WE grabbed the headlines for the wrong reasons at Cambridge on Saturday when we should have been talking about a Worcester victory.

Once again, however, we paid the price for failing to put our chances away and, as well as we played, it got us zero points.

I've lost count of the number of times that has happened this season but it was especially frustrating on Saturday be-cause we could have moved back to second in the table instead of dropping to fifth.

Perhaps some of that frustration boiled over with the dismissal of David Foy after Dan Jones' second yellow. It was totally out of character for David but I saw clearly what happened and have dealt with it.

More importantly David is set to miss three crucial matches which we can ill afford especially as he has been missing most of the season with a knee injury.

It was only our fifth red card which I think in this day and age is not too bad considering the standards of refereeing. Our discipline record is OK but a few silly bookings have crept in of late for kicking the ball away and we need to cut that out.

Statistics can be used in many ways but the blunt facts are that we've only won four times in all competitions since we beat Tamworth in January.

It's not something I would have expected back then but Cambridge was a prime example of what has plagued us -- in boxing terms we get sides on the ropes but can't finish them off.

There is no denying how evenly balanced the Dr Martens Premier Division is -- just look at the number of draws -- but even so our failure to score more goals has had a significant impact on our title challenge.

It's something we will be trying to address for the trip to Ilkeston who are fighting a relegation battle. It looks like a big ask for them to survive, but they will be fighting tooth and nail so we have to be prepared to match them.

With forthcoming opponents Grantham and Hednesford also bidding to steer clear of the drop we are going to have to roll our sleeves up as well as starting to find the back of the net.

The onus will be on the players to show what they can do. It's been a long season, but to see another tail off like the previous two years would be difficult to take. A few people have pointed out that we rode our luck a little bit earlier in the season, enjoying bits of fortune here and there.

While I would not disagree with that I would say we have been dealt a harsh hand since then.

I'm sick of talking about injuries, it rubs salt into the wounds, but they have impinged on our ability to pick teams.

However, we've still produced some decent football but, like against Havant and Cambridge, have not been able to see the job through.

At this stage of the year you always have half an eye on next season, running through what you will need to do to improve the squad. More changes may be needed than people might think and although I've said there will not be savage changes, it will involve more than just a little tinkering.