Birmingham City know that a win against QPR on Saturday will guarantee their survival after a fine run of form under new manager Garry Monk.

The reality is that Blues may not even need another point though, with Barnsley and Burton both five behind the West Midlands side with two to play.

Therefore, a lot of credit has to go to Monk who has turned around a club that was in disarray. Fans had completely lost faith with Steve Cotterill, which was understandable, and the atmosphere at St. Andrew's was toxic at times.

Yet, they've all got behind Monk and the players have responded with several strong displays.

It will leave fans optimistic about what the future holds and here we look at four things they will all agree with...

The Birmingham board have deservedly taken stick in the past for their managerial appointments with a lot of it justified. However, they deserve credit for Monk.

They made the change at a late stage in the season and appear to have got the right man.

He has got instant results and the fans are enjoying going to games again. The future is bright - and that's because of Monk.

Despite their position, Blues do have a decent squad but Cotterill clearly wasn't using the players properly.

Under the former Leeds boss it's a different story though. He is more adventurous in his approach, often selecting three attacking midfielders to play behind the main striker.

They are on the front foot, take the game to the opposition and are a lot better to watch. It's a big difference from the Cotterill days.

With safety almost secure, the next focus will be on improving in the summer and fans will hope they can push for a top six place - or top half at least.

To do that though, recruitment needs to be spot on in the summer and a priority has to be a striker. Lukas Jutkiewicz has done well and will have a role to play next season but a natural goal scorer is needed - it could transform this team.

Club-record signing Jota had a torrid first part of the season and wasn't even in the team under Cotterill.

That's changed now though, with Monk placing a lot of trust in the talented Spaniard. He has improved significantly but still hasn't hit the heights of his Brentford days.

That could come next season though.