James Beattie has urged Birmingham City’s supporters to get St Andrew’s ‘bouncing’ this afternoon for their clash with Hull City in the Sky Bet Championship.

Birmingham are back at home to face Hull this afternoon, with Beattie taking to his personal Twitter account to encourage supporters to create a memorable atmosphere:

Beattie arrived at St Andrew’s as part of Garry Monk’s coaching set-up, with the new regime in the Second City still awaiting their first victory after a couple of testing fixtures.

Back-to-back defeats against Middlesbrough and Cardiff City have left the Blues stranded in the bottom three, with Monk’s side three points adrift of Barnsley heading into this afternoon.

This afternoon’s opponents are nine points clear of Birmingham ahead of kick-off, with Hull putting together a run that has pulled them clear of trouble and on the brink of securing safety.

The Verdict

Beattie is clearly trying to generate some positivity around Birmingham, with the Blues currently on a miserable run of form in the Championship.

Supporters at St Andrew’s will be key to helping turn things around in the coming weeks, with Birmingham’s fight against relegation become very real with just nine fixtures of the season remaining.

A victory this afternoon is key for the Blues, who need to be pulling as many rivals into trouble as possible in the coming weeks.

Birmingham fans… Let us know your thoughts!

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