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Life is good at Birmingham, but there may still be work to do ahead of next season

This article is part of Football League World's 'Terrace Talk' series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more...

Being a Birmingham City fan now is relatively stress-free, with the Blues on track to break the EFL points record across all three divisions, after breaking the third-tier record following their 4-0 win over Mansfield Town.

Chris Davies' side have comfortably been the best team in League One this season, and many expect Birmingham to have aspirations of making their stay in the Championship a lot shorter than their 13-year stint before their 2023/24 relegation.

To put them in a position to follow Ipswich, Norwich, Southampton and Watford in achieving back-to-back promotions to the Premier League from League One, the squad will likely need to be bolstered once more. FLW's Birmingham City fan pundit, Mike Gibbs, feels that these improvements should come just behind the striker.

Birmingham City's attacking midfield options can be improved, according to fan pundit

Whilst Mike admitted that Birmingham are "in a good place at the moment" and that "there aren't a lot of issues at the club" at the moment, he feels that the number one issue to resolve this summer ahead of an immediate return to the Championship would be to bring in some players to slot in behind Jay Stansfield.

Birmingham City have dominated possession in practically every game in League One this season. Their 66.9% average is over 10% higher than Bolton Wanderers, who have the second-highest average this season.

Despite dominating in possession, the Blues have netted three or more times on just 9 occasions in the league this season, with rival fans feeling that the quality of the team that Chris Davies has at his disposal should warrant more dominant scorelines.

"I don't think anyone has had a bad season in the attacking midfield positions," Mike explained. "But we don't break teams down enough.

"We have a high amount of possession, but we don't seem to convert that into good chances.

"Someone could come in, especially in the 10 position, who has that ability to unlock defences and do something slightly different. Then, as a bonus, we could bring in some direct wingers."

Attacking reinforcements may be desired, but it isn't a glaring issue

Many look at the attacking midfield options at Birmingham City as a weak point in the side, but that is arguably because of how practically perfect they are in almost every other position for the league they are in.

With Ryan Allsop in goal, Birmingham have conceded just 19 in 36 games, whilst keeping 19 clean sheets in that time. They may fall under slight criticism for not piling in the goals, but the fact is they haven't had to, as they've conceded two or more on just five occasions this season, only two of which have come with the former Hull City man in between the sticks.

The sheer amount of possession Chris Davies' side has averaged this season helps. That number will drop next season, but if they follow a similar vein to Ipswich Town, it'll likely only drop by less than 10%. The Tractor Boys' possession went from 59.7% in League One to 53.1% in the Championship in their back-to-back promotion campaigns.

So, Birmingham will likely still want to dominate the ball going into the second tier next season. The likes of Willum Wllumsson, Keshi Anderson and Kieran Dowell will have the opportunity to create, but perhaps bringing in upgrades in those positions behind Jay Stansfield will make the Blues even more dangerous in 2025/26.