“If there’s one nice thing about following a team that plays in the Championship, it is that the usual mill of stories and talking points hovering around the top flight appear to be at a safe distance. Take today’s main bit of gossip, that Arsene Wenger refused to shake hands with Mark Hughes after City beat his team 3-0 last night. Quite honestly, I don’t care. The constant attention on Rafael Benitez’s chances of keeping his job at Liverpool doesn’t interest me. I’ve heard all about Sir Alex Ferguson’s run-ins with referees many times, so this season’s round of official-baiting bollocks raises a ‘meh’ from this corner of the web. Stewart Downing’s excellent performance in his first full match at Aston Villa forced a smile, but in fairness he’s yesterday’s news as far as I’m concerned. Sorry. I’m just not bothered. And the worst part is that when/if (delete as applicable) we do go back up, the essence of this reportage won’t have changed a bit.” (Smog Blog)