Sask’s Thoughts On Paul Caddis

Folklore at Birmingham City is littered with legendary names such as Savage, Martins, Dugarry and Forssell. But Paul Caddis will forever be etched in our hearts after his last gasp goal against Bolton Wanderers to keep us in the Championship. I am sure that we can all remember this occasion and I must say, I felt so good after the game that I treated myself to a KFC bucket in a rather wet and windy Bolton.

Caddis, despite not looking the most agile, actually didn’t surprise me when he happened to be in the six yard box against Bolton. He is not known for his 40 yard sprints up the line, with or without a ball. But I have noticed that he does like to get forward. He hasn’t got the long stride length of Shotton but he has a tendency to be in and around the box; where the action is.

He also contributes in terms of goalscoring, albeit a lot of his goals are from the penalty spot. He strikes the ball with precision which is often what beats the goalkeeper rather than power. He is a very experienced player and often when he has a penalty, I am confident that he can score. Vaughan will have to build up this trust after his last penalty ended up in row Z.

The thing I like about Caddis is actually his attitude. Robinson often steals the limelight with his daft faces and rather childish games (in a good way of course!) So Caddis tends to go about his business quietly. But he exerts a calming influence around other players by his shy ways. He plays with guts on the field despite looking like a middle aged accountant off it. This kind of passion for the club is noticeable and it showed how passionate he is for the club every time he scores.

I have been critical of Caddis in recent weeks. Purely this is down to the fact that I thought he looked jaded and could do with a rest. Personally, whatever you think of Shotton as a player, Rowett made the right decision dropping Paul. This is because he needed time to rest and recover before firing on all cylinders again. It was a brilliant piece of man management and it shows that Rowett takes time to care for the players.