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Derby’s John Eustace has last laugh with a dig at the Birmingham owners who sacked him

Derby’s John Eustace has the last laugh with a direct dig at the Birmingham City owners who sacked him in 2023.

Rhian Brewster scored the only goal of the game just before half time, to give Derby a deserved win and a fourth in a row at home for the first time in five years.

It boosts the Rams’ hopes of a spot in the Championship play-off places, while seriously dented Birmingham City’s top-six finish chances.

Birmingham, who were flat and lacklustre, with no shots on target, suffer a third successive defeat away from home.

Following the 3pm kick offs, Derby are 8th with 60 points from 39 games played, 3 points from the playoff places, Birmingham are 11th with 53 points from 39 games played and are 10 points from the playoffs.

Derby’s John Eustace said, per Sky Sports:

“It was a fantastic performance from start to finish although I’m disappointed we didn’t get more goals.

“We were really dominant with or without the ball and I thought it was a top performance against a good team who are chasing the play offs.

“We showed no fear in our football which is great and we certainly showed a really exciting attacking brand of football at times so I’m delighted with the effort and really proud of the football club today. We go about our business in the right way and to get the three points is really pleasing.

“It comes with consistency to be able to play the same team week in and week out. Everyone is getting the connection now, we’ve signed some terrific Championship players with the experience and know-how of the league which is key and we’re in a good place going into the final seven games.”

Birmingham’s Chris Davies, per Sky Sports:

“Very disappointed with the result and performance, we didn’t deserve anything from the match.

“It’s very frustrating and the story of our season in many ways. If that game was at St Andrews it would look completely different, we would have been on the front foot the entire game but away from home we’ve had many performances like this.

“The strength and personality to really hurt the opposition hasn’t been there and ultimately it’s my responsibility, that’s my job to get that out of the players and put a team on the pitch that can do that.

“Today was a big, big game for our season and it’s even more painful that we lose the game in such a fashion.”

Here’s the social media reaction after Derby’s John Eustace has last laugh with a dig at the Birmingham owners who sacked him…

@CallumTxylor: Weve been brutally frame-mogged by John Eustace what an awful day

@HW_247: Eustace has every right to have a sly dig at our owners. Most Blues fans agree with him after that abysmal performance. Even with so much investment, we’re still yet to get back to the league position we were in when Eustace was sacked. Davies has been given huge backing & failed

@BLS5432: Deserved dig towards our owners. Always like Eustace, our own manager could take a lot of lessons from him.

@Forzablues2: A dig at our clueless American owners. Good. Surprised there isn’t more coming to defend their lord and saviour Tom “FEA” Wagner. #BCFC #KRO

@BrummieJoeHD: He’s done us there tbf

@Benbcfc20: “We played no fear football today” Fair fucks to him. Should never have been sacked in the first place and i’m pretty sure we would be doing a lot better now had we not. #bcfc

@Tonypem: 🤣🤣 even as a blues fan I have to admire how he got the old “no fear football” into that 🤣 class tbf, good guy that we sacked for some fat dumpling for clicks #bcfc

@SAP_TL2: This proper sounds like a … “Dear Knighthead … have that” 😂😂 Made me laugh if I’m honest, fair play to him. #BCFC

@zoelouisesmithx: “We played no fear football today.” I honestly don’t blame him for taking a shot at us with that comment. Wasn’t good enough to take us forward but totally made us look like a Sunday league team today. #BCFC

@dazduff100: Can’t argue with that dig from Eustace. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

@lennonkian_: Deserved dig at the owners there. Always liked Eustace, I still believe he wasn’t the man to take us to where we want to be but he should never have got the sack that season #bcfc

@MrBrum43: Fair play to him. Made our owners look like right mugs.

@iAlexRussell: You know what, fair fucking play 🤣

@DanP5010: Fair fucks JE for saying that. Good luck to you

@dcfcstephen: Eustace with a massive shot at the Birmingham owners there 😂 “We played no fear football today”. John Eustace was sacked because Birmingham wanted a manager with a ‘no fear’ style. #dcfc

@JamesMcClair_: “Played no fear football” 😭 Fair play to him, proved how good he is as a gaffer and has every right to throw it back at us. #BCFC

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