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

Dec 2 2008 by Colin Tattum, Birmingham Mail

Dan Preston are all injured, but Jake Jervis should be fit to play after three weeks out.

Plenty of responsibility will rest on the shoulders of midfield pair Mitch McPike and Ashley Sammons, who recently signed his first professional contract.

Cagri ‘Charlie’ Kodalak will lead the attack, probably with Jervis, and Westley revealed that former Albion midfielder Romeo Zondervan tipped them off about the Turkish forward, who has had spells at Feyenoord and Den Haag.

“I know Romeo from my time at Ipswich,” said Westley. “He was playing in Holland and Romeo alerted us to him.

“He’s an under-18 international for Turkey and we’re looking at him for the remainder of the season to see if he merits a contract.”