Skipper Grant Leadbitter is a doubt ahead of Saturday’s home game against Blackpool with a hip injury suffered at Birmingham on Wednesday. The Blues are short of central midfielders with Jimmy Bullard still feeling the effects of his recent illness.

Jewell said: “Grant’s a doubt. He got a knock on his hip, that he hurt a couple of weeks ago, right at the end of the game.”

If Leadbitter misses out, Andy Drury, Luke Hyam and Josh Carson will be the only fit centre midfield players with Jewell feeling that Jimmy Bullard is still some way from himself: “Jimmy has been ill but has trained in the last couple of days.

“I don’t really want to put him in but he might have to play some part because we are struggling at the minute. Jimmy hasn’t been well and it’s taken an awful lot out of him.”

Lee Bowyer is definitely out with his groin problem and Damien Delaney also misses out with his foot injury, although the problem isn’t too serious: “Damo’s injured, it’s not as bad as we first thought but he’s not fit.”

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llewej_tuo added 17:04 - Jan 13 GOOD OL' LEADBOOTS .... WISH HE'D FLING THEM AT JEWELL THE SWORD FIGHTER, HATE HIM JEWELL OUT JEWELL OUT JEWELL OUT JEWELL OUT JEWELL OUT JEWELL OUT JEWELL OUT JEWELL OUT JEWELL OUT JEWELL OUT JEWELL OUT JEWELL OUT
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Warkys_Tash added 17:35 - Jan 13 Disgusting comments about Leadbitter on here. Give the guy a break, no wonder his confidence is low when he plays with all the all the criticsm he gets - lets hope he doesn't read this website. I bet no-one complains when he steps up to take a penalty kick.
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fourth added 17:37 - Jan 13 Leadbitter is a useful player attacking centre field play. I think he is well worth his place. This team needs just a bit of tinkering with to provide a solid central defence. Then watch them go
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Tractastic added 22:18 - Jan 13 At the moment we need to get behind Leadbitter because he's the only experienced decent midfielder we've got and he has stepped up in the last couple of games. C'mon Hyam and Drury are no where near him in terms of ability.He's just playing in a sh*t team.I bet if he went somewhere else he would do well.After all Keane (one of the best midfielders ever in the premiership) believed in him. Turn on Jewell instead who constantly plays his midfield out of position,has no defence,no midfield ball winner,no big presence up front,no regular goalkeeper and is bereft of tactical nouse. Give him time?.Nonsense .Get Warnock in now before Jewell ruins our club. COYB.

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