By James Pearson Last updated: 10th May 2008
Savage: Wants Blues down
If it did it would be an amazing fairytale.
Savage on Blues relegation
Quotes of the week
Derby midfielder Robbie Savage is hoping former club Blackburn Rovers can relegate Birmingham City on Sunday.
Savage fell out with Blues over his acrimonious switch to Rovers in 2005 after being a firm fans' favourite with the club's supporters.
The former Wales international has now demonstrated again there is no love lost for his former colleagues who are currently locked in a relegation battle.
Savage, who remains close friends with Rovers midfielder David Dunn, is hoping the Ewood Park outfit can make his day by sealing Blues' fate this weekend.
He told the Sun: "I talked to Dunny earlier in the season and he said: 'Just imagine if we go to Birmingham on the last day and we put them down.'
"I'm not there now but Dunny still is and it could happen. If it did it would be an amazing fairytale.
"I'd love to see Blackburn back in Europe again. It would be great for the club."
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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Monday 9th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Liverpool vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Liverpool vs Man City |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Burnley vs Aston Villa |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 | Hull vs West Ham |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Arsenal |
| 17:30 | Man Utd vs Everton |
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Bolton vs Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Tottenham vs Wigan |
| 16:00 | Stoke vs Portsmouth |
| Wednesday 25th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Hull vs Everton |
| 20:00 | Fulham vs Blackburn |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | West Ham vs Burnley |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Sunderland |
| 17:30 | Aston Villa vs Tottenham |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 1 - 0 Man Utd | |
| West Ham 1 - 2 Everton | |
| Wigan 1 - 1 Fulham | |
| Hull 2 - 1 Stoke | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wolverhampton 1 - 4 Arsenal | |
| Man City 3 - 3 Burnley | |
| Tottenham 2 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Blackburn 3 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Aston Villa 5 - 1 Bolton | |
| Wednesday 4th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Ham 2 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Sunday 1st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 0 - 0 Man City | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Blackburn | |
| Sunderland 2 - 2 West Ham | |
| Portsmouth 4 - 0 Wigan | |
| Bolton 0 - 4 Chelsea | |
| Stoke 2 - 2 Wolverhampton | |
| Fulham 3 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Burnley 2 - 0 Hull | |
| Everton 1 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Arsenal 3 - 0 Tottenham | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 22 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 12 | 21 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 11 | 16 |
| 10 | Burnley | 12 | 16 |
| 11 | Fulham | 10 | 14 |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 13 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 13 |
| 14 | Everton | 10 | 12 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 11 | 10 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 10 |
| 19 | Hull City | 11 | 8 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 12 | 7 |
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Comments (10)
Kunal Patel (Manchester United fan) says...
I think it's shocking how he is really willing them to go down. I'm sure they paid him reasonably well and gave him premier league football. He blatantly used them as a stepping stone towards a bigger team...like Blackburn. I don't think he is the most talented player and he is dirty, I'm glad to see the back of him in the Premier League, providing he doesn't think he is too big for Derby and move again!
Posted 13:36 10th May 2008
Andy Rob (Blackburn Rovers fan) says...
Savage is one of those players who you love when he's playing for you but if I was a Brum fan I'd find his comments a bit infantile. It also gives them an extra incentive to stuff us which isn't ideal!
Posted 13:04 10th May 2008
Elliot Griffiths (Birmingham City fan) says...
If it's so much of a 'fairytale' for him, I wouldn't be surprised if he held something back in the Derby - Reading game just to ensure the relegation of Birmingham. He's that pathetic.
Posted 12:30 10th May 2008
Marc Sadler (Birmingham City fan) says...
I would be more disappointed if it was David Dunn who has said he wants us to go down considering he was on the treatment table more than he was on the pitch during his time at the blues. As for Savage he has always got something to say about us he is now forgotten at blues we don¿t care about him anymore he hasn¿t exactly done the business at derby has he!
Posted 11:42 10th May 2008
Dave Reid (Blackburn Rovers fan) says...
It's a free country, Robbie can say what he wants, he obviously didn't get on well with Birmingham so he will want to play them next season to prove a point.
Posted 11:41 10th May 2008
Ben Fowler (Birmingham City fan) says...
Savage is an idiot but he does make me laugh. He wants us to go down but his own team manager said that they are going do everything they can to beat Reading which would do us a favour so he can say what he wants. If anything he is just firing the Blues up. There¿s nothing he can do to make Blackburn win. He just wants to come back to St Andrews next season that¿s all because he likes the stick he gets. Come on Blues!!!
Posted 11:36 10th May 2008
Robin Tai (Chelsea fan) says...
Has Savage's poor form affected his mentality? Birmingham relegating is absolutely none of his business. It would prove to be a disappointment if they really get relegated. Zarate has been a great asset to the club since his arrival, and I'm really hoping to see more from him in the English top flight.
Posted 11:30 10th May 2008
Mark Lilley (Birmingham City fan) says...
Let Robbie say what he wants, very few people care. And after next season, when he proves he's a poor to average Championship player, he probably won't get the tabloid and TV space he gets now. Let him boost his own ego by getting on TV and in the papers with his big gob for now, he'll be gone soon!!
Posted 11:14 10th May 2008
Brian Spence (Aberdeen fan) says...
This is exactly the sort of thing that makes Robbie Savage the world's most hated footballer. This has nothing to do with you whatsoever Robbie - Shut up.
Posted 11:13 10th May 2008
Justin Tooze (Birmingham City fan) says...
Robbie Savage should shut up. He will be playing in the Championship, not Birmingham. Where are you now Robbie? Playing for the worst team in the Prem.
Posted 10:23 10th May 2008