Kone back in as O'Shea ill. Matthews for Jones only other change. Not been this nervous before a game for a while.
Kone's big chance, hope he sees it that way, if he does we wont miss JoS, if he does not we will, I'll go for a clean sheet and a win.
That team looks ok to me, a bit of pace at the back and up top. Hope Cattermole plays like he did against Hull.
Birmingham say that the match is broadcast via 'pay to view' abroad. Does anybody know whether or not there is/will be a stream on line ?
This looks like a decent team, that has a blinking good chance of winning comfortably against a poor Birmingham team, and, I may be wrong (obviously), but this seems to me that Kone is going nowhere, and he must realise that he's now got no option other than to 'play' and prove himself. Please don't make me 'eat my words' lads
He should be up with the best CBs in this league, with Flint & Jansson. If he can get his head in the game, and given Clarke-Salters very encouraging show last time out, we should be very hard to score against. If.
For those not in the know - this game is being streamed live on SRLIVE. It's free to sign up and it's decent quality.
I get the feeling that Kone has shown a desire to play. Coleman wouldn't play players who have shown no desire. He's publicly stated that, and a "fit and raring to go" Kone is an asset in any league