Birmingham City change stadium name for one game as they pay tribute to Peaky Blinders

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Birmingham City are set to change the name of their stadium for one match to Small Heath Alliance - by order of the Peaky Blinders.

The popular BBC One drama will air its sixth and final season this Sunday after garnering a huge fanbase. And ahead of the show’s restart this weekend, the programme’s official social media account wrote in an Instagram post: "Order 5."Birmingham City FC have been ordered to return to their roots this Saturday for the game against Huddersfield."Will they carry out the order?

Come on, Small Heath Alliance!"And Birmingham City have heeded the call after replying: “Order accepted.”As well as agreeing to change the name of their stadium, the players will also walkout of the tunnel to the song ‘Red Right Hand’, the theme song to the series, performed by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.But that is not all and ticket office staff will also be donning the flat caps that have been popularised by the TV show.Fans will be able to purchase Small Heath Alliance match day programmes during the match as they take on Huddersfield this afternoon.The name refers to an area of Birmingham named Small Heath which is where the Peaky Blinders is set in the 1920s.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

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