Despite his side getting relegated to the nPower Championship, Alex McLeish will keep his job at Birmingham City.
The Scotsman and his Blues fell into the relegation zone for the first time on the weekend and it was the worst time possible to drop into the bottom three as it meant goodbye to the top flight for next season.
But despite the side's shortcomings, McLeish will remain in the job at St Andrew's says acting chairman Peter Pannu.
"The board regrets Sunday's result and subsequent relegation and feels that supporters, who have continued to back us magnificently, have been let down," he told the club's official website.
"The club can confirm that manager Alex McLeish's job is safe but that the board will expect him to lead the side back to the Barclays Premier League in the 2011-12 season."
Pannu added: "The board will take stock of what went wrong this season despite Carson Yeung's promised injection of £40million in funds - not £80m as the media wrongly assumed.
"The board will closely discuss and implement appropriate procedures to ensure a speedy return to the top flight.
"Finally a word for our terrific supporters, who are no doubt feeling the pain like everyone else connected with the club.
"We thank you for your tremendous backing - something we are confident we will still have moving forward as we embark on looking to make an immediate return to the Barclays Premier League."
