can't get much lower level than portsmouth sweetie - hahah bless am sure they will pick up a little
Lets hope so...
At the start of the season neither Birmingham nor Portsmouth would have hoped to be playing a relegation six-pointer at this stage of the campaign but it will be very much a dogfight at St Andrews.
Both clubs will be well aware that a point would do little to ease relegation fears and with this in mind, it could be an entertaining - if frenetic - game that ensues in the Midlands.
With Alexandre Gaydamak's lucre burning a hole in his pocket, Pompey boss Harry Redknapp has not been shy in the transfer market and has already added some high calibre new faces to his ranks.
A trio captured from Spurs, Pedro Mendes, Noe Pamarot and Sean Davis will all start having made their Portsmouth debuts last week, while exciting front man Benjani Mwaruwari will be paired with a new strike partner as Tresor Lomano Lua Lua is away on African Cup on Nations duty.
Redknapp is likely to start with another new boy, Emmanuel Olisadebe, although he does have other forward options in the form of Svetoslav Todorov and back-in-favour Vincent Pericard.
Another welcome boost is the return from suspension of captain Dejan Stefanovic, who will set out to strike an immediate understanding with Paramot at the heart of Portsmouth's rearguard.
In their last Premiership outing Birmingham put in an improved display at Charlton but ultimately, the result was again disappointing, as they went down 2-0 at The Valley.
But these are desperate times for Blues and Bruce will have warned his players that all that matters are results, which must start on Saturday.
Chris Sutton had an impressive debut at Charlton and much will depend on whether he can rediscover his goalscoring touch and striker's instinct having spent much of his time at Celtic in midfield.
Mikael Forssell led the line against Torquay in midweek and scored but it seems likely Bruce will elect to recall Emile Heskey alongside Sutton in a burly looking front pairing.
Defeat is not an option for either club and it should be a tight and evenly contested affair that comes to the boil at St Andrews.
COME ON POMPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!