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Newcastle United could come up in opposition to a well-recognized face of their FA Cup conflict with Birmingham after a former Magazine moved to St Andrew’s this January.
The free-spending Blues drew loads of consideration after they smashed the League One switch file to signal Jay Stansfield for an preliminary £15m charge, and have now added an ex-Toon defender to their ranks forward of our assembly subsequent month.
The Brummies spending energy has helped them to prime of League One, two factors clear with two video games in hand, and should nicely pose Newcastle a menace earlier than a tricky run of Premier League fixtures for the Magpies.
Birmingham Metropolis have signed former Newcastle defender Grant Hanley from Norwich Metropolis on a short-term deal till the tip of the season.
The Scotland worldwide left us for the Canaries in 2017 after a solitary season within the north east and has develop into Blues head coach Chris Davies first January signing after a giant spend in the summertime.
The Blues’ defensive ranks have been weakened by a knee harm to Lee Buchanan that has dominated him out for the season and Dion Sanderson being loaned to Blackburn. Norwich launched Hanley, who had simply six months on his contract, after 197 appearances for the Norfolk outfit with the intention to enable the transfer.
The forgettable Hanley made 10 Championship appearances for us in 2016/17 after arriving in a £5.5m transfer from Blackburn, scoring as soon as within the 6-0 demolition of Queens Park Rangers.
Newcastle booked their place in spherical 4 with a 3-1 win after a scare in opposition to Bromley that was highlighted by a commanding Lewis Miley efficiency and a glimpse into the potential of Will Osula.
Our development was rewarded with a visit to St Andrew’s that proves massively inconvenient for prepare journey with a 5:45 pm kick off on Saturday, February 8.
The cup tie will likely be broadcast dwell on BBC One and BBC iPlayer for these unable to make the journey to Birmingham, whereas our journey to Liverpool on February 26 has been chosen by TNT Sports activities.
