Things have been getting worse and worse for Gianfranco Zola at Birmingham City all season long and supporters are growing increasingly frustrated with the Italian's inability to win games.

Blues have won just twice since Zola took the job at St Andrews four months ago and what had promised to be a season of challenging for the top-six quickly turned into a campaign that is now heading towards relegation if wins aren't strung together in the next few weeks.

And with things seemingly not being able to get any worse for Zola in the Midlands, should Birmingham bosses heed the calls from the St Andrews faithful and change things up sooner rather than later?

Well, this week, one man that has been linked with a move to St Andrews is Ivan Vukomanovic, the manager of Slovan Bratislava.

As suggested by the Daily Mail, the bullish former defender could be in line for a move to St Andrews if the board give up on Zola, which could prove to be a blessing in disguise.

Little-known Vukomanovic has impressed during his tenure with Bratislava in Slovakia, taking his side to second in the table having taken the club on when they were in eighth and 17 points off the league's pacesetters.

Second place will qualify them for the Europa League so unlike Zola, he took over a struggling club and single-handedly turned around their fortunes in the space of a few months, whilst Zola has helped Birmingham to a treacherous slide down the Championship table.

Vukomanovic held discussions with Nottingham Forest last year before they elected to appoint Phillipe Montanier but after such a good season in Slovakia, a move to England for the 39-year-old former defender can't be that far away in the slightest.

But what about his other managerial experience?

Well, let's just say it's sparse. He's only had three months of full experience as a first-team manager, taking over from Guy Luzon at Standard Liege, only to be replaced by Jose Riga just three months later.

But it's his work in Bratislava that has got fans talking, with his no-nonsense attitude to games and ability to turn results around quickly that has brought him praise.

Is this what Birmingham City need after an awful few months under Gianfranco Zola?