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Six to go

Blues have confirmed that six out-of-contract players will not be offered new deals for next season and will leave the club. Mark Duffy, Neal Eardley, David Edgar, Lee Novak and Wes Thomas join Mitch Hancox on the non-retained list with only club skipper Paul Robinson’s future left to be sorted.

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Injuries and Squad Depth

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Defeat in the FA Cup to Bournemouth means that for the first time since 2009, Blues aren’t in the hat for the 4th round draw. Although that’s somewhat disappointing, what’s more worrying is that once again Blues have picked up injuries – and in an area where they don’t have so much cover.

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GAMEDAY: Huddersfield at Home

Can Gary Rowett get the home win that Blues fans are desperately missing? David Wagner’s Terriers are the latest team to come to St Andrew’s looking for points.

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Changes Afoot?

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Gary Rowett has talked about the need for Birmingham City to improve their defensive record if they are to regain the form that saw the side briefly in the top two of the division. One clean sheet in the past six games allied to the loss to injury of attacking threats David Cotterill and Clayton Donaldson have made life very tough for Rowett’s men of late.

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GAMEDAY – Away to Bolton Wanderers

Blues travel to rock-bottom Bolton Wanderers hoping to extend their run of winning games to four.

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A Tough Point – Ipswich Reflections

Birmingham City played out a 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town in front of the Sky TV cameras on Friday night. A controversial penalty from Brett Pitman levelled things after David Cotterill had lashed the Blues in front midway through the first half.

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Thinning Out

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Neal Eardley yesterday joined the burgeoning ranks of Birmingham City’s loan rangers, joining Leyton Orient on a one month loan deal. With David Edgar joining Huddersfield Town until the end of the season, Olly Lee joining Plymouth and Guy Moussi’s short-term deal not being renewed the first team ranks at Blues has shrunken somewhat in the last few days.

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The Rowett Rollercoaster

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The Rowett Revolution became the Rowett Rollercoaster as Blues recovered a 2-0 half-time deficit to beat EvoStik Premier League Blyth Spartans 3-2 and secure their progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup. A first goal in 18 games for Lee Novak along with a brace from Wes Thomas in six second-half minutes shattered dreams of a big cup upset for Blyth.

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Wolves Preview in Association with EZE Group

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Gary Rowett’s first match in charge of Birmingham City couldn’t be a tougher one. Away to local rivals Wolves who are flying high in the division off the back of a record home defeat. And yet – the Wolves fans I know are worried we are going to turn them over…

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Bournemouth Preview in Association with EZE Group

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St Andrews sees its first match of the post-Lee Clark era today with the visit of Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth. With just one home win in 24, co-caretaker managers Malcolm Crosbie and Richard Beale will know the home fans are desperate for something to cheer about – particularly after last night’s win for Fulham dumped Blues into the drop zone.

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