We have linked up with Tom, who runs the Wolves blog called Wolves Blog

We have both answered similar questions of each others sides. Below are Toms answers and you can find my answers on Tom’s blog here.

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1. What is your view of how things are going on the pitch at the Blues?
Undoubtedly, Birmingham have started the season incredibly well, which I’m not at all surprised by. You’re strong at the back, which gives you a great platform to build on in matches and means you’ll be competitive in the majority of games you play, as we’ve already seen at Man Utd and Liverpool.

You’re also picking off the lesser sides by the odd goal, which will continue to keep you away from the bottom if you can keep it up. And if injuries don’t cause you problems at the back, I don’t see any reason you can’t continue as you have been.

2. Where do you think we need to strengthen?
As stated, I think you’re already pretty well equipped defensively, but perhaps could do with a bit more quality going forward (couldn’t we all). Benitez looks a useful player, but I’d imagine Mcleish will be looking for more firepower up front and more creativity in midfield come January.

3. Do you think we will survive the drop?
It’s a difficult question to answer, given the tight nature of the league at present and with January transfer madness to come. You’re sitting nicely in mid-table as we speak, but defeat on Sunday would leave you only two points ahead of Wolves. I think for Blues, it’s just a case of carrying on what they’ve been doing; grinding out the wins against the lesser sides and trying to grab the odd point off the bigger boys.

If I had to put money on it right now, I’d back you to stay up, although I don’t think you’ll be too far north of the bottom three.

4. Which player(s) do you think are our danger man/men in regard of sunday’s game?
I’d be a fool not to highlight Cameron Jerome as a danger, given the fact that he seems to love playing against Wolves. Benitez also looks like he’s on the brink of really doing the business for you and I just hope that potential isn’t fully realised on Sunday. McFadden is also match winner on his day and definitely one to keep an eye on.

5. Wolves fans must be a little disappointed with the start to the season so far – where is it going wrong at the moment?
The big problem for Wolves is that they haven’t done a good enough job of taking points against the teams in and around us. Losing at home to Pompey and West Ham, whilst only taking a point off Hull isn’t good enough. Credible draws against Everton, Stoke and Villa (all games we could have won) show that we have the potential to compete in the Premiership, but you need to compliment those kind of results with wins against the bottom sides, particularly at home.

Also, our best players from last season have yet to find their feet, which is disappointing. The likes of Kightly, Iwelumo, Ebanks-Blake and Foley have all had injuries and are struggling to get back into form, which has undoubtedly contributed to our current position.

6. Do you think McCarthy is the right man for the job, reason why yes or no.
Since I’ve been following the Wolves (20 or so years) Mick McCarthy is the best manager we’ve had. Not that there’s much competition of course.

The club got blown apart when Hoddle left and the money dried up, so the job Mick has done to rebuild everything from scratch is unbelievable. There’s a great spirit in the squad at the moment. The players all want to play for Mick and if we got rid of him, the wheels would almost certainly start to come off. Results haven’t been great up to this point, but I still believe he’s the man for the job. Even if we do go down, I have faith he’d bring us straight back up.

7. Do you think the side is stronger than the last time you were in the Prem?
Yes, definitely.

We had better quality in some areas of the pitch back in 2003, but just didn’t have the legs to compete. Most of our players were over 30 and it really showed at times, particularly towards the end of games.This time around, we’ve got a young side, which perhaps lacks a bit of know-how at this level, but I believe there’s enough in the squad to keep us up. I didn’t have that belief the last time.I still think Ebanks-Blake and Doyle will get us the goals we need and star players from last season like Kightly and Foley will come good to give us that bit extra. In saying that, I’d like to see reinforcements in January, particularly in defence.

8. What should I have asked and what is your answer?
You should have asked: What was your favourite ever Wolves match against the Blues?

To which I would have answered: 3-2 to Wolves at Molineux in the 1995/96 season. Blues went 2-1 up thanks to the most farcical penalty decision I’ve ever seen when Kevin Francis kicked thin air. Andy Thompson equalised from the spot and who else but Bully slid home the winner in the dying seconds. If you still had Michael Johnson playing at the back and we still had Bully playing up front, I’d have no doubt in mind that we’d score. He always gave him a torrid time.

9. What do you think the result will be?
I have to say that Wolves will win because any other result just doesn’t bear thinking about. We’re long overdue a league win against the Blues and it’s crucial that we finally get one. Saying that, we must get the first goal or I think we’re in big trouble. But it’s about time Ebanks-Blake starting firing this season, so I’m going for a narrow 2-1 win for Wolves and SEB to score both.

Tell us a little bit about yourself Tom, what do you do and how long have you been running your blog?
I’m 25 year young, born and raised a Wolves fan and have had a season ticket since I can remember.
I’m actually a professional writer and website marketer, so it’s been long-held desire of mine to do a blog about my beloved team. Unfortunately, time and a serious lack of motivation prevented me from starting, until a burst of enthusiasm got me going at the start of this season (probably still on a high from last year).

Since kicking-off the blog, I’ve been lucky enough to recruit a top bloke called Ben to help me run the site. We’ve also got a great community of followers, who can share opposing views and throw around some banter without getting personal. It’s a really fun thing to do and I can’t see myself giving it up anytime soon, even if it becomes a Championship blog next season (which it won’t)!