By Luke Baker

LEE Bowyer has backed his young Birmingham midfielders to step up in the absence of the suspended Gary Gardner.Gardner, 29, was sent off for a dangerous challenge against Peterborough last weekend, leaving the Blues light after they failed to bolster their midfield options over the summer.That was a conscious decision from Bowyer, who is now down to 27-year-old Ryan Woods and 24-year-old Croatian Ivan Sunjic as his remaining senior central midfield options.“The only central midfielders we have are Gary, Ryan and Ivan,” he said.“It’s OK whe...