Dr Gloom

i was ecited when we signed duff. he looked quality alongside drogba and robben or cole in chelsea's 4-3-3 system. it was also a sign of our pulling power at the time (or our willingess to pay top wages, depending on how you look at it) as lots of other clubs were in for him. shame he looked poor for most of his time with us. i agree though that he would have been excellent in the championship, as would nzogbia for that matter. we will do well to attract a better winger than either of them for a while

i don't have the patience to be put on hold for 10 minutes at a time while at work. online purchases are the way forward. just curious to know if i'm wasting my time or not...

just tried going through the nufc.co.uk website. what's the craic? do i need to be a season ticket holder or a member to get tickets in the away end? my father in law has always sorted me away end ticketsin the past but i've left it too late this time - i figured they might be available to any old punter given we dropped a division. does anyone know if that's the case or will the allocation be sold out to season ticket/holders and members by now? looks like i could be in the home end with my palace-supporting mate

via nufc.co.uk or palace's website? the palace website is pants

i'd welcome dunne and hamman - the sort of expierienced old pros that will help a promotion push

smith definitely looks better up front but it's nice to see he's found his level as a central midfielder. i don't mind him playing in that position as long as we're in the championship. he clearly can't mix it with the best in that role though, evidence is there for all to see from his no-shows for us while we were in the top flight

grim. hope that accadacca wum is right after all. a few years stuck in this division could get pretty depressing

you gotta be kidding - Wednesday are shite, yet another of the many piss weak, mediocre teams that make up this awful league that so many on here are in fear of ffs. I have put my money where my mouth is and put a few quid on 3-0 and a lot more on 4-0. If by some chance Wednesday get a point or more, no more postings will come from me on here. WBA and Reading so far - 2 joke teams that are supposed to be '' up there amongst it'' - what bollocks. Bring the whole CCC on - its shite and we'll piss it no danger whatsoever. joker

on iplayer? is a highlights package show of all the championship fixtures?

does anyone know if there are still tickets going for the away end at palace on saturday? i've tried getting them through the palace box office but was on hold for 15 minutes before giving up

we've been spoilt with our tv coverage so far in the championship campaign but this midweekr against wednesday might be the first reality check about life in the new league. i'm guessing there is no coverage and certainly no football first coverage on sky. here's hoping i'm wrong. anyone know of any midweek highlights?

i honestly couldn't care less if shola is given the number 9. it's not that sacred in my eyes. if martins can wear it, why not shola? he's a local lad, we're unlikely to sign another front line forward if the takeover doesn't go through and who knows, wearing the number 9 shirt might inspire him. knowing he is the main striker at the club might inspire more performances like saturday. christ. i just re-read that final sentence. clutching at straws? or.....

i used to live in sheffield. it's a cool town, the people there are sound - and football mad - and i really feel for the wednesday fans. i'm sure our crowds would sink well below 30k too if we'd suffered the 10 years of crap they've had to put up with. they're a big club no doubt. i think it's a shame that the likes of wednesday, sheffield utd, leeds and nottingham forest all struggling in the lower leagues while stoke, hull and wigan are all in the premiership. i'd class the first bunch as sleeping giants for sure and would much rather visit any of those towns on a premiership away day than the second lot.

loan players can also be called back to their clubs. i personally would like to see us sign a few players on permanent deals before the window suts.

sums up how i feel. we're pretty well placed to mount a promotion challenge as things stand but a lot can still change between now and when the transfer window shuts. nightmare scenario come sep 1st is ashley still in charge, half our first team squad sold and no decent replacements brought in.

shola and carrol will both do a job in the championship. but they don't look a front two that will work well together. we need to sign at least one other striker i reckon. preferably someone with experience and a bit of pace. a pool of shola, carrol, smith, ranger and one other is probably enough. the thing that troubles me is that we're bound to ship out the likes of collicini, enrique and jonas. and quite possibly taylor and geremi too. if those players all leave and are not replaced with players that can perform at this level then we will be in trouble.

taylor going will be a shocker for the club. sol would be a good replacement for collicini though. sign him up

all of the midfielders on show yesterday showed they can do a job at this level. i wouldn't get carried away though thinking we're going to walk the league going on yesterday's performance. there's still time for ashley to sell a few more players, we don't know what kind of replacements we'll get - if any- and the squad is still looking thin in terms of numbers.

the atmosphere came across on the telly like it was the best we've had in a long while. lots more singing and noise throughout than we've seen for a while. i wonder if that's because the players put on a good show after fuck knows how long or because all the moaners who have posioned the atmopshere since the ground was extended to 52k have all fucked off. 36k has always been about our hardcore support in terms of numbers. losing the 13k or 14k johnny come latelys will probably mean the atmosphere around the ground is better this season despite the empty seats

36k crowd. decent turnout all things considered

wtf is the dj playing at half time? that soulful sax isn't exactly going to get the crowd going is it?

looks a decent crowd. i'd guestimate around 36-38k

shola did his best to miss like. we've dominated to be fair but final balls have mostly been crap. how bad have barton's corners been? shola/carrol is not a viable front two either. we need some movement up top. carrol actually looks quite canny to me. enrique and jonas linking up quite well. i think this team can do alright in this division if we don't lose too many more players and the takeover goes through.

the wee man

jesus would be weeping indeed