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Not so. Birmingham, unbeaten in 14 games under the impressive Chris Hughton, threatened at set pieces, defended with discipline and were well worth the replay that will have St Andrew's shaking in just over a fortnight's time. The "Bosman Blues" as...
But I'm also very sure Andre Villas-Boas will still be the Chelsea manager on Monday morning. "He's a very good manager, that's why he got the Chelsea job. I hope and expect to see him in that job for a very long time." Hughton's curse began to strike...
Birmingham City's English manager Chris Hughton gestures during the English FA Cup 5th Round football match between Chelsea and Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge in London, England on February 18, 2012. View Photo »
If it wasn't Nikola who took it then it would have been someone else ... If Marlon had been on the pitch there's no guarantee he would have scored. Nikola's a good striker of the ball and you just hope when you get that situation that he scores, unfortunately for us he didn't.
Here's our coverage as it happened today... Birmingham boss Chris Hughton hailed his own side's display as their best of the season, especially considering they were without Nikola Zigic and Marlon King, and lost captain Stephen Carr early in the...
City boss Chris Hughton hailed his own side's display as their best of the season, especially considering they were without Nikola Zigic and Marlon King, and lost captain Stephen Carr early in the game. "I'm more delighted not so much with the result as...
Birmingham City boss Chris Hughton was pleased with his side's efforts against top-flight opponents and is not concerned about adding a replay to an already congested fixture list. "We had to cope with a couple of things today, none more so than a very,...
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Chris Hughton, manager of Birmingham City gives instructions during the FA Cup with Budweiser Fifth Round match between Chelsea and Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge on February 18, 2012 in London, England. View Photo »
They got rid of Chris Hughton and the way they did it I felt they could have handled themselves with a bit more dignity. I felt aggrieved by it.
Hughton: Feels Birmingham held their own for long periods in cup clash with Chelsea Chris Hughton was delighted to see Birmingham overcome a number of obstacles to pick up a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the FA Cup. The Blues left Stamford Bridge on Saturday...
The hosts were booed off the pitch at the final whistle as the Premiership side had to come from behind to draw against Chris Hughton's team. The out-of-form Blues made a disappointing start to the match and failed to make an impact against the...
Christopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton (born December 11, 1958 in Stratford) is an English-born Irish former footballer. He was a full Republic of Ireland international. Full Article
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Chris Hughton, manager of Birmingham City gives instructions during the FA Cup with Budweiser Fifth Round match between Chelsea and Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge on February 18, 2012 in London, England.
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 07: Manager of Birmingham City Chris Hughton looks on during the npower Championship match between Birmingham City and Portsmouth at St Andrews stadium on February 7, 2012 in Birmingham, England.
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 4: Chris Hughton manager of Birmingham looks on prior to the npower Championship match between Birmingham City and Southampton at St. Andrews on February 4, 2012 in Birmingham, England.
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 4: Chris Hughton manager of Birmingham shouts instructions to his players during the npower Championship match between Birmingham City and Southampton at St. Andrews on February 4, 2012 in Birmingham, England.
View Photo »Birmingham City manager Chris Hughton takes to the touchline for his team's English FA Cup soccer match against against Wolverhampton Wanderers at St Andrews Stadium, Birmingham, England, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.
View Photo »Birmingham City's manager Chris Hughton leaves the pitch after their Europa League Group H soccer match against Maribor at St Andrew's in Birmingham, central England, December 15, 2011.
View Photo »Birmingham City's manager Chris Hughton shouts during their Europa League Group H soccer match against Maribor at St Andrew's in Birmingham, central England, December 15, 2011.
View Photo »IRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: Birmingham City Manager Chris Hughton looks on during the UEFA Europa League group H match between Birmingham City FC and NK Maribor at St Andrews on December 15, 2011 in Birmingham, England.
View Photo »READING, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 6: Birmingham manager Chris Hughton looks on prior to the npower Championship match between Reading and Birmingham City at the Madejski Stadium on November 6, 2011 in Reading, England.
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Chris Hughton manager of Birmingham looks on before the npower Championship match between Birmingham City and Brighton & Hove Albion at St Andrews stadium on October 29, 2011 in Birmingham, England.
