CHRIS Palmer is hoping Neil Lennon's arrival can help him kickstart his own Adams Park career.

Wanderers switched to a 3-5-2 formation to accomodate the former Leicester and Celtic star - and that system is tailor made to suit the attacking full back's style.

Palmer likes to get forward, can cross with both feet and the forgotten man of Blues' squad gave boss Paul Lambert a timely reminder of his talents with an impressive performance for the reserves in their 1-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion.

Palmer has had a frustrating year. He was farmed out to Darlington on loan, then sent back early after a disagreement with the North East club and he hasn't got any further than the Wycombe bench since.

He said: "It's been a bad year for me but I'm getting my fitness back now and hopefully I can be involved again soon.

"We've got a real chance of going up this year and it has been frustrating to not really have been a part of that but hopefully in the next few weeks I can be involved.

"I feel as though my form and fitness are getting there again. I've got my head down and worked so that I will be ready when I do get my chance."

His run into form could not be better timed.

He said: "The new wing-back formation would really suit me.

"I can get up and down, my game is about putting crosses into the box and I've got a bit of pace about me so that I can get back and defend as well."

And he's keen to put his nightmare season behind him.

He said: "I didn't think I would be in this position. I think I was harshly treated at Darlington.

"There was a game that I wasn't involved in. I left and when the manager said he needed me back because someone had got injured in the warm-up my tyre popped on the way back and I didn't get to the game until half-time.

"Obviously I shouldn't have left the game and I apologised for that but when I got the call to be on the bench I tried to come back but by the time I got there it was too late."