Garry Monk is gone and just a day later, Birmingham City discover their fixtures ahead of the new campaign.
Blues sacked their manager after 15 months in charge.
And after the misery of Aston Villa’s promotion for Blues fans, they’ll be extra determined to kick on this season.
A 17th place finish last season, the new manager will be expected to improve on that.
Here are the fixtures in full.
Birmingham City’s 2019/20 fixtures
03/08/201915:00Brentford v Birmingham City
10/08/201915:00Birmingham City v Bristol City
17/08/201915:00Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City
20/08/201919:45Birmingham City v Barnsley
24/08/201915:00Swansea City v Birmingham City
31/08/201915:00Birmingham City v Stoke City
14/09/201915:00Charlton Athletic v Birmingham City
21/09/201915:00Birmingham City v Preston North End
28/09/201915:00Derby County v Birmingham City
01/10/201919:45Wigan Athletic v Birmingham City
05/10/201915:00Birmingham City v Middlesbrough
19/10/201915:00Leeds United v Birmingham City
22/10/201919:45Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers
26/10/201915:00Birmingham City v Luton Town
02/11/201915:00Cardiff City v Birmingham City
09/11/201915:00Birmingham City v Fulham
23/11/201915:00Huddersfield Town v Birmingham City
27/11/201919:45Sheffield Wednesday v Birmingham City
30/11/201915:00Birmingham City v Millwall
07/12/201915:00Reading v Birmingham City
11/12/201919:45Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers
14/12/201915:00Birmingham City v West Bromwich Albion
21/12/201915:00Hull City v Birmingham City
26/12/201915:00Blackburn Rovers v Birmingham City
29/12/201915:00Birmingham City v Leeds United
01/01/202015:00Birmingham City v Wigan Athletic
11/01/202015:00Luton Town v Birmingham City
18/01/202015:00Birmingham City v Cardiff City
25/01/202015:00Middlesbrough v Birmingham City
01/02/202015:00Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest
08/02/202015:00Bristol City v Birmingham City
11/02/202019:45Barnsley v Birmingham City
15/02/202015:00Birmingham City v Brentford
22/02/202015:00Birmingham City v Sheffield Wednesday
26/02/202019:45Millwall v Birmingham City
29/02/202015:00Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City
07/03/202015:00Birmingham City v Reading
14/03/202015:00West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City
18/03/202019:45Birmingham City v Hull City
21/03/202015:00Birmingham City v Huddersfield Town
04/04/202015:00Fulham v Birmingham City
10/04/202015:00Birmingham City v Swansea City
13/04/202015:00Stoke City v Birmingham City
18/04/202015:00Birmingham City v Charlton Athletic
25/04/202015:00Preston North End v Birmingham City
02/05/202012:30Birmingham City v Derby County
