The League Paper

BOSS WILL SCRAP TO VERY END…

by
The LeaguePaper Team
18 October 2020

Match Verdict

GARRY Monk loves a fight. He won a scrap to keep Birmingham in the Championship after a nine points penalty deduction and now he’s got a 12-pointer to win at Sheffield Wednesday.
Monk’s reward for keeping up Birmingham against the odds was the sack – and here he was taking the fight to Blues.
He ended Birmingham’s unbeaten start to the league season and looks as if he has shaped a squad with a mind set to stay up despite having that points handicap. New signing Aden Flint typifies what Monk wants.
A big man, the centre- back plays tall as well and he...

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