It didn't go unnoticed that Harry Redknapp's unveiling as Birmingham City manager took place in the Jasper Carrott suite at St Andrew's.
The Brummie comedian doesn't do many jokes about football and maybe it's just as well. These days there are punchlines everywhere you look.
Buried beneath the hullabaloo of two FA Cup semi-finals, another important game takes place this weekend. Aston Villa versus Birmingham. The Second City derby.
Writer Keith Dixon says in his "Bad Blood" book about the fixture that: 'Beyond the confines of Birmingham, this match isn't remembered for the football.