I have covered a few examples of why Lukas should be considered a Blues legend but all Blues fans know there are countless other examples of him showing he is more than just a shirt number to the team. He befriended a young fan, Bobby who was sadly suffering from a brain tumour and supported him through his courageous battle, after Bobby bravely completed his last chemotherapy session Jutkiewicz presented him and his father with season tickets, a Blues shirt and invited him to join the players at Wast Hills something which the young fan will never forget, again proving what a Blues Legend he is. Troy Deeney in his initial interview spoke about the importance of fan-player engagement and Lukas Jutkiewicz is a prime example of a player who takes that as seriously as Troy. Despite being a warrior on the pitch in which Blues fans can guarantee no matter what the result he will step off the pitch knowing he’s given 100% every time he can also be very proud of his contribution off the pitch. That is just one example of Jutkiewicz making a club-saving contribution to the team of which there have been countless other examples of him demonstrating hard work, determination and commitment which has benefited the club. However, it wasn’t just a great away day that made that goal so important, an unfortunate recurring scenario for Blues in recent years has been last day survival which Blues managed to do that season with Harry Redknapp coming in and steadying the ship but had Jutkiewicz not scored that last-minute equaliser and a winner against Fulham a few weeks earlier (games which were sandwiched between non-stop defeats) Blues would have been relegated and potentially left in financial ruin showing how one man’s contribution had potentially saved the club. Cue the 89th minute when Mr Jutkiewicz steps up and rescues a point for Blues with a scrappy but well-deserved goal at which point the blues fans go mental with Blue flares flying in the sky and a loud and beautiful rendition of Keep Right On at which point I was finally proud to show my neutral friends what Birmingham City is all about.
Just like the majority of our games under Zola Blues were extremely poor, after conceding to a penalty early in the second half the Blues atmosphere matched the performance on the pitch with an already disgruntled fan base losing patience in the team and I was constantly reiterating to my friends that we are capable of so much more. I went to university in South Wales and went to our away fixture at Cardiff City with some neutral friends, unfortunately, the majority of the game was a slight embarrassment for me showing people their first experience of a Birmingham City match. I cast my mind back to my university days during our baron times under Gianfranco Zola (sorry for reminding you). There have been countless occasions where ‘Jukey’ has stepped up and saved blues in multiple different ways. Jutkiewicz may not be a conventional ‘number 9’ striker like Forsell or Phillips but still manages to find the crucial goals for Blues when needed. The man I am referring to is our current number 10 big Lukas Jutkiewicz.ĭuring my short lifetime, I’ve been fortunate enough to witness many great strikers wear the royal blue of Birmingham City, Kevin Phillips and Mikael Forsell being 2 of my personal favourites however, there is one man who although he may have not have achieved the level of glory as the previous 2 players I mentioned he has been just as important to the club, if not more so. With all the exciting fanfare surrounding Deeney’s arrival, another Blues player celebrated a club milestone of 5 years playing for the club a day afterwards which relatively went under the radar due to the excitement of Deeney’s arrival.
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