RATHER than Keep Right On To The End Of The Road, Big Eck should take the high road regardless of what happens in the promotion race.

Alex McLeish might not thank me for saying it but he should bid farewell to St Andrew's either tomorrow morning or the morning after the play-offs.

If Blues fail to win promotion from the Championship this season then the decision will almost certainly be taken out of the Scotsman's hands.

THE potential permutations from Blues' nerve-jangling trip to Reading on Sunday are becoming clear - and it has got the conspiracy theorists talking.

If Alex McLeish's men slip up against the Royals then all eyes will be on how third-placed Sheffield United have got on.

The Blades travel to Crystal Palace for a fixture that has sparked paranoia among even the most optimistic of Bluenoses.

IT'S an old saying but, none the less, a very true one as any Bluenose will confirm.

It goes something like this: "If there is a hard way to do anything then Blues will find it."

That is the story of life as a Birmingham City supporter.

One nil up at home with 20 minutes to go knowing that a win guarantees you three points and a place in the Premier League.

IT MUST be one of the most stupid rules in football. A footballer scores a goal, removes his shirt and is duly booked.

Ross Wallace scored a goal at Blues which potentially kept Preston in the play-off hunt. It was late on, it was the winner, it was a long-range free-kick and it could be the goal which keeps him and his club dreaming of the Premier League.

Hear the views of Blues correspondant Colin Tattum and boss Alex McLeish in light of the disastrous defeat at home to Preston on Saturday.