Harlee Dean led a no-holds-barred dressing-room inquest after Birmingham City slumped to their ninth defeat in 11.
The 31-year-old centre-half held the floor as John Eustace’s squad looked for answers to their alarming dip in form. Carlton Morris’s winner two minutes after half-time saw play-off chasing Luton Town emerge from St Andrew’s with all three points, deepening the gloom at the troubled Championship club.
The Blues’ nose-dive has been stark following the return to action after the World Cup. Three wins and one draw from 13 outings has set the alarm bells ringing after a campaign of early promise evaporated. Eustace’s side could have gone into the mid-term break in sixth had they beaten Sunderland in the final match before the hiatus.
