IT feels sickening to have picked up absolutely nothing against the best two sides in Nationwide North.

From the way we performed against Northwich Victoria and Nuneaton Borough, we probably deserved to collect four points.

It's beyond belief that we finish up empty-handed. The lads were superb on both occasions, I just cannot fault them for effort, desire and commitment.

Obviously, our big problem is that we cannot find a goal. But if we are talking about performances, we have been magnificent.

The rest of our game has been brilliant. The lads at the back have been outstanding, while the midfielders fought for every ball.

I could tell from the reaction of the crowd after the Nuneaton that we are playing well and working hard.

There was no negative vibes because the supporters know we have come off the pitch twice in the space of three days and given probably two of our best performances of the season.

I think if our display was poor, we'd know about it from the fans, without a doubt.

We gave a great account of ourselves against Northwich, showing there isn't a big difference between the teams.

And we proved it was no fluke by repeating it on Monday night. If you asked the other two managers what they thought about us, they would not believe our league position.

If we keep performing like that, especially against lesser league sides, we will get our just rewards and start to win games.

The lads are playing to their maximum, but just not finding the finishing touch, whether it's from a centre-forward, centre-half or midfielder. Unfortunately, that's been the story for much of the season.

I counted 10 clear-cut chances over the course of the two games and we failed to score.

Against Nuneaton, I would have scored late on had my first touch been better.

Jimmy-Lee Jones missed a chance when one-on-one with the goalkeeper and I expected Chris Smith to hit the target with a header from eight yards.

Leon Kelly also spurned two good chances and Adam Webster missed another.

We murdered Nuneaton in the second-half and, unfortunately, we just ran out of time.

If we play like that again, we can definitely get a result at Accrington Stanley in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup.

It's a shame that Stanley manager John Coleman was at St George's Lane to watch the Nuneaton game. If he hadn't turned up, he may have looked at our league position and perhaps Accrington might have got a little bit complacent.

But after seeing us play, I don't think there will be any complacency from them.

We are keeping our heads up and you never know, we may surprise Accrington.

I've got good memories playing at their ground, scoring twice for Carlisle last season. Hopefully, we can have good memories of our own.