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Continuity is key - investigating what a quieter summer means

A settled Blues is a happy Blues is a better Blues - why continuity has 'great strength' for Chris Davies

13.08.26, 23:31 Updated 17.08.26, 10:21

Colin Tattum

Colin Tattum

It may not set the pulses racing.

And it may not fuel the seemingly desperate need for transfer rumours and demand for a more ins and outs than the Hokey Cokey.

But continuity is an important factor for a successful side.

Blues now have more of a settled look going into the 2026/27 season. There hasn’t been the requirement for a turnover of 20-odd players, like in the previous two years.

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Colin Tattum

Colin Tattum covered Blues for the Birmingham Mail & Sports Argus as correspondent & chief sports writer for 28 years before becoming head of media & communications at St. Andrew's in 2014. Most recently he worked in academy talent ID & recruitment before returning full circle by joining renowned journalist Neil Moxley with the launch of Forever Blues.

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