As quickly as automatic promotion was looking more likely and in our own hands, one defeat means that is no longer the case.


The most disappointing thing about this game was our lack of creativity, but that may just be the kick up the arse the players need to move up a gear or two for the last 7 games of the season if we are to have any chance of automatic promotion.


It was a fairly uneventful game all round with neither team having many clear-cut chances but when Palace's fell to McAnuff just before half time he buried it and at that point, the way we were playing I knew we were going to struggle to get back into it without the fair slice of luck we have been enjoying recently and so it proved.


Let's not be too despondent though and put the game into perspective, it is only our second loss in 16 games and we have an ideal opportunity to get back on track this Saturday with a home game against a Stoke team who have nothing to play for.


We remain Marching on Together.