Birmingham City are reportedly prepared to push on with stadiums plans regardless of their divisional status in the coming years.
Blues are currently plying their trade at St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, which itself has been transformed in recent times under new ownership.
Focusing on the pitch, the Second City club are back in the Championship following a promotion-winning campaign in League One during 2024-25.
Chris Davies's side were simply too good for the third tier of English football, amassing 111 points over the course of 46 matches.
The club are now aiming to build a new stadium – dubbed ‘The Birmingham City Powerhouse' – in the East of the city before the start of the 2030-31 season.
The design was revealed to the public on November 20 and includes 12 chimney-like structures surrounding the main bulk of the venue.
Birmingham stadium plans ‘viable' but owners must commit
According to Dr Dan Plumley via Football Insider, the plans of Birmingham to build a new stadium are not merely a pipe dream.
The football finance expert is insistent that the idea is ‘viable', even if Blues do not find themselves in the Premier League in the near future.
“So from what I can see on this one, I think the affordability point is going to come down massively to the ownership group,” Plumley stated.
“And however they choose to structure that, whether they put the money in, whether there’s investment raises, whether there’s partners that come on board like what Manchester United are talking about, they need investors to come in and help to fund the capital costs.
“So in that regard, it’s viable because the ownership group are fronting it up and are being pretty bullish about it. If you know the connections to make it work. So I think the project itself from a financial position is viable, whether the owners are committed to it.
“Therefore, it doesn’t rely on gaining promotion to the Premier League. But I think to see the real benefits of the stadium, that’s where they’ll be aiming at.
“So, again, it is a longer-term play. But it’s not like they have to get to the Premier League to drive the stadium project. I think that’s going to come from the ownership group.”
FGG says: Full steam ahead in the Second City
Unless a major disaster occurs in the Second City, it is safe to assume that Birmingham City will be a Premier League club by the start of the 2030-31 campaign.
Blues are investing heavily into their playing squad, and although recruitment has not always hit the mark, there is no sign of commitment from the owners waning anytime soon.