'All Blues fans demand is passion and effort'
BBC Final Score reporter Marc Webber says Birmingham City fans will be happy with the grit and guile they showed against Ipswich.
[Getty Images] The determined performance by Birmingham City against Ipswich was a mile away from previously poor performances. Blues fans will, I'm sure, be happy with the grit and guile shown against the promotion-chasing opponents. They dominated a second-half in a game where a draw should have happened - or even an away win could have happened.
Manager Chris Davies was quick to highlight how proud he was of his side's endeavour after the game. He made seven changes at the start and it resulted in a different level from Birmingham City to that seen of late. Ironically some of those who raised the bar in that second-half were the very people left out of the starting 11 after a flat defeat by Blackburn the game before.
As both the play-offs and relegation are equally unlikely for Blues now, all their fans demand is a repeat of the passion and effort shown at Ipswich in the remaining games, to give a ray of hope ahead of the new season.