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Birmingham City star claims squad "too good for League One"

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A Birmingham City star insists the club's squad is "too good" for League One and that the West Midlands outfit will be back in the Championship in "six months".
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Birmingham City defender Krystian Bielik has claimed that Blues are "too good" to be competing in League One.

Heavily financed by American owners, Birmingham are attempting to immediately bounce back from last season's relegation from the Championship.

There have been times when Chris Davies' side have been far from convincing, including in their most recent outing against Peterborough United last weekend.

The West Midlands outfit were trailing 2-0 by the 16-minute mark, putting their unbeaten record in the third tier under extreme threat.

However, as they have done on several occasions this season, Birmingham roared back to secure all three points, with Bielik himself completing the turnaround in the 66th minute.

As a result, Birmingham sit two points clear of second-placed Wrexham and already a massive five points ahead of the remainder of the chasing pack.

"We will be a Championship team in six months"

The 2024-25 campaign may only be seven games old but Bielik is already predicting that Birmingham will be regarded as a Championship team in the next six months.

Speaking to BBC Radio WM, the Poland international said: "We're League One but I don't think there are any players in this team who are League One players," he said.

"All of them are at a higher level. In six months time we'll be a Championship team and a different animal.

"We stay humble and keep our feet on the ground and we don't want to choke on it. But the reality is we're too good for League One."

Davies is likely to raise an eyebrow when reading Bielik's bullish claims, but it has been clear that Blues have spent vast amounts of money during the summer transfer window.

Funds between £20m and £25m are said to have been shelled out by the club's hierarchy, including an alleged £15m on striker Jay Stansfield.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Wycombe WanderersWycombe20135243222144
2Birmingham CityBirmingham18133234161842
3Wrexham20125330131741
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield20123534181639
5Stockport CountyStockport21106534221236
6Reading199463028231
7Bolton WanderersBolton199462829-131
8Barnsley208662926330
9Lincoln CityLincoln207762625128
10Blackpool197572931-226
11Mansfield TownMansfield187472222025
12Stevenage187471517-225
13Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2073103837124
14Charlton AthleticCharlton196671819-124
15Exeter CityExeter197391721-424
16Wigan AthleticWigan196581716123
17Rotherham UnitedRotherham186571920-123
18Leyton Orient196491920-122
19Northampton TownNorthampton205692129-821
20Bristol Rovers1963101728-1121
21Crawley TownCrawley1954102032-1219
22Cambridge UnitedCambridge2045112035-1517
23Burton Albion1926111630-1412
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury1932141939-2011
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