Hughton eyes promotion push
January 23, 2012 09:54:47 UK
Chris Hughton's Birmingham City side have hit the top six after Saturday's 3-0 victory against Watford extended their unbeaten run to seven matches.
After all the serious off-the-pitch problems the club has suffered over recent months, the sequence of results has been extraordinary. And now the fans are suddenly starting to believe again that their team could easily be among the game's elite next term.
They are 5.00 to secure promotion this season while Middlesbrough can be backed at 1213.00 and West Ham United at 1.50.
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Hughton has never been a man to get carried away but it appears that even he is beginning to believe that he could be leading a Premier League club next season.
And one thing's for sure he's certainly going to enjoy being among the pacesetters for as long as possible.
He said: "It's a nice feeling to be up there in the top six. And it's even nicer to know that we have no midweek games and haven't got to carry on playing catch-up.
"We now want to enjoy being in the top six and we want to stay there. There are a lot of good teams who are underneath us at the moment and close to us points-wise.
"We know everything can change and you have to be wary of in this division. We are where we are on merit and deserve to be in this position."
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