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McLeish issues unintended put down to Black Cats

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“We have fared well against some of the best teams in the league and we want to take that into this game,” says Birmingham manager Alex McLeish of his side’s visit to Sunderland. While the Black Cats have no right to argue with his assertion that they are not among the ‘best teams’, they will fight tonight to pull away from the drop zone with just as much fervor as the blue side of Birmingham. See how they get on tonight, and have a punt using the best odds available on our oddschicken.

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