Ever since former owners David Sullivan and David Gold decided to cash in and hand over the running of the club to ex-Hong Kong hairdresser Carson Yeung, it has been one long painful step on that journey towards the end of the road they sing about.
Birmingham showed the world who they are now against Newcastle - and this is just the start For the overwhelming majority of the last 15 years, Birmingham City’s supporters have been treated about as well as a pack of homeless stray dogs.
The new bosses at least propped up the Championship club financially but with each year, a drop into League One looked increasingly likely.
Big plans, big dreams and big talk after their takeover 18 months ago.
The confidence of an unbeaten 18-game run after a record-breaking League One transfer of Jay Stansfield and major squad re-build and dreams are slowly turning into reality.
