Duo face lengthy spell on sidelines

Blues boss Alex McLeish has confirmed that Franck Queudrue and James McFadden are both facing lengthy spells on the sidelines.

French defender Queudrue and Scottish ace McFadden both suffered muscle tears in last Sunday's derby defeat to Aston Villa and the duo will be out for the foreseeable future.

It's not yet clear when the pair might be able to return to action and the loss will be a major blow to McLeish's plans over the coming months.

"We have lost Franck and McFadden for the foreseeable future," the Blues manager told the Birmingham Mail.

"Both have muscle tears. I am not going to put any target dates on it at all. They will be back when they're back.

"It's not ideal, obviously, but we will just have to get on with it.

"It's up to the players who replace them to show what they can do."