Word of the week - Football. Birmingham City FC V FC Barcelona

I was back at B9 St Andrew's At Knightshead Park this week or just BCFC, Birmingham City Football Club. Too many names, for one ground, new sponsors and a terrible new kit, that looks like you've just finished shift at the local bookies, had your tea (dinner) and not had time to change before heading out to watch the match.

Friday night was a friendly against FC Barcelona and a lot of people moaned they were just putting out their B team, it was a fairly impressive line up. 

I've got my season ticket this year and I'll be seated along the goal line on the left of this photo near the tunnel, for the this game I was 4 rows from the front and 6 seats to the right. it was difficult to see down the line.

I always get to the ground at lease 90 mins before kick off and I will often read, talk to people, get coffee and have my picnic tea.

The Vertu car delivering the match ball.

Frenkie de Jong

'He's one of our own, Jude Bellingham, he's come on home'

ELO Mr Blue Sky welcoming FC Barcelona to B9

Draw after 90 mins and we won 3-2 after sudden death penalties.

The 1875 bus was held up in traffic with 28,000 plus attendance and it was a full on run for the train home home and with 2 platform changes within minutes of getting to the station it was touch and go, but I made it. There was the last train half an hour later at 11pm, but I'd rather not be hanging around the station on my own. It would be quicker to walk/run but not safe at that time of night, in fact it's often not safe in broad daylight if I'm being honest.