Even if Birmingham City does not gain promotion to the Premier League this season, Chris Davies is expected to stay on for another year.

While Blues only achieved promotion from League One last season, there was hope that they would be able to do it again after the club’s significant investment in recent years.

Despite their relegation, the Midlands club shattered third-tier records to bolster their team, and they have invested extensively in the preceding two transfer windows.

Chris Davies intends to continue at Birmingham City even if they do not win promotion.

As a result, pressure builds, and it was alleged early in the season that Davies was struggling to keep his job at St. Andrew’s despite mounting doubts about his ability to lead the team to the Premier League.

Blues, on the other hand, stuck by the former Spurs coach, and a six-game unbeaten run in the Championship suggests it was the right decision, with Davies’ side now only two points behind the play-offs.

However, if results fall, speculation will undoubtedly resume. When asked by FLW whether Davies needs a top six finish to keep his job, Birmingham fan pundit Jason acknowledged that the board may consider replacing him, but he insists that their recent history shows they could benefit from keeping Davies.

“It’s a tough call. After the John Eustace and Wayne Rooney appointments, I don’t think they’ll pull the plug unless something truly catastrophic happens.

“If we finished 11th or 12th, I believe Davies would lose his job; however, if we finished 7th or 8th and pushed for the play-offs, he might stay. It’s a difficult decision, but I hope they don’t fire him and that we remain loyal to him, giving him another season if we don’t make the top six.

“If we have two seasons at this level and have not been promoted despite our resources and cash, we should call it quits and move on.

“But, in my heart, they won’t let us go if we don’t make the play-offs, just because of the Rooney and Eustace catastrophe. They will want to support Davies, and they have done so in public, so I doubt they would fire him.

“I believe he would have to lose every single game for the club to consider firing him. He came close to losing a lot of fans, but they didn’t want to go, so it would have to go horribly wrong, which won’t happen with the money we’ve spent and the squad we’ve got.”

Birmingham City is making progress under Chris Davies.

Given Birmingham’s financial muscle at this level, there is an expectation that they will be in the running for promotion, and some would consider finishing outside the play-offs a failure.

That would naturally spark debate about whether Davies can take the next step with Blues, but it does seem unfair given the club’s success since his appointment.

We know that money helps, but it does not ensure success, so it would be very simplistic to suggest Davies must leave if Birmingham fail this season.

Ultimately, however, everyone associated with Blues will believe that promotion is very much conceivable this season.

The turnaround since the disastrous 3-0 loss to Watford on New Year’s Day has been tremendously impressive, and the January arrivals have already demonstrated their worth.

Of course, there is still a lot of work to be done, but it appears like the Blues are gaining momentum at the appropriate time, and successive promotions are not out of the question.