Birmingham midfielder David Dunn is keeping his fingers crossed for a place on the substitutes' bench against Aston Villa on Sunday after almost 10 months on the sidelines.
The 25-year-old has been beset by injury problems since his £5.5million move to St Andrews from Blackburn and suffered a recurrence of a hamstring injury on Boxing Day 2004.
Dunn has undergone ground-breaking back surgery in a bid to resolve his injury problems and he is hoping to be involved in the derby against city rivals Villa.
"Through everything, the boss (Steve Bruce) has been there for me and that's another reason why I want to come back. Results haven't been too good recently.
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