Bar 8 is a great place to go for the post match inquest which, that day, didn't last long as the two one defeat to Huddersfield Town was arguably the worst performance of the season.
Frustratingly there was no real ale on offer so I went for a pint of Dutch lager Amstel as a tribute to our former Amsterdam born winger Daniel De Ridder.
In a throw back to the days when TF graced the hallowed St Andrews turf the barmaids were wearing the full Birmingham City kit though, disappointingly, the talent behind the bar was about as impressive as that in the current Birmingham City first team !!
Former Blues player, and fellow number 8 wearer, Paul Tait turned up at the bar (unfortunately not wearing his infamous anti v*lla tee shirt) though he barely had time to get served as, somewhat annoyingly, last orders were called at 5.20 though there was still time for one last photo wishing the great man was still playing for us...
UPDATE 25th October
When I settled down at the start of Blues's game against Bournemouth I had absolutely no idea of what was to follow....
To go one nil down after 122 seconds doesn't help, nor does being reduced to ten men after seven minutes but 0-8?!! Really?!! 0-8?!! It sounds more like economical bowling figures !! I should have put a bet on, in response (at 0-3) to my mate Andy's text that Bar 08 would be the choice of post match drinking venue I said I hope that's not your score prediction !! My face sums up my mood just after the final whistle...
To say we were speechless when I met up with Deb, Andy, Dave and Al after the game is something of an understatement. It would be no exaggeration to say that it was the worst performance that I have seen from a Birmingham City team in the forty years I have been watching them, and trust me, there have been some pretty bad performances in those four decades. Totally and utterly unacceptable.
One of the choices of beer in the bar was a surprising one, Midlands brewery Sadler's have decided to cash in on the popular tv series Peaky Blinders (a programme supposedly set just around the corner from St Andrews) and have launched an ale of the same name which was available in bottles..
It was as dark and heavy as some of the music I listen to so not necessarily for my taste buds but definitely drinkable however it did not take my mind off what I had just witnessed. I was bracing myself for the texts, which I would undoubtedly receive, from gloating v*lla fans with quips about After Eight Mints etc. I did stop and wonder, when I saw his photo as a young man on a door in the bar, what Blues's most famous number eight would make of the debacle...
The bar closes at 5.30pm so there was only time for one drink before moving elsewhere for more (joys and) sorrows drowning.....
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