No Euro vision for Hughton

Europe will not be high on the agenda for Birmingham in a season when Chris Hughton focuses on returning the club to the Premier League. Hughton was unveiled as successor to Alex McLeish at St Andrew's on Monday afternoon after signing a rolling contract in the Midlands.The former Newcastle boss has already admitted that immediate promotion from the Championship after last season's relegation is a priority.And Hughton is adamant that even a Europa League campaign, which will follow their Carling Cup success in February, will be a secondary concern. "I don't think I'd be speaking too out of place if I was to say, for me, that is not the biggest priority," said the 52-year-old when asked about continental targets."It's something which is very welcome and it gives players an opportunity to play at European level. But I don't think it would be wrong of me to say that it isn't the most important priority for me."The most important one is to get this group of lads together and give this Championship a real good go."He added: "Our approach will be to do as well as we can in the competition (Europa League). It is a different stage and does open players to a different audience, that audience becomes bigger the further you go in the competition. Anything which promotes this club is a plus."Hughton certainly has experience of taking the Championship by storm, racking up 102 points with Newcastle to walk away with the title in 2010. He then guided the St James' Park club to mid-table in the Premier League before, in the eyes of most, being harshly sacked last December.

Source: Team_Talk