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Chris Davies at pre-season training camp in Portugal Birmingham City FC

The manager's mindset - the Blues annual review has provided a fascinating insight into what we are going to see this season

Chris Davies' frank interview for the club's comprehensive annual review document is telling

18.08.26, 14:30 Updated 18.08.26, 14:30

Colin Tattum

Colin Tattum

If anyone was left in doubt that lessons were learnt from the season past, then it's there in plain sight.

The interview Chris Davies gave to the club's annual review of the year solidified the intention to alter Blues style - and player profile - this campaign.

In a typically open piece charting 2025/26, the manager admitted mistakes were made and pointed to the horror show against Watford on New Year's Day as a real watershed moment.

Blues were 'unrecognisable' in that match, Davies recalled, and he knew 'big changes' had to be made.

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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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