Cameron Jerome calls on Birmingham to dump Wednesday out of the Cup

18 February 2011 14:17
Big chance: Birmingham City's Cameron Jerome[LNB]Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome believes Sunday's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Sheffield Wednesday is the ideal chance to build confidence for the Carling Cup final.[LNB]Blues saw an unbeaten run of five matches in all competitions come to an end on Tuesday when they slipped to a disappointing 2-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle.[LNB]The Barclays Premier League takes a backseat now as npower League One side Wednesday head to St Andrew's tomorrow, before Arsenal await at Wembley next weekend.[LNB]'We've got a break from the league now with the FA Cup and we've got the big one at Wembley the week after,' Jerome told www.bcfc.com.[LNB]'On Saturday hopefully we can put in a good performance and pick up a bit of confidence for the cup final.[LNB]'As long as we get this hangover out of our system, sooner rather than later, we can go into the cup final with a smile on our face and to do ourselves proud.'[LNB]Birmingham will be without defenders Martin Jiranek (thigh) and Liam Ridgewell (calf) tomorrow, but both are expected to be fit for the Carling Cup final.[LNB] Birmingham's James McFadden in light training as striker continues comeback from knee injury Birmingham 0 Newcastle 2: Lovenkrands and Best on target as Toon sink Blues BIRMINGHAM FC

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