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The Blue Machine boys are back in the studio, bringing you the latest Birmingham City talk including:

• Pod Stat Attacks
• Real Birmingham v Atletico Rotherham Review
• Club News Catch Up
• Peterborough Preview
• And why you should always think before you tweet...

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The lads are back together discussing Monday Nights comfortable win against Wrexham:

• Rotherham Stat Attacks
• The Blue Machine Rolls On
• Stansfield Impact

On this weeks bumper special episode, the lads delve into each of Blues summer signings, as well as looking ahead to Wrexham:

• The Walsall Experiment
• Our Landmark Signings
• Transfer Deep Dive
• Wrexham Preview

We will be back with our usual episode content next time, but in the meantime give us your thoughts on how you think Blues performed in the transfer window!

The 4th instalment of The Blue Machine pod sees the lads get together to discuss their beloved Birmingham City, including:

• Toms Trip to Blink 182
• Orient & Fulham Recap
• Transfer Deadline Day
• Last Minute Wigan Win
• The Leather Capital of the World

Make sure you tune in to our next episode where we have a transfer special during the international break, and will also look forward to a crunch game against Wrexham

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Episode 3 of the Blue Machine pod sees the boys back together, discussing all things Birmingham City and a focus in on:

• The weekends result at Wycombe Wanderers
• Plenty of Stat Attacks from our resident Realist Tom
• Insight into Orient (A), including analysis from friend of the pod and O's fan Big Tone
• And off topic, an answer to whos the bigger club - Stoke or Cov?

(00:00) Introduction (08:00) Stat Attack - Who Has The Most Possession in the EFL?

(17:30) Yokoyamas Debut

(23:15) That Blues Away Following

(26:40) HMS P*ss The League

(27:40) Who Is The Bigger Club? Cov or Stoke?

(32:28) Stat Attack - Leyton Orient

(39:26) Big Tone - An Orient Insight

(51:02) The Papa Johns Half Time Dugout

(58:50) The Caraboa Cup Draw

We are back with the second instalment of the Blue Machine Pod. In this episode, we are covering:

• Opening day draw with Reading
• Caraboa Cup success at Charlton
• Beaconsfield Services
• Wycombe Predictions

It's episode 8 of The Blue Machine pod and the lads are back in the studio discussing an exciting week for the mighty Birmingham City:

• Rob's Derbyshire Heritage
• Peterborough & Huddersfield Victories
• That GK Situation
• Taz's Sunday League Miss
• Charlton (A)

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This week the lads get together to review the weeks games, and answer some of the questions posed by our listeners:

• Charlton & Shrewsbury (A)
• Squad Players Taking Their Chance
• The Away Ticketing Situation
• The Lads Favourite Curries
• An Insight Into The French Revolution

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The Blue Machine is back!

After a well earned break over the festive period, the boys are back in the studio with plenty to unpack:

• A successful Christmas run
• Adapting our style of play
• Are the cups important?
• Tomoki Iwatas Hamster Wheel
• What animal could you successfully wrestle to the ground?

A truly insightful & fun episode, so please sit back, relax and enjoy.

The Blue Machine podcast is proudly sponsored by Barrington Decorators.

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For the last episode of the current series, we welcome a very special guest in the form of 1991 Leyland Daf Cup Winner, and 2 goal hero on the day: John Gayle

It's our BEST episode yet, as the lads deep dive on Johns football career, that day at Wembley, and what John is up to now - some hilarious stories and an honour to have Blues royalty on the pod.

We also take a look ahead to our upcoming festive fixtures, with some bold Burton & Blackpool predictions included.

The Blue Machine podcast is proudly sponsored by Barrington Decorators.

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*PLEASE NOTE* This episode contains discussions of a sensitive nature

After Tom's European travels (and being the self proclaimed busiest man in the world over the last 2 weeks), the lads are back in the studio with a 4 game review - plus preview of Crawley on the 23rd December:

• What hasn't Tom been up to over the last 2 weeks?
• 4 more wins for The Blue Machine
• The rise and rise of Keshi Anderson
• Crawley according to Donald Lighthouse
• Taz's hidden secret hobby

We hope you enjoy this weeks episode, and we cannot wait to bring you our special with Blues hero from the 1991 Leyland Daf Cup Final, John Gayle.

