Blues in for Jeffers?

Unconfirmed reports suggest that Birmingham have made a £1 million move (plus free local dialect lessons) for Francis Jeffers and have hopes of concluding the deal before the transfer window closes on Wednesday.

However, Chairman Steve Gold commented 'Steve has pretty much spent the money in the budget and there comes a time when you have to say "Okay, that's it". You can't just keep going out and buying another player after a bad result.' Blews may also feel in less need of fortifying their squad after their 3-2 victory against the Baggies yesterday in which returning striker Emil Heskey played a key role.

Jeffers still has his defenders at The Valley who would like to see him play in a 4-4-2 formation. However, an increasingly important consideration at the club is keeping the wage bill under control. It could now be one-and-a-half times over the recommended 50% of turnover.