Birmingham City priorities as Wembley trip on the horizon

A look ahead to more exciting times at BCFC.

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00:00Charlie, Birmingham City off to Wembley, an amazing occasion for them and first time since

00:06that incredible League Cup win over Arsenal all those years ago. I mean, this is a real

00:13nice thing to have when you have new owners and this sort of marks how far they've come.

00:19Maybe I know it's only a trophy that they probably will never want to be competing in

00:22again for the foreseeable, but the prospect of a Wembley trip for any team is always fantastic,

00:29especially if you haven't been there in such a long time. Firstly, just what does this

00:34mean for them? You know, we spoke about it before, the prospect of a couple of trophies

00:38rather than just the Ligue 1 trophy come the end of the season. I mean, this is a big occasion

00:43for Blues fans and something certainly they can be excited about.

00:47Absolutely, and you could sense that excitement within St Andrews the other night. It's a

00:53very late, dramatic win as well. Lyndon Dyke scoring the 88th minute, a fantastic header

00:57from Otamoki Iwata-Cross. I've not really seen St Andrews bouncing like that ever since

01:02I've been there and I've seen some incredible atmospheres. The keep right on, the rendition

01:06before the game, after the game, amazing as well. The forever true by U2 as well, blaring

01:11out through the speakers. Chris Davies said as well that it was the best atmosphere he's

01:15experienced from Blues fans and he's also admitted that it's probably the pinnacle of

01:20his career. He's been to Wembley many times, he's been promoted in the playoffs with Swansea,

01:24he's won the FA Cup with Leicester City, both as an assistant. He went there with Liverpool

01:29in the semi-final of the FA Cup against Aston Villa about a decade or so ago. So he knows

01:34what it's like, but being a manager, it just gives that extra feeling for him. So he's

01:39got the excitement and I think the whole squad as well, just having that extra focus this

01:43season. Not the Ligue 1's easy, but you'd always expect them to go and win that. To

01:48have something like a domestic competition, it might not be one of the biggest, like the

01:51FA Cup or the Carabao Cup, but it does add that extra layer. And then the trip to Wembley,

01:57I mean, what a day out that's going to be. You mentioned the 2011 Ligue Cup win over

02:02Arsenal, definitely not of that scale, but just having those memories to create, it adds

02:07an extra layer, doesn't it? And really helps the morale. So very exciting day for them,

02:12but still two months away yet.

02:13Yeah, obviously, you know, how important is it that they also remain that focus on the

02:19Ligue 1 title? It looks like they are going to be pressing and I'm sure the answer will

02:23suggest that it's highly in their hands at the moment. That's also another fantastic

02:27step forward in the right direction for these new owners and the fans to get behind this

02:32new project as well, if they are to go and win the Ligue 1 trophy.

02:36Yeah, focus is paramount and they might well be six or so points clear with a couple of

02:41games in hand on those challenging them. Wickham might have fallen away now, it might only

02:45be Wickham that are challenging them for the first place, but they need to keep that

02:51focus going. They can't be complacent, they can't let that slip in. They need to get wins

02:55here and there and Davies sees them every single game now as a cup final. The more wins

03:00they get sooner rather than later, the quicker they can secure promotion, the quicker they

03:03can try and get that title and then they can really focus on that game at Wembley.