In Albion's Night Garden

Every Monday the Birmingham Mail calls in at the Albion training ground for a chat with Tony Mowbray.

This week was no exception.

And, it seems, the pressures of Albion's promotion push, playing six games in 18 days and sleepless nights have got to Mowbray, a father to two young boys.

Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and the Ninky Nonk all got a mention after we'd finished discussing the nitty-gritty of managing a side that's on the verge of promotion.

Not quite Mowbray's list of transfer targets for next season but, as anyone will tell you, the characters from CBeebies' classic In The Night Garden, essential TV viewing in the Mowbray household (or indeed any household where young kids rule the roost).

The good news is that Mowbray's very own Mr Bump - Paul Robinson to you and I - should be fine after taking another blow to his head. Is it me or does Robbo seem to enjoy it?

In any case you get the feeling the Albion boss will be catching up on some sleep this week...

More interesting were Mowbray's thoughts on Do-heon Kim, Michal Danek and Crystal Palace skipper Mark Hudson, all of which you'll be able to read in Tuesday's Birmingham Mail.

And, of course, we already know the permutations about what could happen this weekend.

*No postcard this week. My Norwich observations are still stuck on the A14 behind a Wankel rotary-engined carrot grinder, somewhere near Newmarket.

Normal away-day service will resume at QPR.

**One last thing. A message to TV commentators. Robert Koren is a very simple name to say. There are no hidden accents and no quirks to the pronunciation. It's Ko-ren. Not Core-ren.

All you have to do is ask someone...