Postcard from...The Championship

A few observations from Loftus Road.

1. Superman, Incredible Hulk, Danger Mouse (which, somewhat annoyingly, prompted me to start humming the theme tune during the game), Ice Man, Wonder Woman (two men dressed as), Spiderman, Bananaman, Batman and Robin, Gladiator, Wolverine, Super Kev, Super Sub (Kim), Super Dad (Brunt).

Have I missed any out? Albion fans, once again, were a credit to their club.

2. Good to see Albion players dedicating their promotion to Filipe Teixeira by wearing his no20 shirt before the games.

3. A new dawn, a new era, a new club crest for QPR. But the same old problems with microphones. Flavio Briatore's address to his nation was ruined by a faulty sound system. What's the betting that QPR are looking for a new 'Head of Sound Equipment' by the end of the week.

4. Press officer John Simpson already has a new screensaver ready and waiting to download onto his laptop - a picture of him lifting the trophy in front of the away end. Some of us remember him when he was a humble
tea boy (okay, journalist), working on the Birmingham Mail...

5. Shame on the moronic idiots who heckled and subjected Jonathan Greening to a mouthful of abuse when the Albion skipper was being interviewed by the Birmingham Mail and other journalists after the game. To his credit, Jono showed remarkable restraint. Had it been a Paul Robinson, Sean Gregan or Derek McInnes then the drunken lout might have been heading for an emergency dentist by now. More's the pity it wasn't Robbo being interviewed. Why was Greening so unpopular? For being the VICTIM of a clumsy challenge by Martin Rowlands.

6. I'm not one to talk about height, but Bernie Ecclestone makes me look like Peter Crouch. And it's incredible how many beautiful women were hanging around the Loftus Road directors' box. What on earth could possibly attract them to billionnaire Ecclestone and his F1 buddy Briatore?

7. Good to see Albion players being granted the chance to lift the trophy after the game after other clubs were denied the opportunity last season.

8. Albion's team bus was decked out with a 'Champions' banner and the League title trophy proudly on display in the window as it travelled back up the M40. Now that's what you call travelling in style.

9. To find out what Tony Mowbray had to say about Albion's alleged interest in Heerenveen's Michael Bradley and what the score is regarding right-winger Szymon Pawlowski, of Zaglebie Lubin, (as reported in Polish press) then read Monday's Birmingham Mail. Let's put it this way, I wouldn't get too excited...

Congratulations, once again, to Tony Mowbray and his players.