Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish admits relegation is a possibility after defeat to Reading.

"You can't say that it won't happen," McLeish said. "And you can't say that if Steve (Bruce) was still here, it wouldn't happen.

"I'm realistic and that allows me to focus on what's ahead. If I was to bury my head in the sand and start worrying about, 'I could be the man who takes them down', I wouldn't be able to do my job right."