Bow bells tolling for ailing Hammers

FOR a man who claims to have West Ham in his heart, Lee Bowyer has a funny way of showing it.

Having done little to endear himself to the Upton Park faithful during two unsuccessful playing spells with the club, he not only inflicted more misery on his boyhood heroes on Saturday with a winner for Birmingham but then cast doubt on whether his former club can win their survival battle.

Bowyer’s goal – which extended City’s unbeaten run to seven, from which they have collected 17 points – helped to plunge Gianfranco Zola’s side back into the bottom three.