CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEKEND

SHEARS OUT AT RAMS

Derby’S Tom Huddlestone is calling in an unusual debt after his first goal in his second spell with the club set them on their way to a 3-0 win against brentford. It meant club doctor Amit Pannu and player support officer Adam Storer must shave their heads while head physio robin Sadler must cut off his beard. ‘I had a bet with them, so we’ll see what they look like with a skinhead,’ said Huddlestone, 31. ‘Doc suggested it and thankfully I’ve been able to nudge it over the line.’

MICK FM

A FIRE alarm at BBC Radio Norfolk left the station briefly off-air on Saturday afternoon and left horrified Norwich fans listening to the pre-match thoughts of Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy on BBC Radio Suffolk instead. Luckily transmission had resumed by the time Tom Trybull scored the Norwich winner against Middlesbrough, hours after the midfielder had signed a new contract.

SING THE BLUES NO MORE

IT’S just one defeat in six league games now for birmingham, as the revival that has lifted them from bottom at the end of December to 19th continued with a 3-1 win over nine-man Sheffield Wednesday. Steve Cotterill’s side were helped at Hillsborough by red cards for Marco Matias and Daniel Pudil, though they were on top long before those incidents. ‘We are just pleased with three points,’ said Cotterill. ‘Humbly, we get back on the bus, go back home and get on the training ground tomorrow.’