Past results don’t matter says Whitehead

game where we secured the play-off place.

“I am glad to get the Cardiff game out of the way. Our focus now has to be fully on Sheffield Wednesday.” ■■Harry Redknapp has met Birmingham’s owners after keeping Blues in the Championship and expects a decision over his future to be reached this week.

The 70-year-old was brought in on a short-term arrangement last month to save the club from relegation and he achieved that objective by winning two of the three games he was in charge for.

Despite his residency in Dorset and his age, Redknapp has stated he is open to the possibility of staying on in the midlands and he expects the situation will be resolved after further discussions with representatives from Trillion Trophy Asia.

“I’ve had a chat with the owners, I met them last night for the first time, I had a really interesting meeting. They were very nice, very good people and they obviously want to take the club forward,” he said.. ■■Blackburn’s director of football and operations Paul Senior has resigned less than 24 hours after Rovers were relegated to League One, and just 123 days on from his appointment.

Rovers dropped down into the third tier of English football for the first time since 1980 as wins for Birmingham and Nottingham Forest rendered their own victory over Brentford redundant.