First Plough Lane By Numbers blog of the season is out: [Link] A stats-based look at our positive start to the season.

Yeah I think we're good to stay up. Interesting that Barnsley fans credited us for being well-organised. This seems to be based on reputation and not an accurate description of us yesterday. It was an open game where both teams got in behind the other multiple times.

What I meant to say, is that this team can stay up

We seem to have a good squad of players and a more than competent management team. Not worried about any more additions as I'm sure we have something like a £1m min budgetary gap

Sad thing is, we could do with Joe Piggott (the 2019 edition, not last season's dud)

Despite two goals in the League Cup, Ollie Palmer has not yet made the matchday squad for any of Wrexham's three league matches. I think he would be a great 'final piece' in our attacking locker. We could not afford to match his wages, but he might feel first team action was more important.

StD - this time around, I expect JJ has a bit more of a clue than MR did

In other news the beautiful Sandra Bullock has been filming a new film in the Hamptons worcester park.

In 21 /22 we got 9 points from the first 6 games and we all know what happened that season..

Sorry, to add "you want to keep the opposition attempts on target down"

JaW - if we're going to go to stats, then Barnsley were on target for three of those 16 shots, while we also had the same amount of shots. Also, Lincoln had two shots total when they came here...

BTW if you want a laugh then watch the QPR Vlog at Coventry on YT. They are not happy. QPR took a lot there as well.

Just seen the ten minute highlights. Good game for the neutral. 16 shots a piece. The only bad luck Barnsley had was the shot that came off the post. The McGoldrick save was good goalkeeping and cross across the box went behind their attacker because of Bishop's hand on the ball. The rest was our defence and keeper doing their jobs.

We conceding 16 shots at home yesterday, on another day we’re on the end of a defeat. Everyone needs to calm down.

Hash - indeed (re the decent start) - one poster said (on fixture release) “I am having a breakdown just looking at the fixture list and fear our first win may not be until the home game against Burton at the end of October”, which has thankfully turned out to be a worry that’s been calmed. I’m sure we will have a bad run at some point, but we’ve got some early points, and we look quite hard to break down - that’ll do for now ☺️

Good article Rob and the musings on owning the ground and club. We need to move from "fan ownership is sacred so how do we build on that?" to "fan ownership is great but can we really make it work to our benefit?". And if the answer is no then look at alternatives.

Hash - perhaps *culturally* we should be playing the likes of Reading, Cardiff, Barnsley etc each season.

Also, apologies for flooding the guestbook this morning but playing Reading, Cardiff, Barnsley...this is all very 'Wimbledon FC' isn't.

Morning all. Proper SW19 report on beating Barnsley now up - [Link]

Six million dollar man, your post yesterday about McGoldrick's chance. To be clear he didn't 'miss an open goal'. It was a genuinely world class save by Nathan Bishop.

I don't think even the most optimistic expected 3 wins out of 5 at the start of the season. And yesterday I had forgotten / wasn't sure if Hackford was a loan or if he was ours. Turns out not only is he ours we have him on a 2 year contract with an option for a third. So hopefully he is the next AAH.

The last few weeks have indicated to me that there really is a whole let more entertainment when you play further up the pyramid. Further up than League Two anyway. I really hope we don't squander it.

I am with you, Laurence. A most pointless lexical change.

Nick Draper - men's game yesterday. Man of the Match presentation. Women's - Player of the Match.

nicander - no need to apologise! I see what you're saying. Sorry I'm just wary of getting ahead of ourselves - walking out yesterday I overheard someone mention the word 'automatics'! - and trying to guard against the meltdown that will inevitably come when we hit a rough spell.