Having staved off relegation by five points with five wins from the last 11 games of the season, Birmingham City looks like the perfect destination for Garry Monk.

Monk arrived with City yet again in a relegation battle after a decline in fortunes since the ominous sacking of Gary Rowett and the ineffective interim leadership of Steve Cotterill and the bizarre appointment of Harry Redknapp. 

Now is the time for calm, rebuilding and continuity. 

With every new season comes new hopes and expectations with unlimited potential to tap into. 

Birmingham fans could be forgiven for feeling this summer could be a watershed moment for the club after successive relegation battles.

The off-season has started quietly for the blues, but the highlight has been the cash injection from a stadium naming rights deal.

St. Andrews has now be known as ‘St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium’ with the training ground also having been re-branded.

The partnership is reported to be for a “significant” sum of money. All of which has been told it will be for reinvestment towards the playing squad as well as the improvements of facilities at the training ground and stadium.

Naming rights is a taboo subject amongst football fans, especially those than encroach on a traditional stadium’s title.

But the money will be a welcome windfall as the Monk movement takes charge.

A full pre-season and a clear-out for the Blues boss will give him a side he wants to work with a mould.

Stints at Leeds and Middlesbrough fell short of expectations with the latter managerial role at Boro being whilst they were in the midst of play-off push.

Monk is well respected and has an organised, free-flowing football philosophy, that if given time at the helm, could help transform City’s fortunes.

Now, of course, this won’t happen over night, but given appropriate resources - that will come from the naming rights deal - will give Monk the best chance to assemble a team that City fans can relate to and be proud of.

Under Cotterill home fans booed his style of play prior to his dismissal. 

The aim will be to play an expansive attractive style of football, which is something Monk continued to implement during his time at Swansea as their manager, and that he experienced too as a Swans player.

It all takes time and patience is key for Monk. Knee-jerk reactions are becoming increasingly common in football, and in particular to the blues with upheaval season after season.

But if Monk gets the time he needs and the time that City require, he could well be on the way to finally banishing the Blues’ blues.