The unexpectedly large response to the T-shirt appeal recently co-ordinated by RamsTrust means that we will again operate our RamsTrust Rendezvous / collection facility before the Rams’ next home match on Saturday November 28th.

I am curious. Living almost as far from Pride Park as one can get (apart from those unfortunate to live in eastern Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands this side of the International Date Line) I would like to know how the new swipe card form of entry to the stadium is going and what season ticket holders get for their money.

Supporters Direct's newly elected Chair, Dame Pauline Green, has just been unanimously elected the first ever female President of the ICA (International Co-operative Alliance) at the General Assembly in Geneva. http://www.coop.org/calendar/ga2009/ga2009-doc2.pdf

This is a tremendous honour for Dame Pauline (and much deserved) and we at Supporters Direct are extremely lucky to have such an influential person as our Chair.

Today the championship, tomorrow, where? The challenge facing teams in the Championship has always been to prepare for promotion and to play in the Premiership, or else to insure that, if they fail and have instead to face relegation, they can sustain a playing group that get back to the Championship quickly.