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At least Fleet F*xes wasn't no.1 Now that my latest package from Rough Trade has finally been delivered Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs kept me company on the way to work.

Takes some doing to displace Paul Hart or Phil Brown from the top of that list.

The Only Way Is Up - Yazz

Up The Junction - Squeeze

Cum On Feel The Noize - Slade

Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors

Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung

Climb Every Mountain - Julie Andrews

There There My Dear - Dexys Midnight Runners

I'm Gonna Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse - Jimmy Helms

Sign Of The Times - The Belle Stars

Ruth - parcel posted 08/09 attempted delivery 25/09 - suspect they have no clear system to clear backlog in place. Good luck!

Ring My Bell - Anita Ward

No longer popular in Hull either.

Hull fans don't like him any more either.

Talking to Hull fans last week, neither can they any more.

Downtown Paranoia Blues - Soledad Brothers

Titanic's White Star works for me. Titanic Brewery

Think attitude to ex-players depends on which club you support and your expectations as a fan. Birmingham have always been very fair to returning players (probably just grateful that they were prepared to play for us in the first place) with the notable exception of Robbie Savage. No problem about what he did on the pitch for us, just the b*ll*cks he came out with when leaving. Having just signed a four year contract he wanted to move to Blackburn to be nearer his father who was ill at the time. As any fool would know, Blackburn is four miles further from the Savage family home than Birmingham is. Rule 1, don't lie to the fans or treat them as though they're stupid.

Still a more honourable way of earning a living than some football chairmen, past and present.

Thought PPV had disappeared unless you want to enlighten us on your viewing habits.

Dirty Ass Rock'n'Roll - John Cale

Reckon - too much toxic debt for Gold I'd have thought. Brady more interested in her TV career - wouldn't be surprised to see her have a bash at politics!

Truth - it worries me and I've been trying not to think about it too hard. Alcohol helps. Last time he tried, he f*cked up, we lost Steve Bruce (not necessarily a bad thing at the time) and we got relegated. For a 'paper' billionaire he seems remarkably short of cash - needed a bridging loan for the ?3m non-returnable deposit he put down and a rights issue for Grandtop to raise the ?57m for purchase. Grandtop annual report states that their football related director (MacManaman, Fan Zhiyi, Karambeu) all have extensive football management experience - I'm not aware that they have a day between them. So far the takeover has fallen foul of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange twice - his offer to fund ?5m of transfers out of his own pocket (he claimed to have already spoken to players) and lack of information supplied prior to the rights issue - this delays the EGM in Hong Kong to 5 October. The current board seem to be going anyway - adverts round Brum, emails to supporters, article on website, annoucning Saturday's game is their last at St Andrews. They rescued the club from administration 16 years ago and have made vast steps forward - debt free, yearly profits (except one year) - but never made the required investment to take the club through to the next stage. And they've had a lot of criticism for this over the past few years. They're also getting a good return on their initial (and subsequent) investment. But they've come to the decision its time to move on (and I wish them well, even if this is not universally true for Blues fans). Ka Song (his real name) Yeung says he wants Birmingham to open up the Chinese market but seems very vague about how he intends to do this. Most fans want him to build on our current status, investing more in the playing side. So far this season, performances have been very solid with some good football being played (unlike the previous season and a half which have been dire) and some good players brought in. Still desperately short of a creative midfielder and a goalscorer. If he gives McLeish the money to bring them in, fans will love him (until we get relegated). Also we need to get the fourth side of the ground redeveloped. At the moment, it's all a bit wait and see. I wouldn't be totally surprised if the takeover collapsed at the last minute.

Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin