JEROME RESCUES 10-MAN BLUES.. Boss McLeish Sings Side's Praises as Nafti Sees Red
Byline: MAT KENDRICK
BIRMINGHAM 1
Jerome 46 mins
DONCASTER 0
ALEX McLeish praised Birmingham's power of 10 after Cameron Jerome's winner defeated determined Donny and made amends for Mehdi Nafti's stupid sending off.
Blues were reduced to 10 men following Nafti's nasty two-footed challenge on 26 minutes, but their number 10, Jerome, saved the day with a clinical 46th minute volley.
McLeish was delighted with the resilience of his unbeaten Championship title favourites after their 13th point from a possible 15 kept them joint top on points with free-scoring Wolves.
"It wasn't pretty but it was effective in the end," he said. "Hats off to the 10 men who went out there and dug deep, we scored a fantastic goal by a …
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Article title: JEROME RESCUES 10-MAN BLUES.. Boss McLeish Sings Side's Praises as Nafti Sees Red.
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Newspaper title: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England).
Publication date: September 14, 2008.
Page number: 4.
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