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Our start has been favourable. Our start has been exceptional. These two statements aren't mutually exclusive. Plus, nobody's making up the numbers this year; all teams are competitive at the level they are playing at. It is just a start at this stage, though, so I'm trying to keep my feet...

I know. I didn't like him, either. Though now I have no opinion on him particularly. He was very young; he's probably quite a different person now.

Bellamy was coming back off a very serious injury and so even if fully fit, was very rusty, and also stepping up a level. He also was the wrong type of player, as he wasn't a natural finisher (he found his niche at Newcastle, I think). He was a poor signing, but it wasn't down to his failings...

Belgian Cedric Roussel absolutely owned Adams and Keown that day. Take whatever analogy you like from that.

Flattered them, that score. An absolutely wonderful game of football.

He's without question the best player I've seen play for us.

The football was often expansive and entertaining, but there's always the feeling that we generally underachieved. We had some players of genuine quality, and, in Dublin an Huckerby, one of the best strike partnerships in the league. But we never finished above 11th. Yes, we were up against...

There are worse things to call you than old fashioned for that. Some are good, some are shit. Just like the men. Funny that, eh?

Then continue.

Both of the above. One of the many pleasing things about this start has been the number of goals we've had where there's been someone in the right place to batter it in from a few inches. That's coaching, and something we previously didn't;t get enough of.

Quite a few subs and their bloke was down injured for a while. I was expecting it.

Didn't enjoy that second half. Despite the fact that we should have had more goals, we never looked like we had significant control.

Ok half. Not been hugely fluid, but feel we should be further ahead here. They've had some very good fortune in their box. Not sure if we got away with that penalty shout or not.

Me too. He was a fun player to watch.

Calm down.

A fluffy one?

Pretty sure Sam used to be referred to as 'her' a while ago (definitely during some mascot charity thing that was on telly). Presumably because the person in the suit at the time was a woman. I've always seen Sam as quite gender neutral. I mean, they're a fluffy elephant in a football kit.

All you can say with certainty is they didn't want to sell him for £5.5m, or whatever it was we bid. I'd imagine if we went up, we'd bid significantly more.

Birmingham threw money at it and hoped something stuck. Why I wasn't gnashing my teeth at the close of the window; yes, we could have done with one or two to boost the squad, but I only want us to sign the right players.

All the Welsh clubs in the pyramid have played in it since their inception, though. The Welsh league is comparatively new, and for years all Welsh clubs played in the English league system. I would not want the two big Glasgow clubs in English football; they come with too much baggage.