NICE WHILE IT LASTED..

No wonder Gillingham FC Chairman Paul Scally (pictured) looks rueful.   And so he should, as last night the Gills were responsible for bringing an end to Snopper Street`s run of nine points out of nine.   To be fair to them, the Gills were only denied a third win on the trot by an injury time equaliser at hard pressed Barnet where the game ended 2-2.

Elsewhere Charlton went to Colchester - always a hard place to go to - and maintained their 100% start to the season with another win which included yet another energetic performance from near neighbour Scott Wagstaff and his buzzin` six pack.   It was he who set up Charlton`s first goal with a sublimely incisive pass for ex-Saint Bradley Wright-Phillips to convert from 12 yards.

My beloved Saints made the long trip to Ipswich and came away with a resounding 5-2 win after yet another performance which manager Nigel Adkins described as `scintillating.`   The Saints extended their record to nine wins out of nine and, but for the Gills late slip-up, Snopper Street`s points total would also have reached nine out of nine for the third time in a row.

As it is, at the end of the day we must be content with the seven out of nine, shrug our shoulders, accept that it just wasn`t meant to be and move on to Saturday.  Both the Saints and Charlton stay on top of their respective league tables....for now at least and to be fair to Mr. Scally and his troops, they remain in the automatic promotion places in League Two, so I can`t bring myself to be too harsh on them.  

So it was nice while it lasted for Snopper Street`s three teams. But for me, for the Saints and for Charlton, as our unprecedented start to the season continues, I`m reminded of the Bangles - can you feel my heart beating?    Do you understand?    Am I only dreaming....or is this feeling an eternal flame?   (Somehow I doubt it.)