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By Jamie Dunn<\/h3>\n

19 May 2011 21:57:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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Kevin Phillips, Steve Bull and Ade Akinbiyi<\/p>\n

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Birmingham City<\/a> striker Kevin Phillips<\/a> has revealed a speech by a Blues supporter has given the club all the motivation they need to avoid relegation from the Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Birmingham sit 17th in the table, knowing only a victory over Tottenham at White Hart Lane on the final day of the season will ensure survival, or they risk relying on results elsewhere going their way.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old said the players were moved by a call to arms from the club’s Supporter Of The Year at the Blues’ end of season dinner.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe players attended the club\u2019s Awards Dinner this week and the winner of the Supporter Of The Year award gave a brilliant speech,” Phillips said.<\/p>\n

“It confirmed to everyone how much passion there is for the club and how much it means to supporters to stay in the Premiership.<\/p>\n

“The players were really moved by it and we\u2019ll be doing everything possible to make sure we stay up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Wolves legend Steve Bull is backing his former club, and Birmingham’s midlands rivals, to beat the drop.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWolves have turned the corner at just the right time and I hope and believe they can survive now.<\/p>\n

“Mick McCarthy has this knack of pulling results out when they\u2019re needed and he\u2019s done it in the last few weeks.<\/p>\n

“To be honest, I want Birmingham to stay up too so we can keep having midlands derbies all through the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kevin Phillips was speaking at the launch of the Total Football Show which takes place at Lilleshall from July 8-10. For more info log onto www.totalfootball.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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