Wolves have been told they will need to make a sky-high asking price of £14million to land priority defensive target Roger Johnson from Birmingham.

Wolves fans were today cautioned to expect a summer of stealth in the transfer market as the club hunts down targets for a third Premier League campaign.

Blues top scorer Craig Gardner rescued a point nine minutes from time to earn Blues a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur at St Andrews, writes Matthew Viney.

Birmingham defender Scott Dann has insisted Marouane Chamakh’s dive to win a penalty was the turning point in their defeat at Arsenal.

Birmingham new boy Jean Beausejour has been cleared to make his debut in Saturday’s derby showdown with Albion after finally being granted a visa.

Birmimgham manager Alex McLeish is ready to commit his future to the club after insisting his relationship with owner Carson Yeung and his advisors is “excellent.”

Villa boss Martin O’Neill admits even he was not in on one of the best-kept secrets in Midlands football – Craig Gardner’s allegiance to Birmingham!

Birmingham are out of the FA Cup at the quarter-final stage after falling to Frederic Piquionne’s second-half double at Portsmouth.

Birmingham match-winner Liam Ridgewell has insisted Portsmouth are the example to follow after they were handed an FA Cup quarter-final trip to Fratton Park.

Defender Liam Ridgewell’s stoppage time winner saw Birmingham City come from behind to go through to the FA Cup quarter-final at Derby County.