Hi everyone.

It's been the worst week of the season. We are still top of the league though but we need to work hard to get back to winning ways.

There have been more positives than negatives this season though. It shows how far we have come that we are disappointed even though we are still top of the league.

The week started badly with a 3-2 loss to Barnsley. We should not have been 2-0 down. We did really well to get back in the game but I don't know what happened for their third goal. It might have been an infringement on Rich [Richard Lee]. We also had two penalty decisions that could have been given too.

Lionel Ainsworth came on for the last ten minutes. It's hard to show how good you are in such a short space of time. He's been training with us having joined us on loan from Hereford. We keep telling him to relax and be himself. It's a good chance for him and a good advertisement for lower league clubs. He got released by Derby but football is all about opinions. One manager will hate you, the next will love you. He's young, energetic and enthusiastic - one for the future. The gaffer has an eye for players.

Burnley came with a game plan. They defended deep and got lots of players behind the ball. They made it hard for us. They caught us with two sucker punches in the second half. We were the home team but they played as if they were at home. When you are at the top of the league teams raise their game against you.

The gaffer was angry but we are all in it together. We are all accountable after a performance like that, both the players and the manager. We had a chat afterwards and sorted out what went wrong.

The fans expect us to do well, especially at home. They were upset, that shows what they expect. We need them to keep supporting us.

I had a chat with Clarke Carlisle before and after the game. He used to play for us. He would have told his teammates how we were going to play. He and David Unsworth are big boys but we kept playing the ball in the air. That's bread and water for those two.

We have another tough game on Saturday. The good thing about having games so close to each other is that you don't have time to dwell on a bad performance.

Our midfielder Al Bangura was at a tribunal on Monday to find out if he's going to be deported back to Sierra Leone. He's a young lad that's been through a lot. He's tried to make a life by coming over here. He's bought a house, pays his taxes and supports his family back in Sierra Leone. He's a role model in his own country. What sort of message does it send out? He's not a criminal. If he was not a footballer perhaps not so much would have been made of it.

Fingers crossed he can stay. He's a strong boy. I'm close to him. I live near him and go to his house. He deserves everything he has. Everyone at the club is behind him.

I watched the England-Croatia game. I was not surprised with the result, especially when I heard the 4-5-1 formation. You have the tallest bloke on the field, Peter Crouch, but leave the best crosser of the ball in the world, David Beckham, on the bench.

Croatia are not top of the group for no reason. They were underestimated. People thought that having qualified, they had come to Wembley for a jolly up. It was the opposite. They have good players who would have wanted to show what they could do. What better stage to do that than against England at Wembley? Every coach in the world would have seen that game. They came away deservedly with the three points. England should have walked that group.

I'm sure Jose Mourinho would be the choice of the majority of England fans. He's been successful, enthusiastic and knows how to handle the press. That's so important. You almost need to win them over before you have even played a game.

Speak to you next week.

Laters.

What is the best goal you have scored?
Alan Ovington
I would say the goal I scored against Palace in the Play-off Semi-Final two seasons ago. Ben Foster launched a kick which I brought down and hit with my left foot. It was near the Watford fans - they went mental. It set the tone for the game. Youngy and Springy then scored. It was a wicked day.

Which of your former clubs do you look out for the most?
Gavin Turner
Probably Gillingham. I have a close bond with them and get on well with a lot of people at the club. They gave me my chance in the Championship.

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