The midweek round at Bristol Rovers was in all honesty much better than I feared it would be.
In a match against a team in a purple patch and with our patchy in the best away form, it had to be forgotten every day.
But even though we lost and did not bring any points back to Essex, that did not tell the whole story.
I felt we played well, with chances from the line of defense of the men.
Another day with a bit of luck on our side we would have come home with a hard fought and deserved point.
But as we all know in football, it’s not how you play, but the points you collect.
With teams around us not being able to take advantage of our lack of games at the weekend, it was not a bad week and the relegation pressure always went up so easily.
That said, there are still games to be won, but at least we are slowly gaining control of our own destiny and are not totally dependent on other outcomes.
I know in this league that it can change in a heartbeat, but it’s better to be the masters of our own destiny, whatever it may be.
To get ahead, we have the very rare spectacle of the Sky Sports cameras coming to town tonight when we play League Two Leader Forest Green.
I’m under no illusions that in the Forest Green schedule good promotion could be won with a win here, but since the results have since gone away, that’s not the case.
However, with the events in Ukraine that caught everyone’s attention, it was a masterpiece by Robbie Cowling to count this as ‘A Game For Ukraine’.
This is not a publicity stunt or for any financial game for the club, rather an opportunity that our president took to use the game as a way to raise the difficulty and his money where the mouth is.
Instead of just saying the right things and editing the profile photos on social media on the club’s channels, he did something that really helps those who need it.
No matter what you think of the man and how he runs the club, I personally hope that all of this is put aside and everyone supports the idea.
What could be better? Monday night football under the lights, a packed stadium and a U-Victory live on TV.
Ok this can be wishful thinking about winning but why not dream? We play better against better teams, plus Forest Green’s form is a bit hit, so why can we not beat them?
Whatever happens, it has the majority of a good night, all for one thing and I’m sure it will hit with many of you.
Hopefully you see everyone there to make it a great atmosphere and all is well, more points in our battle for league survival. Up the U.
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