Blues’ stock will soon rise again vows keeper
DAVID Stockdale believes an upturn in fortunes isn’t far away for Blues and hopes the fans will continue to get behind the team in the meantime.
Blues suffered their fifth loss in seven matches with the narrow 1-0 defeat at Fulham on Saturday, a game where they passed up a wonderful chance to rescue at least a point when Jeremie Boga fired his penalty over the bar.
It is a torrid run of form which has left Blues in the bottom three, four points adrift of 20th-placed Barnsley and with a crucial home fixture against QPR on Saturday.
Stockdale has only been back for three games after a lay-off of more than two months, and has conceded as many goals in that time.
He believes Blues are edging closer much-needed form.
“Our team spirit is coming on more and you can hear the fans willing us to come and do something, a bit of magic,” said Stockdale.
“I know everyone’s mad, angry, disappointed and I get that. I’m not saying you shouldn’t be but we’re doing everything we can to turn it round.
“It’s not easy when fans expect but I’ll tell them: if they want to shout at me they can, but I feel something coming, whether they can see it or not, I just want them to stick with us.
“There were 4,057 at Fulham and you can hear them all game, it was like we’re at home.
“I understand they’re disappointed but I urge them to stick with us. It’s their football club and I understand, as I support a football club myself, it’s in your blood.
“I’m hoping they can stick with us and in the end, at the end of the season, we say ‘that’s better’ and we can have a bit of pride in where we finish.”
Meanwhile, Blues youngster Dan Scarr will remain with League Two Wycombe Wanderers until the end of the season.
The 22-year-old was due to return to St Andrew’s in the New Year but has had his loan extended after a promising first half of the campaign.
Scarr signed for Blues from non-league Stourbridge towards the end of last season but quickly picked up an injury, which curtailed his involvement with the development team set-up.
He returned to fitness over the summer and, after training with the first team early on, was rewarded with a chance to join the club against whom he sprung to prominence in an FA Cup tie in January.
Since then he has done well for Gareth Ainsworth’s men and has made 13 appearances and helped the Chairboys to fifth in the division. to some