Birmingham City youngsters can blaze a trail in FA Youth Cup, says manager Terry Westley

Dec 2 2008 by Colin Tattum, Birmingham Mail

TERRY Westley has told his young guns to seize the moment when they embark on the FA Youth Cup trail tomorrow.

Blues take on Lincoln City at Solihull Moors’ Damson Park ground (7pm) in the third round.

And although they will be without some key players, including Jordon Mutch, the Blues academy and reserve team manager said he had every confidence in his side to forge onward like they did in the previous two years. Blues reached the fifth round last season.

“It’s been an interesting draw,” said Westley. “Chelsea have already beaten Manchester United, Villa are playing Arsenal, Leicester are playing Wolves, so there’s a real incentive to get through because there’s some teams there you’d expect to have a big chance.

“Our side is going to be young, mainly first years, but this group have been progressing well and it’s up to them to show what they can do on Wednesday.”

Mutch, the second youngest debutant in Blues history, Robert Gradwell, Jamie Sheldon and