If you want to be successful in football, you have to be ruthless.

Legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s party trick was knowing when to get rid of a player and that led to Manchester United dominating English football on his watch.

Birmingham City boss Chris Davies is an avid reader and takes inspiration from renowned leaders, it wouldn’t be a surprise if he has put some of his learnings into practice over the past two months.

The sale of Alfie May, a popular player who firmly believed he would get his Championship chance at Blues, was the first sign that Davies was prepared to show his ruthless side.

And you can't blame him, given the obvious pressure that he is under to make Blues promotion contenders once again.

Taylor Gardner-Hickman is another who has fallen by the wayside

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