After the farcical events of the past few seasons, Birmingham City fans will be hoping for some stability and development under the watchful eye of Garry Monk and Pep Clotet.

At one point it seemed as though the Blues might be joining Sunderland in League One last season, but Monk turned it around almost immediately after Harry Redknapp and Steve Cotterill did their best to drive them into the ground.

Now the former Swansea man is going to be hoping for even more improvement, taking them from the bottom half of the table to the top six. They've become accustomed to the top flight, yo-yoing between the Championship and the promised land.

Garry Monk knows exactly what it takes to survive in the Premier league and he's hoping that experience, along with his extensive contacts, can attract players to the club capable of bringing that winning feeling back to St Andrew's.

If he's going to be successful, he needs to move quickly in the transfer market. It looks as though they are going to miss out on Lewis Grabban, but here are three deals FLW thinks they should definitely not let slip from their grasp.

Monk will be keen to bring in an established keeper, one on whom he can rely and the former England man fits the bill perfectly.

The link has already been made, so what is the hold up? Green is well-known and would be a big influence at the back for the Blues.

Monk signed Johnson when he was at Boro and he's hoping to do the same again after missing out on Pablo Hernandez.

It seems a good idea, bring in players you know and trust, especially as Johnson doesn't fit into Tony Pulis' plans.  There doesn't seem to be any obvious hold up to a deal either.

Ojo was superb for Fulham last season and knows the division inside out. He's been linked with a host of clubs, Birmingham included, but as yet hasn't made a move anywhere.

The U20 World Cup winner has now been on loan with three different Championship clubs and would be a big asset to Garry Monk's side. As it is a loan, he needs to move swiftly though because there won't be a shortage of takers.