Sun 1st Nov - St Andrews Stadium
McFadden: Premier aim
Birmingham striker James McFadden wants to improve his form to fire the Blues back into the Premier League at the first attempt.
The Scottish striker moved to Birmingham for £5million in the January transfer window.
But the Blues did not stay up, leading to speculation that McFadden could leave St Andrews over the summer.
But he stayed and it looks like his patience could pay off as the Blues currently sit at the top of the Championship table.
He told the Birmingham Mail: "I wouldn't say it's (the Championship) a comedown but I want to play in the Premier League, everybody does.
"The Championship has the biggest rewards of any league - it's the division where there's most at stake - and teams tend to tighten up and the football can suffer. It's definitely a competitive league and maybe the football suffers for that."
McFadden added he spoke to boss Alex McLeish after the Blues were relegated but never asked to leave.
He said: "I felt that if the chance came for me to stay in the Premier League then that would be the best thing for me, but it never came about. I never sulked, I never asked to leave.
"Even before we went down, one of the owners (David Gold) said if we went down he'd need to sell the best players, so straight away you're thinking 'where does that leave me - another summer of unsettlement?'
''But nothing ever happened and I'm quite happy, although I'll be honest - I wouldn't be looking forward to a second season in the Championship.
"Right now, though, it's a long time away and at the minute we're sitting top of the league and if we keep getting the results then I won't need to have any thoughts about it."
McFadden believes he now needs to improve on his form, as he has scored just once in the Championship so far.
"It's not been great but I just need to get through it by working hard," he said.
''I've always been self-critical and I'm not going to kid on that I was brilliant if I wasn't.
''Sometimes you go through a wee spell and you're not happy with the way you're playing or you feel you're not playing well, but I wouldn't put it down to any one thing."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Monday 9th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Liverpool vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs Fulham |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:00 | Wolverhampton vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 12th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs West Ham |
| Tuesday 15th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham vs Blackburn |
| Sunday 20th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Everton vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Birmingham vs Chelsea |
| Monday 28th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 9th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 17:30 | Birmingham vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 16th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Birmingham |
| Wednesday 27th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Chelsea vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 30th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs Tottenham |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:00 | Birmingham vs Wolverhampton |
| Tuesday 9th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | West Ham vs Birmingham |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 1st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 0 - 0 Man City | |
| Saturday 24th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 2 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 17th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 3 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Burnley 2 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 1 - 2 Bolton | |
| Tuesday 22nd September | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Sunderland 2 - 0 Birmingham | |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Sunday 13th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 0 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 2 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Tuesday 25th August | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Southampton 1 - 2 Birmingham | |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 0 - 0 Stoke | |
| Wednesday 19th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 16th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Birmingham | |
| Wednesday 5th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Tamworth 3 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Tuesday 4th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Crewe 4 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Sunday 2nd August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Cheltenham 0 - 4 Birmingham | |
| Saturday 1st August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Nottm Forest 2 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Wednesday 29th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Dag & Red 0 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Burton Albion 3 - 2 Birmingham | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 14 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 13 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | Hull City | 12 | 11 |
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