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After a hectic week for The Blue Machine on the pitch, the lads are back and cover off:

• Robs Christmas Tree Erection
• Shrewsbury & Exeter Mixed Fortunes
• Who Will Blues Play in FA Cup Round 3?
• Disneyland Paris (A) or Barnsley (A)?

A great episode to record, and we hope it's as good a listen - enjoy the show!

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With yet another International Break done and dusted, the lads are back in the studio preparing for a tough week of away games:

• Rob's Barcelona Trip
• Is Shrewsbury a potential Banana skin?
• An emotional Exeter affair?
• Your favourite ever Blues goal at St. Andrews

We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording!

The Blue Machine podcast is proudly sponsored by Barrington Decorators

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It's a swift return to podcast action for the lads as we take to the mics to discuss (in depth) the Northampton game, plus:

• Duck Sized Rhinos vs Rhino Sized Ducks
• Will Super Chrissy Davies take us all the way to the Prem?
• Can the May & Stansfield partnership work?
• Everybody's love for Big Willy

We will be back very soon with more debate, laughs and Birmingham City content - UP THE BLUE MACHINE!

The Blue Machine podcast is proudly sponsored by Barrington Decorators.

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The lads are back in the studio with a short & sweet episode, covering off the week that was for The Blue Machine:

• Robs Trip to the World Travel Market
• Toms Top 3 Musicals
• The Long Long Grass of Sutton
• Blackpool FA Cup Draw
• Northampton Preview

We will be back with the next edition of the pod on Monday morning, and we just might have a few treats in store for you....

The Blue Machine podcast is proudly sponsored by Barrington Decorators

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This week sees the lads back together on Halloween, with the Ghost of Scott Hogan making an appearance. As well as that, the lads get stuck into:

• Mansfield & Bolton Reviews
• Willumsons' Velvet Touch
• Squad Rotation - More to Come?
• BOLD Sutton United Predictions
• What Sound Would a Banana Make?

This is definitely one full of laughs, and maybe a little too much off topic chat but we hope you enjoy listening!

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After a small break from your ears and last weeks technical issues, the lads are back in the studio with a cracking episode where they discuss:

• Lincoln & Bolton Review
• Exciting things to do in Mansfield
• Did Rob really come up with the Iwata & Paik Seung-Ho song?
• Taz's Irish Bar bill in Moscow

We hope you enjoy this weeks edition of the pod, and as always all comments and feedback are much appreciated!

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We are back with the latest instalment of The Blue Machine, with the lads discussing:

Another great episode to record, and we hope you enjoy listening just as much.

Also, a massive thank you to all of our listeners who have made the first 2 weeks of 2025 record breaking for us! Keep the comments & feedback coming via your streaming service or on X!

Thank you to Barrington Decorators for their continued support of the pod

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We are back in the studio after our FA Cup 3rd Round victory against the Lincoln Wanderers, with plenty to discuss including:

• Lyndon Dykes Wonder Goal
• The prospect of Newcastle in the 4th Round
• January Transfer Wishes
• Swindon's Magic Roundabout
• Plenty of Rhino Related Chat

Great fun as to record so we hope you enjoy listening as much, and all comments and feedback are greatly appreciated.

As always, a massive thank you to our principal partner Barrington Decorators for their sponsorship of the pod.

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Another great session in the studio recording the latest edition of the pod, where we cover off:

• A Mixed Bag of Cup Results
• Is Cambridge a Banana Skin?
• Return of the Little Welsh Goblin
• What's the Optimum Toastiness Level?

We can't wait for you to listen to the pod, and as always all comments and feedback are welcome!

Thank you to our principal sponsor Barrington Decorators for their continued support of the pod.

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The lads are back at full strength for this weeks pod - with Rob making a full recovery, Tom back from business in Dubai, and Taz finally home from Huddersfield:

• Keshi Anderson's Goal of the Season Contender
• Which is the priority? Stevenage or Newcastle?
• Who survives in the Amazon the longest?
• Does Tom really have 'bars for days'?

