Recently by Colin Tattum

Birmingham City writer Colin Tattum held his second question and answer session with fans on Friday.

For 90 minutes, everything from missed transfers to the future of the manager were discussed. You can replay the live chat here, and leave your comments below:

TO SOME, it's the end of the world as we know it again.

Blues lose, sound the alarm bells, it's crisis time.

Yes, it was not a very clever way to end a game that was closing to a goalless draw.

A couple of misjudgments, an error, and Jon Parkin punishes Blues in the first minute of stoppage time, inflicting a fourth defeat of the season, and only a second away from home.

WHEN the final whistle sounded Kevin Phillips took a deep breath, sighed and looked to the heavens.

Only a few moments earlier Phillips had been put clean through on goal by Gary McSheffrey as Blues sprang devastatingly out of defence from a Norwich corner.

Phillips took a touch to steady himself inside the penalty area, a touch too much as it turned out, and David Marshall rushed out to save with an outstretched leg.

It was a gilt-edged opportunity for the goalscorer supreme, an invite to maintain Blues 100 per cent start and keep them top of the Championship.

IN the annals of games that make you want to shudder and forget quickly, this was up with the best of the worst.

It was wretched stuff from Blues, making a mockery of their hitherto 100 per cent start to the season.

There were changes to the side, sure, but Southampton also shuffled their pack and were more eager, nowhere near as sloppy in possession, and seemed as if they really wanted to remain in the Carling Cup.

Jordon Mutch was given his bow, coming on as the second youngest debutant in club history, as Alex McLeish sought to inject some youthful exuberance and zip but there was little the 16-year-old could do to elicit change as everywhere around him there was mediocrity and sprightly Saints, who had more of an edge throughout.

ALEX McLeish sends his Blues side out at St Mary's again tonight aiming to complete a quickfire double over Southampton (7.45pm).

Ten days ago, Blues defeated the Saints 2-1 in the Championship.

Now it's the Carling Cup second round and McLeish, although warning that Southampton will be motivated by thoughts of revenge, wants more of the same.