By John Wragg

BIG INTERVIEW: GEORGE FRIEND
GEORGE Friend has just turned 33, but he’s refreshed and ready for another major challenge with manager Aitor Karanka.
Friend was Karanka’s first signing after taking the Birmingham job.
The club has got itself into all kinds of mess on and off the field and Friend is just what the Spaniard needs - someone he knows, who he can rely on, someone who can make a defence tighter than a miser’s purse. But at the moment it’s not enough.
Birmingham had lost their last two Championship games going into yesterday...