Really good fun recording this one, plenty of laughs and heated discussion to get you through your week.

As always, thank you to our principal sponsor Barrington Decor for their continued sponsorship of The Blue Machine podcast.

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This weeks episode is here, and The Blue Machine are a man down with Rob suffering from a sickness bug. However Taz & Tom are here to discuss:

We will be back next week with a full squad to select from, but for now enjoy the latest listen and KRO!

Thank you to our sponsor Barrington Decorators - the decorators you'll never be able to afford.

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What a week for the Blues! We go in depth on THAT Vertu Trophy Semi-Final win, plus:

• The Select Car Leasing Stadium Farmers Field
• Orient & Wycombe Previews
• Tom's Parking Disaster
• Pessimist V Dykes V Klarer: World Title Fight

As always another episode packed full of laughs, Blues insights and general nonsense - and we promise we won't ramble on as much next time!

Thanks to our Principal Sponsor Barrington Decorators.

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We are back with a bumper episode (conveniently timed at circa the length of a drive to Reading FC), where we cover:

• Another 6 Point Week
• THAT Refereeing Performance
• The Nathan Jones Chronicles
• Vertu Semi Final: Special St. Andrews Night Pending
• Koala's & Their Pesky Chlamydia

An unbelievably fun episode to record, filled with plenty of laughs, in depth review and stacked full of your listener questions!

Thank you to our principal partner Barrington Decor for their continued sponsorship of the pod.

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The lads (minus Rob who's on stag duties) are back, with our sponsor Jon from Barrington Decor filling the pessimist's seat, and there's plenty of debate on:

• Big Willy - What's going wrong?
• Was Northampton just a blip?
• Can Ants detect rain?
• Is a sit down wee a treat?

Another fun episode to record, and we hope you enjoy the dulcet tones of the Cotswolds finest decorator in Robs absence!

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After having 2 men down last week, The Blue Machine have showed more Bouncebackability than Chris Davies after a defeat. This week we bring you:

• Wycombe, Bolton & Lincoln Reviews
• Why Haven't Snakes Evolved Arms?
• There's Not A Lot To Do In Northampton
• Tom's Best South African Impression
• Will We Lose Again This Season?

A brilliantly fun episode to record, and we hope its just as good a listen. Make the most of Rob and his pessimistic views being in your ears as he's away on stag / work duties the next 2 weeks so you'll have pods full of optimism to look forward to.

Thanks to our sponsor Barrington Decor for their continued support of the pod.

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We are back for a listener question special, with the international break coming to a welcome end - and normal pods returning next week. Our resident Pessimist Rob is away in South Africa, so we are again blessed with the dulcet tones of the Cotswolds finest decorating company's head honcho Mr. Hateley (who's too busy to take on any additional work). We cover off:

• How are babies made?
• What do we need to be a success in the Championship?
• A Tom, Zigic & Rowett threesome
• How big is the Midlands?

We would also love our listeners to get in touch and tell us why Tom is turning his Mars Bars upside down in the fridge!

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The Pessimist is back! Back to our full quota of Blue Machine residents, we are back with a pod full of laughs, insight and plenty of discussion on:

• An emphatic win against Shrewsbury Athletic
• Tom's X shenanigans
• A lovely day out to be had in Bristol
• What hurts more - childbirth or a kick in the balls?

We hope you enjoy this one as much as we enjoyed recording it - and we can't wait to be back next week with our Wembley preview!

Thanks as always to our principal sponsor Barrington Decor!

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After a weekend out supporting The Blue Machine at Wembley, the lads are back picking apart:

• Defeat at Wembley - Disappointing Not Defining
• A Big Easter Weekend Ahead
• Burton: Marmite, Breweries & Wing Wahs
• Is Jay Stansfield Overrated? (The Answer is No)

A sombre first half of the pod, but a much livelier second half.

Thanks as always to Barrington Decor for their continued sponsorship of the pod.

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We are back with an extended episode full of Blues discussion and banter, including:

• The Birthday Boys Weekends
• 6 More Points in the Bag - Promotion Pending
• Lukas Jutkiewicz Appreciation
• Wembley Bound Blues
• How Much to eat a Big Toe Nail?

