WE face an interesting home game against Dorchester Town on Saturday after failing to take any points over the Easter weekend.

We still need a point to ensure safety while they still have to get themselves sorted as well.

But it is no good thinking about what they have got to do. Our destiny lies with our actions and our performances, and that is the way to look at it. We are looking for one big performance.

Our recent spell of injuries hasn't helped but you just have to get on with it. We have proved that we can to some degree get by and cope with what we have got, but to do it continually you can get found out.

In the last few weeks we have had three excellent away wins, and I have been accused of being a little bit pessimistic in not accepting that the job has been done and safety has been achieved. It has proven that way.

Once again we lost both games by conceding goals very cheaply. We seem to have to work hard for our goals and in three of the last four games, we have given goals to the opposition which have ultimately cost us.

The worrying signs were there at Gloucester on Monday, and the averages say that they were going to win a game sooner or later.

Losing Martin Weir was a blow. I have my views on the benefits of having him in the side and the experience he gives us. But it is as a unit that the defence is judged and there is enough there to cut out the silly goals we gave away.

We had plenty of possession and chances were coming from the start to the last whistle. While chances are coming you still have a chance, but you have to take them and we didn't.

Everyone knows money is tight at the club, but commercially there are various operations being carried out that will help improve the chances of turning things around a little bit more.

A lot of people have taken application forms for the football club's credit card, and if they can get them back as quick as possible it all helps in terms of fundraising.

Wednesday, April 26, 2000.