"I think football is a bit like that. I would shoot someone off the roof, to see Birmingham City in the cup final." (Alan)...I was never quite that keen, but I used to follow it quite closely - when it was still mostly locals against mostly locals. However, since I no longer do, perhaps you could give us an idea as to how many of the current Birmingham squad learnt their football in the area? And which, if any, of the top clubs still at least tends toward selecting local players.