Andy Cole drafted into Blues

I was interested to see the name Andy Cole linked back with Birmingham City.

However, on closer inspection, Alex McLeish is not adding another experienced head to his recently promoted squad.

No, this latest news isn't about Andy (sorry, Andrew) Cole the retired striker who was on loan at St Andrew's for the tail-end of Blues' last promotion-winning campaign in 2007, this time it's Andy Cole the consultant agronomist for Sports Turf Research Institute.

While McLeish plots his summer moves, the St Andrew's pitch is currently being ripped up to make way for a long-awaited undersoil heating system and a much-needed new surface.

And a Mr Cole, who knows more about planting seeds than planting balls in the back of the net, gives his expert view here