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Birmingham City Modern Day HeroesAuthor: Keith DixonBirmingham City Modern Day Heroes Author Keith Dixon criteria for selecting his Modern Day Heroes of Birmingham City was by self admission, totally subjective and wholly personal. Included in the book are players who he felt a connection with when he watched them playing for the Blues. While he admits there is little rhyme or reason to his choices, he wanted the book to include new content for the reader as no one wants to read the same material re-produced under a different guise, therefore he decided that a number of obvious choices for the label ‘Modern Day Hero’ would be excluded because they had been chosen as subjects before in books previously written by fellow Birmingham City authors. So what is the definition of a hero? The dictionary confirms that a hero is ‘a person who is admired for their courage or outstanding achievements’ so not much help there, but perhaps the reference to courage was a clue! Therefore Keith decided that his definition of a ‘hero’ in the context of this book, is a player who is recognised by all Bluenoses as having a special quality which enabled him to make his own unique contribution to the History of Birmingham City Football Club regardless of the number of times he wore the shirt or his skills as a footballer. On this basis immediate inclusion was given to most of the players who feature in the four biggest games in our recent history: Leyland Daf Final, Auto Windscreens Final, 2001 Worthington League Cup Final and 2002 Division One Play-off Final. True to the term ‘Modern Day’. the book stays relevant to the fans who currently populate the terraces of St Andrew’s and therefore any player who played prior to the 1980s would be outside of the living memory of the vast majority of the current Bluenoses and are not included in the list.
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About the Author
Keith Dixon was raised in Small Heath within a mile of St Andrew’s and has supported the Blues since he was eight years of age.
His love of the Blues turned into a financial bonus for the club when as managing director of Triton Showers he agreed to be the shirt sponsors for three years in 1993.
This is his third book about Birmingham City following his biography of Gil Merrick and 50 Greatest Matches in 2009.
He is a committee member of the Birmingham City Former Player’s Association and helps raise funds by organising themed evenings with former players and managers.
A football fan as well as a Bluenose, he has written the biography Jackie Sewell who played for Notts County, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Hull City.
His other writing credits are the self-published The Blues – Great Games – Great Teams – Great Players and his series of articles entitled My Time at The Blues for the now defunct magazine The Blues.
