Lee Bowyer made to wait for Birmingham City talks as Cardiff City get striker boost

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Lee Bowyer admits he is torn between giving some of Birmingham City’s youngster’s valuable Championship experience and the need to pick up wins on the basis that’s the metric by which he is being judged.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of the trip to Cardiff City this weekend the head coach summarised the situation thus: “I get judged every week and if I do try to do the right thing by the club and play some youngsters, which has been a positive thing, then we might lose more games than what we should have done and people might judge me on that. So sometimes it’s a no win situation being in my position.”

However, he did divulge which of the brightest stars from the Wast Hills academy that have caught his eye and could get a call-up in the final two matches.

“He’s a good player who’s developing all of the time, improving all of the time. He’s definitely going to be one for the future. I used him at Preston away, that’s a game that comes off the top of my head. Preston away, he came on, we were losing 1-0 and came on for the last 10 minutes and helped us get a point there, so he’s definitely one.”

"Another one, poor lad, making his first start against QPR at home, done nothing wrong and finished the game, or maybe came off a little towards the end. He was excellent in that game. Then he got injured in that game which we didn’t even know. Then he was out for a long time after that but he’s another one that’s a good player.

Lee Bowyer says his future will be decided at the end of the season, with Birmingham City due to play their final away game of the campaign at Cardiff City this weekend. Blues play their last match at home to Blackburn