The tenure of Carson Yeung as club president and Vico Hiu as chairman must seem like a bad dream now for Birmingham fans but it was once a startling reality.

His reign saw Birmingham drop into the Championship, sell their best players and go through managers almost as impressively as Leeds are.

After their relegation in the 2010-2011 Premier League season ironically the same year Yeung took over they enjoyed initial success in the Championship, reaching the play-off semi-finals before being dumped out by Blackpool.

This success was down to the ingenious management of Chris Hughton who bought Chris Burke, Marlon King and Adam Rooney all on free transfers, and ended up providing a glut of goals for there promotion bid whilst being supported by Chris Wood, another excellent loan signing by Hughton and the emergence of young starlet Nathan Redmond.

Whilst this was seen as a failure it seemed there was some stability at the club, using the parachute payments they had received from their relegation, to boost the bid to go straight back up. But things were to take a horrible turn the following season.

After Hughton left for Norwich, Lee Clark took over on the back of his incredible record at Huddersfield, the fans expected success but all of a sudden financial turmoil hit after Carson Yeung was accused of money laundering.

The club were placed under a transfer embargo and the club were on its knees as Peter Pannu was positioned as acting chairman.

The business they did manage was frees and unsuccessful as signings such as Papa Bouba Diop and Lovenkrands struggled for form.

Birmingham had become a selling club, losing key players over the course of the season such as young starlet Jack Butland, Ben Foster and Jordan Mutch as well as defensive stalwarts Carr and Caldwell.

Birmingham were again grateful to Marlon King for the goals with useful contributions from Redmond, Elliot and Burke but defensively they struggled conceding 69 goals.

The losses of talent weren't great at this time but the negative atmosphere immersing the team removed their tag as a promotion threat, and they were forced to settle for a mediocre mid table finish. But it wasn't over.

The following season Carson Yeung's assets remained frozen and Birmingham were set for a season of struggle.

Clark tried to combat the lack of funds by emulating Hughton and buying players on a free transfer such as Randolph, Eardley and Scottish player of the year Andrew Shinnie, as well as Tom Adeyemi and Lee Novak who worked with Clark at Huddersfield.

Clark also tried his luck in the loan market by signing Kyle Bartley and Shane Ferguson all with varying degrees of success.

But Birmingham's main problem is they weren't able to replace the players they lost, Marlon King who was there top scorer over the previous two seasons left by mutual consent, starlet Nathan Redmond left for the Premier League with Norwich and defensive rock Curtis Davies left for Hull.

Also Chris Burke and Nikola Zigic who had also provided a fair share of the goals left at the end of the season.

The players who scored the share of the goals were never replaced and that is why Birmingham suffered an almost fatal 13-14 season.

Whilst the season ended on a moment of hysteria of a last minute Paul Caddis goal away to Bolton keeping them up at the expense of Doncaster, it somehow clouded the fact they should never of been in that position in the first place.

Darker memories of the season entail an empty St Andrews as the fans had lost faith in the club who only won two home games all season.

Fortunately for Birmingham Lee Novak and inspired loan signing Federico Macheda scored the goals to keep them up, supported by the soon departed Burke and Zigic and the emergence of inspirational captain Paul Caddis.

Birmingham were somewhat mobile in the summer transfer window buying young hitman Clayton Donaldson from Brentford and Jonathan Grounds from Birmingham in a bid to solve there defensive and attacking problems.

Future hits David Cotterill and Stephen Gleeson also joined but the start of the season was much a continuation of the last one for Clark and Birmingham.

Mass protests ensued against Clark and the ownership capitalised by there embarrassing 8-0 home defeat to Bournemouth in October which saw the end of Clark.

Gary Rowett took over on the back of an impressive record at Burton with Birmingham on just 11 points and rooted at the bottom of the table.

What followed was truly extraordinary as Rowett not only kept them up but catapulted them up to tenth position with many memorable wins on the way.

This was achieved by the excellent loan purchases of Fabbrini from Watford and defensive maestro Michael Morrison who was later signed on a permanent deal.

Their defensive record under Rowett is exceptional conceding only 36 goals in 35 games for a defence that cost next to nothing.

On the goal front it was Rowett's ability to utilise Donaldson as a front man which brought the reward of 16 goals, which was supported by set piece specialist David Cotterill and a contribution from young superstar Demarai Gray.

This season was highlighted in the summer by there success in keeping starlet Demarai Gray at the club despite Premier League Bournemouth's interest.

They were no longer a selling club and under new ownership, Yeung had released the club from his grasp and Birmingham International Holdings had taken over and brought stability to the club.

Rowett's new look Birmingham side are picking up results and starting to draw crowds back to St Andrews as the fans get behind the club they love again.

They bought wisely bring in Maghoma from Sheffield Wednesday who's started excellently and goals are coming from all over the pitch.

The club's defensive solidarity remains in tact conceding just 11 goals and they currently sit in second place.

Rowett will claim it's just another season of stability of the club but as they continue to get results fans are starting to believe that Rowett's revolution could take them to the promise land.

So what do you think Birmingham fans, can you make the top six or perhaps better this season? Let us know your thoughts below!