We had a disappointing weekend at Charlton. We felt that we had a good opportunity to take something away with us and during the match we had some great chances to get on the score sheet. But we gave away two very soft goals to begin with and then the two goals in the second half when we were chasing the game put the points beyond us.

But we're not feeling sorry for ourselves and we don't want to make any excuses. We know we've got to make our own luck and we feel that if we keep believing and playing the football that we're capable of, we're confident that we'll get results.

There are always going to be high expectations with the fans and some may get a little frustrated at the way things have gone so far, but it's part of football life. in general most people are enjoying being in the Premiership. We are coming to terms with how big the gulf between the First Division and the top flight is, so we have to be realistic and be patient. It's a battle every week and we may lose some games but the Premiership is the place to be.

We just look forward to the next game; Southampton's visit to Carrow Road on Saturday. They are down at the wrong end of the table with us so are one of the teams that we've got to keep within our sights.

Robert Green is touch and go, and we'll wait until the morning to make a decision but unless there is a good improvement over night, it's doubtful that he'll play.

It's a shame for Robert. He picked up the injury at Charlton and it forced him out of contention for England's trip to Spain. It was on his mind, too. He's just breaking into the squad and he wants to be part of it, so to miss out upset him. But his leg was very badly swollen on Sunday morning so there was nothing he could have done about the situation.

During the week it's good to get away from football for a bit - but not too long. I like to go for a nice run for about an hour two or three times a week so I can get a bit of peace and quiet. I can have a little bit of thinking time to clear the rubbish out of my system.

But I'm soon back thinking about the beautiful game. When you're in football you can never get enough of it, so whenever there's a game on I'll always tune in.

I'm a bit of a traditionalist; I enjoy watching Match of the Day on a Saturday night. And with Sky Sports I can watch all the other games and I also get out and about to grounds and keep an eye on matches.

Last week I watched as Real Madrid beat Albacete 6-1. It was awesome from start to finish and it looked like the Madrid of old. Ronaldo was unbelievable while Zidane was not far behind. You're talking about sheer quality, they execute the simple things so well, when it's done like that it's a joy to watch.

But we saw and ugly side of football in the Bernabeu on Wednesday night with the racist chanting towards some of the England players.

We look at Spain as a multi-national country and to have that sort of behaviour towards your fellow man is just despicable. There is no place, in any walk of life, for that behaviour - it's sad for life and sad for the game.

We campaign against racism all the time at Norwich, and it's only right that clubs everywhere should do their part to eradicate it from the game of football.

Nigel Worthington