The knee injury I picked up in the reserves has taken longer to clear up than I first thought so I'll not be fit for Saturday It's frustrating and you just want to be down there training with the lads.

When you are stuck in the gym on you're own, it can get a bit lonely.

That's part and parcel of football, though. If I look back over the last few years I have been very lucky with injuries and this is something you've just got to accept and get over.

All a footballer wants to be doing is playing on a Saturday at 3 o'clock and whenever that doesn't happen for whatever reason, it's disappointing.

There's only one way to change that and that is by getting fit and playing in the reserves and doing as well as you can, making sure you're ready to go back in there if called upon.

It was a strange feeling sat at home when the lads were down in London at Dagenham last week but it was great that they came away with a win.

The gaffer said 4-1 was more than we deserved but there have been a lot of games when we have come away with a lot less than we've deserved.

When you are on a good run the games can't come quick enough and everyone's hoping for another three points tomorrow to push up the table.

Just like when you lose, there is no need to get carried away and when you a win few people start talking about the top.

It might be the oldest football cliche in the book but the important thing is to take each game as it comes.

If keep going as we have been doing our league position will take care of itself.

I think from the games we've had, we've warranted being higher up the table but there is no substitute for winning games.

The only thing that's knocked the lads has been the England result.

A few of them were having a go at the gaffer on the coach on the way back up after Scotland lost and he got his revenge on Thursday morning in training!