We are up for derby day ding-dong

5:10pm Wednesday 30th January 2008

WE were disappointed to have only come away with a point from the two away games last week - although we remain firmly in the promotion picture.

We didn't play well at all at Northampton and it was very disappointing especially as we had taken so many supporters to the game.

For some reason we just seemed to struggle to get going on the night, and we know performances like that aren't acceptable.

Again at Walsall we struggled a bit to perform to the level we are capable of, but coming off such a bad performance at least we looked a lot more solid again.

Sometimes away from home when it isn't going well it isn't always bad if you can come away with a draw.

Hopefully though we can get back to winning ways at home on Saturday against Southend. It is a massive game, not just because we know how much it means to the supporters but because they are also just below us in the table now.

To be honest I didn't realise how big the rivalry had built up between the clubs over the years, but on the opening day of the season the fact that we had over 2000 fans at their place opened my eyes.

Finally I know I gave him a bit of stick last week about the size of his head, but we have given Andy Barcham the new nickname of Jo.

We came in after training on Sunday and the tennis was still on and we couldn't believe how much Barch looks like Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.