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Ex-Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung got so drunk after Blues lost a crunch relegation clash that he had to be “carried out” of the St Andrew’s boardroom, a new book has revealed.

Just weeks after their historic League Cup triumph over Arsenal at Wembley, a torrid slump in form left Birmingham City needing a win to secure their Premier League survival.

But a lacklustre 2-0 defeat to Fulham pushed Blues into the drop zone and left fans fearing the worst with just a tricky trip to Tottenham to come on the final day of the 2011 season.

And according to new book Haircuts and League Cups: The Rise And Fall Of Carson Yeung, the Fulham loss hit the crooked former Blues owner harder than most.

“The angst was tangible on the terraces, fans walked out early and some of the younger ones were in tears as they saw relegation staring them in the face,” says the book, co-written by Daniel Ivery, of the Often Partisan website.

“Carson didn’t take it well either, reportedly resorting to the comfort of a bottle or three of whiskey in the boardroom before having to be carried out to his waiting car later that evening.”

The book also uncovers how Yeung backed out of making a massive donation at a charity auction in China after claiming his bid was a “joke”.

“He had apparently made a grandiose gesture of making a huge donation, RMB20M (nearly £2 million)... only to tell organisers afterwards he was only joking and had been trying to make the event fun.”

Weeks after the 2-1 defeat to Tottenham that relegated Blues in May 2011, manager Alex McLeish resigned and switched to second city rivals Aston Villa.

Days later Yeung was arrested over allegations of money laundering and was later charged on five counts. His assets were frozen and he was banned from leaving China while on bail, but resisted calls from executive level within the club to resign.

“Vico Hui, in his capacity as CEO of the company (BIH, owners of Blues) urged Carson to step down from his position as Chairman of the board, pointing out that it would make it incredibly difficult for the company to continue operations without its stock trading on the market,’’ said the book.

“It says something about the ego of the man that in the face of everything going on around him, he refused to even temporarily walk away.”

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