Newcastle at the Ricoh

Midweek and the glamour of Newcastle arrived at the Ricoh, looking to go 7 points clear at the top of the table.

We were merely looking to get our third win in 20 games. Now there's a record to be proud of.

Having just watched The Damned United, I'm keen to draw any comparisons between the Coalman and Cloughie in his full pomp. "I'm not saying I'm the best manager in the country, but I'm definitely in the top 1" - isn't a phrase I can hear our ever tango-ed ringmaster utter with confidence.

We lost again. Hit the bar a couple of times, came close, but couldn't quite score.

Bottom line is that this team just isn't good enough. We lack creativity, a solid defence and don't make enough chances. We're slipping closer and closer to the bottom three as the season goes on, and that's before our traditional poor Xmas showing.

Peterborough at home on Saturday. A must win game even at this stage of the season. What would we give for a goal......