Croatian Alen Halilovic came on as a substitute and cracked an 85th minute winner that gives the Blues a fighting chance of beating the Championship drop.
He clinched Birmingham’s first...

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