I don't know why folks are saying who should have started. We were comfortably the better team in the first half. It all went upside down in the second half when they played to their capability and we didn't.

We ran into a coming into form Bristol City. Didn't take gilt-edged chances to make it 2-0 and 2-2. Their equaliser was a reffing mistake. Onwards and upwards...

Villa's 4-1 defeat yesterday foreshadowed us losing our unbeaten record in similar circumstances.

I really really didn't want to post this in these circumstances but....

Could easily end 3-3

Armstrong 1 on 1 miss

30 second delay on iFollow

Bennet- what the chuff

Can't handle not playing in blue and white halves against red shirts, even his season's anaemic effort.

No Yes enormously Probably because I wasn't too pissed up to notice them.

We don't know when Dack and the under dressed girl were photoed. But has to be said that as a professional anything, it doesn't look good and his boss needs to have a word.

Leaving aside Dack pissed up with his topless totty, this is a tasty line up now it has to be said. And yes Ozydave I am still very nervous about City bringing us smack back down to earth.

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"I spent most of my money on women and fast cars. The rest I just wasted." Writing this close to George's favourite getaway- nobody grassed him to the press in Malta...

The table I am typing this on has more sense and mental ability than....

Queen's Park Hospital

I'd be as angry as I was about Murphy if I had the misfortune to have been born on the Wear. As I wrote - a broken seasoned professional but if I may add, about ten years younger than Murphy was when he came to us. I wasn't one excited by the Whittingham signing but if the Rodwell gambit pays off, this could be massive for us. Only smaller than the word IF....

Rodwell is reported to have worked extremely hard on his fitness through the summer. Very sensible to punt on a seasoned pro who has fallen to pieces as of late. However, we don't want a squad full of them as there are a lot of formerly big names not yet retired being offered around.

Bristol City have won their last two games and given the way Swansea have just beaten Millwall, the Bristol City win at Swansea is looking even more impressive. On the other hand, of the two current bottom clubs, 2 of their combined 4 points and 4 of their combined 9 goals have come against us. Puts our bright start into perspective. Assuming Dack is out, sticking with 70% probability on our unbeaten start ending tomorrow and we could lose by a few too. Bumping back down to earth unless we give it everything and take our few chances.

Underlines how third world the UK is now.

Liverpool and Spuds are in tricky groups. disUnited to come bottom of their group.

As someone living abroad, nothing, I mean NOTHING equals being at the game. It is not even a debate.

Go back to when the windows opened and what expectations and fears were then. This has wildly and dramatically exceeded most hopes and all expectations. No fears were realised either.

Again excellent and illuminating analysis.

Impressive pace of Leeds Boro game. Boro for me comfortably the better of the two.