AI predicts what division Birmingham City will be in by 2030 as promotion to Championship is sealed | OneFootball

AI has predicted what division Birmingham City will be in by 2030

Birmingham City supporters are in for an exciting future if Knighthead Capital Management's lofty plans come to fruition, and the first of those steps were taken in midweek as promotion back to the Championship was secured.

Although it was a question of 'when?' rather than 'if' Blues would regain their second tier status after a remarkable season under Chris Davies, the runaway leaders clinched promotion at the earliest possible opportunity after edging out Peterborough United 2-1 at the Weston Homes Stadium.

The club's drop into League One in the first season of Knighthead's tenure in the boardroom was the culmination of a chaotic and unsettling campaign and lengthy recent history under previous ownership group, but allowed for the start of a much-needed and well-anticipated rebuild.

Knighthead's investment in comparison to all other clubs in the third tier generated plenty of media attention and further pressure for Davies' men to perform under, although such tasks have now been passed with flying colours.

Tom Wagner's ambitious plans weren't deterred by relegation, and talk of a new 60,000-capacity stadium at the heart of a new Sports Quarter complex and a swift return to the Premier League has only intensified at various points in the last nine months.

Football is such an unpredictable game.

But, given Blues' ambitious plans in the years to come, Football League World asked the AI-generated chatbot, ChatGPT, where the club will find itself by the year 2030.

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Such is the rapid pace of change within these parts, Wagner initially stated that he would hope to be back in the Premier League by 2026, as well as moving into the estimated £2-3bn new stadium complex by the beginning of the 2029/30 campaign.

ChatGPT didn't rule out those possibilities if Davies' side were to continue riding the crest of a wave and recruit strongly upon their return to the Championship, which would emulate previous success stories such as Ipswich Town and Luton Town, who both rose into the Premier League after lengthy spells in the EFL's lower reaches.

Unsurprisingly, the programme also took into account any potential financial issues, stating that this could prove detrimental and leave Birmingham stuck in the second tier, where they previously found themselves for a 14-year period until last summer.

It reached the eventual conclusion that, based on the club's overall history, which has largely been in the top two divisions of the English pyramid and a continuously united fanbase -with average attendances this season surpassing the 26,000 mark - that Blues will continue to compete at the top end of the second tier, with the hope of returning to the top flight for the first time since May 2011.

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Blues have been one of the stories of the EFL season this time around, and will likely continue in that manner as they return to the Championship in August.

Although investment levels have been on a different stratosphere altogether, all three of last season's promoted sides - Oxford United, Portsmouth and Derby County - are currently all above the relegation trap door, albeit by extremely narrow margins as far as the Rams are concerned under former Blues boss, John Eustace.

It looks all-but confirmed that Leicester City and Ipswich Town will make a return to the EFL alongside already-relegated Southampton, whilst plenty of big clubs who are currently vying for promotion or the play-offs will also end up missing out on their aims for this season and, therefore, will be consigned to another season in the second tier.

There are plenty of players among the Blues ranks who have been tipped to adapt well to the division above, and they will also be joined by Phil Neumann, who signed a pre-contract in January.

Different spending rules are likely to play a factor in what occurs at St Andrew's next season, although as Ipswich previously proved, a largely ready-made squad is capable of mixing it with the expected front-runners.