Blues in pole position for McLeish
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish still believes his side go into the final day of the Championship season holding all the cards.
Blues were just 22 minutes away from securing an immediate return back to the Premier League when they led Preston 1-0 last Saturday, but two wonder goals consigned them to a deflating defeat.
McLeish's men must now travel to fellow automatic-promotion chasers Reading, knowing anything other than a win could scupper their bid to go straight up.
The St Andrew's club are just a point ahead of Sheffield United, who travel to former boss Neil Warnock's Crystal Palace, while Reading are just two points further back but with a better goal difference than Blues.
It sets the scene for an intriguing final day but McLeish believes his side will not let the opportunity to earn promotion pass them by for a second week running.
He said: "Other people outside the club will say possibly 'Birmingham must be down,' but we're ahead by one point and the situation doesn't change.
"I don't see any signs of shirkers in that dressing room or people that will crumble, so it's definitely game on."
