Banishing the blues - how wealthy Birmingham bounced back

Minority shareholder and NFL legend Tom Brady watched Birmingham's home game against Wrexham in September alongside former England captain David Beckham [Getty Images]After spending £25m on 17 new players - including setting a new third-tier transfer record - last summer, they were everyone's favourites to go up when the 2024-25 League One season began eight months ago.So there will have been few eyebrows raised when Birmingham City clinched promotion with victory at Peterborough on Tuesda