As a long time Tottenham fan, I have to say I enjoyed The Premiership more last year than this year. But at least there's the Champion's League to enjoy this time around!

Although of course my focus of attention is on a lower division. But the GLW, being a rabid Spurs fan, keeps me up to date on higher matters.

If ever the hegemony of the so-called Big Four is to be challenged, I think it's going to be this year. I'm not sure about Man City and think that they flatter to deceive, I await Liverpool's inevitable gallop up the table with interest, and let's face it, Manure and the Arse aren't playing particularly well, are they?

Newcastle do indeed have the opportunity to mix things up a bit, but then so too have West Brom. Even Stoke, for Christ's sake, have tripped up the big boys.

I think what I'm trying to say is that this season could be the most open in years and if Spurs learn how to bring their Champions League form to the Premiership then I think we really could see some shocks.

Ever the optimist, eh?

I've enjoyed Newcastle's resurgence. One particular highlight has been Joey Barton, who up until Wednesday seemed to have turned over a new leaf (ever present in the side, setting up goals, ignoring provocation...etc).

Blackpool have certainly lit the place up - and Newcastle to a lesser extent - but you have to say it already looks like the same two at the top.
That won't change until next year when the boys from London SW12 return to their rightful place quite close to the summit of football.

Okay STD my friend, eduacate me. Which team is from London SW 12?

was 100 times more entertaining and exciting than the Man City v Man Yoo game this week.

this season is a trudge to the promised land of the Champions League. One more season of dross to suffer before the Rapture.

Stoke v Brum and several other games have kept my love of footy alive in the meantime.

My head tells me to dislike Spurs but they are the most entertaining team win, lose or draw. Can't stand their fans though....

Maybe other Happy Hammers are doing the same this year?

... and yet I can still watch 3 live games on a Saturday morning, a taped game in the afternoon and a live game on Sunday morning thanks to Mr. Murdoch & his Fox Soccer Channel and Mr. Disney (who owns ESPN). Then there's the live midweek games like last week. There's hardly enough time!

Interestingly, Chelsea have been featured every week this season so far. It must be a conspiracy.

if Wolves weren't languishing in 19th. It's been nice receiving plaudits for our performances against the big 4 recently, but unfortunately the points tally doesn't correspond with the displays.

Regarding Dave's comment on McCarthy, I would argue that Super Mick has been refreshing this season in that he hasn't whinged about some abysmal reffing. On Wednesday against Arsenal, he had the perfect opportunity to get on his high horse about double standards when Fabregas escaped with a yellow card for a challenge that would have surely warranted a red if it had been carried out by one of his own. Then we would have to put with Wenger sermonising for the rest of the week. Instead Mick accepted it was part of the game and that was the end of that.
Similarly, he didn't make a great fuss when our Algerian international Guediora got his leg broken by a Steve Sidwell foul.
I might criticise him for some of his tactical decisions, but I think he shows a refreshing honesty when speaking to the press.

Which I suppose is largely down to some apparently random results, even though the teams responsible (Blackpool, WBA etc) have deserved it. But there is one drawback - it's playing havoc with my fantasy team.

I don't look at the scores during the day.

As long as it's been possible, I've kept up as much as possible from 3-5pm, so I pretty much knew of every goal being scored as they went in. This season, if I know I'm going to be in to watch Match of the Day, I don't bother, and it's brilliant. WBA's win at Arsenal the other week was one of the best moments of high drama I've seen on television for ages (especially when they went 3-0 up).

So, yes, I am enjoying The Premiership this season. I'd recommend my approach; in fact, I'm hoping one day, a sitcom might make an episode about it...

Sunderland 3. To paraphrase the Scottish poet Andy Gray "It just gets better and better!"

It's a popular cliche now to say "No disrespect to.." before making an unflattering remark.
A caller to 5 live has just produced one of my favourites, saying picking Carlton Cole in the England squad is "a waste of an England shirt", and then "No disrespect to Carlton Cole".

and proliferation of shock results is due to the fact that Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal. Man U are all pale shadows of their teams of yesteryear which have done well even during the Premiership era
Spurs are a breath of fresh air the way they set about it - and I'm a Blackburn fan, spanked 4-2 at the Lane yesterday
Ok Harry has had money to shell out but compare and contrast Spurs' expansive style with Man City and their negative, over-cautious approach - their fans can come to Ewoood and watch Big Sam's no-frills percentage-based functionality if they are beginning to question the high cost of putting that side of theirs together and of buying tickets to watch them
Don't despair Wolves fans - you're well capable of a few wins from what I've seen but you'd better get cracking soon
Anyhow, let's hope for a few more upsets and occurences of the big boys getting beat in unlikely circumstances at home - if it doesn't speak highly of the quality of the very top sides at least it gives us little guys a chance of a shout

being a Reading FC supporter, but I am enjoying seeing Blackpool play as it takes me back to when the Royals had their first ever season in the "top flight". Nobody gave us a chance despite the fact that we steamrollered the Championship with a record 106 points to get promotion and then ended up a couple of points way from the UEFA cup places. So I'm really hoping Blackpool can stuff the pundits opinions and stay up, especially as they try to play decent football (unlike Man City for example...)

Ian Holloway's appearances on TV are fantastic, I particularly loved his recent "Don't Tell Him Pike" moment when, straight after a game where he made about 10 changes, he threatened to resign if the FA were to fine him for fielding a weakened team!

there's another hell of a weekend. First time in Premiership history that all teams scored in the same weekend. Last minute winners, sendings off, penalties, missed penalties and Berbatov scoring 5. Pretty good I'd say.