.....just about sums up this brief report on the few remaining football teams I`m following and this weekend we had it all..

So let`s start with the win.  On the back of a disappointing home defeat by low riding Southend in midweek, Forest Green Rovers swept past Colchester on Saturday with a resounding 3-0 win despite being down to 10 men for the whole of the second half.  They now sit comfortably in second place in League Two with games in hand and this evening go to Stevenage with the chance to go top. 

Manager Mark Cooper was full of praise for his team`s gritty performance on Saturday and singled out our street`s football icon Scott Wagstaff for a special mention in his post match interview.  "Waggy - great pro;  fantastic ability; can run all day and has a massive part to play till the end of the season with his great experience and talking to the younger players."  Good to hear some genuine appreciation of a professional player who has now played over 320 games in his career so far.

So, on to the lose.   And it came as no surprise that Southampton went down 1-0  away to Everton in last night`s televised game.  After all, the Saints haven`t won a game at Goodison Park since 1998, despite which there were a few glimpses of encouragement in Saints` performance which hopefully might bring an end to a run of just one draw in the last ten league games which has seen them plunge down to 14th in the Premier League.  Next up, Sheffield United away on Saturday.  Win that and things might look a bit brighter.  Lose it and there will be trouble ahead.....but while there`s moonlight and music and love and romance, let`s face the music and dance.......

And so to the draw....and arguably the most satisfying result of the weekend.  Gillingham went to Portsmuff, a happy hunting ground for the Gills who, my neighbour advises me, have been unbeaten in their last four visits to Krap Nottarf the crumbling home of the Blue  Few.   Gillingham secured a creditable 1-1 draw against their promotion hopeful opponents in a game which Gills` manager Steve Evans said they should have won.   It`s always a scrap of comfort for us Saints fans, especially with all the mental health issues brought about by the Saints` current malheur, when our south coast rivals fail to win a game.  Nice one.