Today might be a real blessing in disguise. If anyone was in any doubt about the quality of the opposition in this league, then those doubts are now well and truly dispelled. I understand that PW undertook to show some faith and loyalty to the team that got us promoted, but I inwardly sighed with dismay when I saw the team. I will forever be indebted to Richard Wood for the fantastic day he gave us at Wembley, but I honestly thought that his new contract would see him move into a defensive coaching role with the occasional appearance on the bench. I've never really been a Taylor fan, and for him to start ahead of Williams was very disappointing. Personally, I would have kept the majority of the promotion side but augmented it with starts for Robertson and Vassell - they are the future.

Busy week ahead. PW needs to forget last season and put out his best side against Ipswich. We hopefully will see some last minute movement in the transfer market, particularly an attacking midfielder.

All is not lost, we're only 3 points off top spot. However, we very quickly need to instil some Championship confidence into this team and a result next Saturday will go a long way to achieving that.

We had a few players today who just didn't or couldn't influence the game, and we were like rabbits in the headlights from off. No disguising it was certainly a disappointing performance. The manager I suspect will be deep in thought about the squad and what else he needs, and who he might get in or move on,.working within the constraints he has. A few of the players need to have a look at themselves and think about what they need to do to be or to become real championship footballers. All of them today were outplayed by their immediate opponents. Happily it is only one away game written off, so no need to panic.