Preumably the Malaysians will stump up some ringgits for this too.

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2932/spl/2010/08/17/2074892/motherwell-threaten-cardiff-city-with-legal-action-over-paul

Yes, there are potentially serious issues here if Cardiff are playing or contributing towards Bellamy's salary whilst still owing so much money to so many other people.

I knew I'd seen it mentioned by someone else somewhere 

Probably only of interest to Leeds fans and those who understand the sentiments, but this was a remarkably erudite article, putting into words what I'd hitherto not been able. No-one likes us, but not only do we not care we don't feel that we need to justify our existence by admitting it to the world.

http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/5702/38/

Seems to me that Ken is spot on in his programme notes (if those in the article are anything to go by). Ken has never been 'cuddly' and there's nothing better than having a good old fashioned rant to mentally cleanse the system.

Another week gone. Another week of attempting to bring in players to cover our injuries resulting in another epic fail. We still have the same number of injuries and still no cover, so that means we go into this weekends game against Barnsley with a team of has beens, potentials and reserves. Barnsley, a team we would be expecting to beat comfortably at Ashton Gate. Instead I wold take a draw right now if offered it

David James to Bristol City. Craig Bellamy to Cardiff City. Now Edgar Davids to Crystal Palace?

Wins for both Coventry and Leeds in the early kick offs

What about on the pitch?

Yes, there too.

I am not prone to exageration when it comes to my own team but that was as good a home performance as we've seen for years. Millwall aren't mugs, but they'll be travelling back home wondering what hit them. Seven or eight - one wouldn't have flattered us. We hit the woodwork three times. Superb.

Funny old game...

2-2

Town winning again!    At this rate we'll have more points by the end of August then we had in the whole first half of the season last year!

Hmmmm, but still managing our old trick of conceding a late goal ....

Town reject

Plenty of bitter comments from Blackpool fans on their own forums and ours today. They thought they were signing both Pittman and Stead. Both are signing for us on Monday. Here's a flavour:

Average Championship club we may well be, but the fact is we are still a much bigger club than Blackpool regardless of their current league status. They'd do well to remember that their expected level is League One at best given their facilities, fan base etc. They had their record EVER home crowd against us last season. It was less than our lowest crowd since return to the Championship which was close to yesterday ironically, although not that unsurprisingly given the current turmoil and injury problems, time of year etc, and far below our average. Perhaps they should look closer to home to direct their rants. If the rumours that the Chairman resigned because the club revolted his £10kp/w wage cap are true then there is the problem. If they think they're going to attract quality players in the Prem with that wage cap then think again. Not saying I agree with the figures demanded by players and agents alike nowadays, but the sad fact is that you have to spend the money to compete.

I never used to mind Blackpool as a club, but their misplaced sense of superiority is starting to grind a touch

To be fair their record crowd ever is 38,098 and their ground doeesn't even hold 13,000 now, but I take your point. But fans are fans. I think it would be galling to see players like Stead (who ain't that good IMO) to go to a team in a league below when they could play in the Premier League, but the truth is that City will pay higher wages. Oyston wouldn't bow to the agents' demands and I believe that they've put a £10,000 cap on salaries.

I know that Jay Simpson, who City were in for, ultimately went to Hull rather than us because we wouldn't pay £14,000 a week for an Arsenal reserve in teh Championship. Hull are on a suicide mission so would pay that. Time will tell who is right.