Micky

Yep - you're right, crowd figures of 30 years ago have absolutley naff to do with where we are now. You are in the Premiership whilst we languish rock bottom of League 1, little chance of promotion this year, more likely of dropping further. Ahhhh but, 'feeling inferior' - sorry - not a cat in hells chance. Why? We have just come through the darkest days in our recent history, we have a great infrastructure, we have an owner who knows how to run successful business's, we have a manager that most clubs in this league would never be able to attract and we have a decent set of players (for this league) with more to follow in the transfer window. So you see - with all of this optimism running around SMS, you'll forgive me if I decline to swap shirts with you, or to feel at all inferior. BTW - all the very best for the season - I hope (and believe) you will survive. See you in a couple of years.

Sorry - Derry on the "We need width" soapbox - that would be a first, errrr then again maybe not...!!! More width Mr Pardew, please more width....!

Right thats cleared that up then - clear as mud. That said though, like you - I think we'll finish somewhere in this League...!

Hope he does well and goes on to yet bigger and better things - good luck to him.

check out the STAT LEADERS on the Team Photo Page - it lists Morgan as the leading red card player with errrr no red cards...!

When does the billionairre become a millionairre? Because the sooner that happens the sooner we win the Champions League...!

What a mong eh - god I larfed, especially when he could have flown home and watched it for that price...! Good ol' Blue Few - you couldn't make it up could ya..!

Great result - thanks to everybody for keeping us 'out of touch' people aware of what is going on, and thanks to .comsaint for more excellent match pics. Tis a little sad when you have to rely on a guy in Dubai, listening to a radio in Hampshire via Skype in order to update some guy in the States, to then give me match info here in NI. But thanks all the same! Guess thats what the call progress eh....!!!

Surey you would forego your tenner for a 1 - 6 thrilling away win though... eh..??

Yeah - just googled it and am listening to the interview at the moment. Hadn't realized this had happened - I do tend to work out of the country for long periods so news like this does sometimes slip under my radar...! Good listen though:

Did they both get sacked ? Shame how you can't have free speech on the radio isn't it.

A very good point, effectively a certain David Connolly has just done the same thing by dropping 2 leagues - but nobody seems to be giving him any flack. Very strange...

Not sure if it has been posted elsewhere, but just heard that AP is a guest on the Alan Brazil Breakfast show tomorrow, sometime between 6 and 10.

Sorry - what is Matt meant to be apologising for? Have I missed something?

TFFT - I thought I was the only one in the world who didn't do facebook...!

Doooh shop me too while your there - save me the journey...!

"Have we got 5 penalty takers....?" Who said that eh...?? Go on - have a word with yourself....! Get in there lads - shyte, crap, poor 1st half - good recovery second - kept bottle during the pens - showed some class I guess. I'm happy.

Well I said we'd score 5 and 5 we scored...!!! Never in doubt.. ehem...!!!

Yaaaaahh - looks like 5 minutes of F5 fever again now...!

Have they started, which end, whose taking them, has Kelvin come around yet.... Eh...????

Are we on to pens...?? Running commentary pse from you radio listeners....!!!

Sub for Bart in the last minute then - problem solved...!

'uck knows - but he is the captain - he should lead by example...! So long as it goes in of course...!

What to score - or save 'em...???

We almost scored from a corner - wtf is going wrong, our corners are shyte, everybody knows that...!