We know you're going to enjoy this one, and we can't wait to see as many of you as we can around Wembley!

Thanks as always to Barrington Decor for their sponsorship of the pod!

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It's the penultimate episode of the season and we are in the studio covering off:

• League 1 Champions Celebrations
• An Emotional Send-Off for Jukey
• Are Allotments Cool?
• What to do on a Sunny Day in Blackpool

As always a really fun one to record, and we hope you enjoy listening!

Thanks to our principal sponsor Barrington Decor for their continued support and delivery of the most random questions...

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It's a marathon not a sprint....that can certainly be said for the latest edition of The Blue Machine as we cover off:

• Crawley & Burton Reviews
• Closing in on Points Records
• Is Bird Poo Really Lucky?
• The Mount Rushmore of Blues CBs
• League 1 Team of the Season - Whose in From Blues?

We really do hope you enjoy our ramblings, and we can't wait to bring you our next episode.

Thanks as always to Barrington Decor for their continued sponsorship of the pod.

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For the final time this season, The Blue Machine brings you an extra long episode to take you into the summer break, and we cover:

• A very brief review of Blackpool & Cambridge
• Alfie May's new liver requirements
• The inaugural Blue Machine end of season awards
• Extended listener questions

It's been an absolute pleasure this season talking everything Blues related, and we have so much in the pipeline for next season and can't wait for it to come around. For now, we want to say THANK YOU and hope you enjoy the final show of the 2024/25 season.

As always, thanks to Barrington Decor for their continued sponsorship throughout the year.

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After 2 months out of the studio, we are back with a pre-season round up so far - catching up on all of the Blues content that's come to light since we were last in your ears:

• The Sports Quarter Transport Approval
• Beautiful Merch & Kit
• A Plethora of Quality Signings
• The Season Ahead

We hope you enjoy this one, as we ready ourselves for the 25/26 season!

Sponsored as always by Barrington Decor, the decorator you could never afford

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The Blue Machine is back! The season is upon us and we are here to preview it - albeit Rob-less with him sunning it up in Fuerteventura. However we have our sponsor Jon aka Barrington Decor on board to discuss:

• Pre-Season Review
• Where Should We Strengthen?
• Ipswich Preview
• Extended Questiontime

We hope you enjoy this first episode back, and we can't wait to be back next week discussing more things Blues.

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The Blue Machine are back with a full compliment of members, as The Pessimist returns from his holidays to bring his trademark negativity to the chat. A jam packed episode where we discuss:

• Ipswich Town Review
• The Americanization of Blues
• Where Do We Strengthen?
• Drinking From Bath Taps

This was a fun one to record, and we hope you enjoy listening.

The Blue Machine are proudly sponsored by Barrington Decor, who we thank for their continued support of the pod!

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The Blue Machine are back in action, minus The Realist who is on international duty in Lanzarote. However we have a much more glamorous co-presenter filling in coming in the form of the frequently mentioned Vinicius Jadeior, and we discuss:

• Sheff Utd & Blackburn Dubs
• Limbdon Dykes Big Contributions
• Mitrovic Done Deal?
• How Deep Is Your Love?

Another great pod to record, and hopefully just as good a listen - with some fresh female tones to grace your ears!

Thanks as always to our sponsor Barrington Decor for their continue support of the pod.

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The Blue Machine are back with an interim pod, ahead of returning to the normal start of the week scheduling. After a mix of the International Break plus conflicting schedules, the boys discuss:

• Stoke loss - what went wrong?
• Does the squad have enough firepower?
• Where do we go from here?
• Will we evolve to not require pubic hair?

We hope you enjoy this stop gap episode, and we will be back very soon with the next edition of the pod.

Thanks to Barrington Decor for the continued support of the pod.

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The full compliment of Blue Machine members are back, fresh from the Corn Exchange in Leicester after Friday nights defeat. We thrash out:

• What Went Wrong at Leicester?
• Transfer Talk
• Fans Overreacting?
• Should Tom Book That Turkey Treatment?

