Prediction - Birmingham City

Birmingham are going to face a tough season. I don't think they'll do a Reading or Wigan and take the league by storm, but Steve Bruce has been round this particular block before. He's bought in some players seasoned in surviving a relegation battle, as well as some promising foreign players. Muamba might come good for them, and Garry O'Connor should score enough goals to keep them up, despite his horrendous haircut. Turning a £1m profit on DJ Campbell in six months is the sort of business that Bruce has performed well at Brummieland.

The new Chinese owners will be expecting big things, but not immediately. Survival is their goal this season, and while I can see periods of struggle, I can also see good runs that will save them.

PREDICTION - 15th