View Photo »BRISTOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 23: Chris Hughton, manager of Birmingham City looks on during the npower Championship match between Bristol City and Birmingham City at Ashton Gate on October 23, 2011 in Bristol, England.
View Photo »Birmingham's head coach Chris Hughton takes part in a press conference at the Jan Breydel stadium in Brugge on October 19, 2011, on the eve of the UEFA Europa League, group H, football match between Club Brugge and Birmingham City.
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 16: Chris Hughton manager of Birmingham City during the npower Championship match at St Andrews on October 16, 2011 in Birmingham, England.
View Photo »NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 02: Chris Hughton of Birmingham City looks on during the npower Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City at City Ground on October 2, 2011 in Nottingham, England.
View Photo »MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Birmingham manager Chris Hughton checks is watch before the Carling Cup Third Round match between Manchester City and Birmingham City at the Etihad Stadium on September 21, 2011 in Manchester, England.
View Photo »Birmingham City's English-Irish manager Chris Hughton (R) reacts during the 3rd round league cup football match between Manchester City and Birmingham City at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north-west England on September 21, 2011.
View Photo »Birmingham's manager Chris Hughton take to the touchline for his team's English League Cup soccer match against Manchester City at The Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Wednesday Sept. 21, 2011.
View Photo »SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Birmingham manager Chris Hughton reacts during the npower Championship match between Southampton and Birmingham City at St. Marys Stadium on September 18, 2011 in Southampton, England.
View Photo »SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Birmingham manager Chris Hughton shouts instructions to his players during the npower Championship match between Southampton and Birmingham City at St. Marys Stadium on September 18, 2011 in Southampton, England.
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Birmingham manager Chris Hughton gestures during the npower Championship match between Birmingham City and Millwall at St Andrews on September 11, 2011 in Birmingham, England.
View Photo »WATFORD, ENGLAND - AUGUST 28: Birmingham Manager Chris Hughton looks on prior to the npower Championship match between Watford and Birmingham City at Vicarage Road on August 28, 2011 in Watford, England.
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 25: Birmingham manager Chris Hughton looks on during the UEFA Europa League Play-Off match between Birmingham City FC and CD Nacional at St Andrews on August 25, 2011 in Birmingham, England.
View Photo »BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JULY 30: Birmingham City manager Chris Hughton looks on during the pre season friendly between Birmingham City and Everton at St Andrews on July 30, 2011 in Birmingham, England.
View Photo »WATFORD, ENGLAND - AUGUST 28: Radio presenter, Ian Abrahams also known as Moose from Talksport Radio shares a joke with Birmingham Manager Chris Hughton prior to the npower Championship match between Watford and Birmingham City at Vicarage Road on August 28, 2011 in Watford, England.
View Photo »Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton looks at the pitch on before their English Premier League football match against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns, in West Bromwich, central England on December 5, 2010. Newcastle United have sacked manager Chris Hughton, the English Premier...
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Chris Hughton, manager of Birmingham City gives instructions during the FA Cup with Budweiser Fifth Round match between Chelsea and Birmingham City at Stamford Bridge on February 18, 2012 in London, England.
View Photo »If it wasn't Nikola who took it then it would have been someone else ... If Marlon had been on the pitch there's no guarantee he would have scored. Nikola's a good striker of the ball and you just hope when you get that situation that he scores, unfortunately for us he didn't.
They got rid of Chris Hughton and the way they did it I felt they could have handled themselves with a bit more dignity. I felt aggrieved by it.
It does make it difficult (to qualify), particularly hearing the result between Brugge and Maribor
I don’t think we deserved to lose ... I thought it was going to take a bit of brilliance or a little bit of luck for them to score. They got the one little bit of fortune that counted.
He’s trained with the team for the last few days ... I’ll make a decision on whether to include him at the weekend. The fact that there’s even a thought of that is a plus because it means he’s a lot closer.
Jordon is getting closer. I’m hoping that perhaps in a week-and-a-half he could be training with the team.
We left it very late but the plus to take from it is the fact there is a lot of spirit in the camp and they are a determined group of players
They are a determined group of players but we should have made things easier for ourselves and we do need to win our home games
