By John Wragg

BIRMINGHAM C 2
Deeney 47, McGree 82

SWANSEA C 1
Obafemi 77

STAR MAN

TAHITH CHONG Birmingham

OH YES! Birminghan’s Troy Deeney, right, celebrates the opening goal and Swansea’s Joel Piroe is challenged by Blues’ Kristian Pedersen
PICTURE: Athena Pictures

TROY Deeney got the shock of his life when he went into the Birmingham dressing room – and found the captain’s armband was waiting for him.
Boss Lee Bowyer had kept it quiet, but he had decided to make Blues fan Deeney skipper of his home-town club.
Deeney responded with the best display of his Birmingham career an...