00:00Birmingham City's owners no longer whisper about ambition, they declare it.
00:07For Knights Head Chairman Tom Wagner, promotion to the Premier League isn't a dream to chase,
00:11but an outcome waiting to happen.
00:14If it doesn't come this year, he insists it will come the next or the one after that.
00:18The strategy stretches far beyond a single season and even into a decade ahead.
00:25That long-term vision sharpened again with the public unveiling of the powerhouse
00:29the club's proposed 60,000-seat stadium.
00:33Set for completion in the early 2030s, it forms the centrepiece of an enormous blueprint for transformation.
00:41Wagner was typically bullish when speaking with supporters,
00:44saying Birmingham would be generating vast revenues by then.
00:48Enough, he joked, that we'd have the dumbest human beings on the planet not to go up.
00:55The confidence is deliberate.
00:57Since arriving in 2023, Knighthead have aimed to make Birmingham a loud modern force in English football,
01:03boosted by global attention courtesy of minority investor Tom Brady.
01:08The stadium design takes the spirit of project across the skyline,
01:13a bowl-shaped ground framed by 12 towering chimneys.
01:17Echoing the old brickworks in the roots of Birmingham's industrial heart
01:21blends futuristic architecture with local heritage.
01:25One chimney is even set to house a lift that would be the city's highest bar.
01:31Visible from miles away, the structure aims to become an icon before a ball is even kicked.
01:37Early local reaction has been positive,
01:39and although rival fans have mocked the boldness,
01:42Birmingham see that only as added noise.
01:45Noise that amplifies their brand.
01:46The wider sports quarter development, spanning 135 acres,
01:51and featuring women's facilities and arena,
01:53a training hub and a vast mixed-use space,
01:55signals a project designed to reshape the city,
01:58not just the club.
02:01Boosters owners will promise it's unapologetically fun for the biggest of stages.
02:06Their beliefs prove right.
02:07The powerhouse won't just host Premier League football,
02:10it will help define Birmingham's future.
02:12Stay tuned.
02:15The powerhouse won'thas.
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