Birmingham were tipped as relegation candidates by some pundits this season while others predicted a mid-table finish for Alex McLeish's side. But few expected the Blues to be knocking on the door of European places.
And that just goes to show how far hard graft can take you. Five straight Premier League wins - the latest a 2-1 victory at home to Blackburn with Cameron Jerome scoring twice - have moved Birmingham into the top six and they are muscling their way ahead of Liverpool and Manchester City.
After the Blackburn game, McLeish told the media: "I am proud of the players and the fans should be too. They have shown a fantastic appetite and from where we started this season, we have proved a lot of people wrong."
Birmingham have shown they are no pushovers. If Liverpool and City do not correct their inconsistency soon, McLeish's upstarts might just leave them trailing.
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