McLeish considered some striking targets but after they failed to materialise he could not find anyone else that suited his plans. The Scot told the club's official website: "I have total trust in these players, who have been excellent in the first half of the season in getting us to where we are. "On the striker front we now have to go forward with Cameron (Jerome), Chucho (Christian Benitez), James (McFadden) and Kevin (Phillips) and we will do exactly that. "The challenge to all of them, and to the rest of the squad, is to have an even better second half to the campaign than they did the first, and if they can do that it will be a season to remember." Birmingham are eighth in the Premier League, 24 games into their first season back in the top flight.