We hope you enjoy this one as much as we enjoyed being back together recording it.

As always, thanks to our sponsor Barrington Decor for the continued support.

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The lads are back with a shorter than usual episode this week, with Tom pulling a part time shift and Rob having no camera (tinpot we know), but we cover:

• A lacklustre Coventry defeat
• The balance of the squad
• How do we put things right?
• The fanbase

With another international break on the horizon, we will be back next week talking through this weeks games.

Thanks as always to our sponsor Barrington Decor for their continued support of the pod.

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The Blue Machine is back in the normal swing of things, as we bring you this weeks episode where we discuss:

• 3 well earned points against the Swans
• Tom's player by player review
• What to do in Coventry (aside from not visiting)
• TV shows that are definitely NSFW

We hope you enjoy this one, as it was a blast recording it.

Thanks as always to our sponsor Barrington Decor, for their continued support of the pod (even if the money never reaches the correct bank account).

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At the start of another International break, we are back in the studio covering off:

• Sheff Wed / Wrexham Reviews
• Will Kyogo Come Good?
• Open House Invites
• Top Crisp Selections

This one was another fun one to record, with plenty of laughs and insightful Blues chat.

Thanks to our pod sponsor Barrington Decor for their continued support.

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With the International Break coming to a welcomed back end, we are joined in the studio by Vice Chair of the BCFC OSC, Paul Delves. Enjoy the listen as we talk:

• Best Away Days
• Favourite Blues Moments
• Pirates & Champagne Truffles
• The Blue Machine On The Rise

It was great fun having Paul along for the ride, and we hope you enjoy this one.

Thank you to Barrington Decor for their continued support of the pod.

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The Blue Machine are back after the international break with plenty to go through, in what has been an instrumental week in the future of our club:

• Another 4 Goal Haul at Home
• Chimney's Coming Out Your Ears
• The Duck & Pensfield
• Sit or Stand?

Plenty of laughs to get you through this weeks pod, and even more to look forward to if you were lucky enough to be born a Bluenose.

Thanks (not so many) to sponsor Barrington Decor for their support of the pod - even if they couldn't be bothered to send in any questions this week.

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The Blue Machine are back for an international break pod, discussing the last couple of games - proving that we don't only pod when we are winning:

• Millwall High to Boro Low
• All Time Best XI?
• The Start of Good Things to Come?
• Players as Indian Dishes

Plenty of laughs littered throughout this weeks episodes, so sit back, listen / watch & enjoy.

Thanks to Barrington Decor for their continued support of the pod.

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We are back with all 3 of us in attendance, as we bring you the breakdown on:

• Hull - What Went Wrong?
• What to do in Preston
• When Does a Pot Become a Pan?
• The Effects of Pineapple Juice....

As always, it's great to be a full compliment of optimism, realism & pessimism and we hope you enjoy listening.

Thanks to our sponsor Barrington Decor for their continued support of the pod.

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The Blue Machine are back this week with Tom & Rob home from their travels, and it's a top episode as we discuss:

• Bristol Blues to Pompey Pandemonium
• Is Ducksch the One?
• Momentum for Millwall
• Rob's AMEX Platinum
• A Question on Ping Pong Balls...

A really fun episode filled with positivity and laughs - you can tell we won can't you!

Thanks as always to sponsor Barrington Decor, for their continued support of the pod!

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Another jam packed Blue Machine podcast where we cover all bases, including:

• A Point in Albions Cup Final
• Slipping Up Against Watford?
• Squad Depth Issues
• Swimming Pool Ejaculate

As always we bring you the cutting edge takes on Blues and nonsense provided by our sponsor Barrington Decor, who we thank for their continued support of the pod.

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After a slight break due to holiday (and a dire midweek fixture away at QPR), we are back with a new bumper Blue Machine pod where we go into depth on:

• The Away Form - It Can't Go On Like This, Can It?
• Recruitment Shortcomings
• Will We Strengthen in January?
• The Best Fast Food Items
• Tom's Chocolate Starfish

We hope you enjoy the episode, and thank you for your continued support of the pod with listens & views - as always thanks to our sponsor Barrington Decor

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