If there is anyone out there that still doubts the fact that football can be a cruel, cruel game then will somebody please show them a DVD of our trip to Villa Park on Sunday. In fact, just show them the twelve second half minutes where we suffered a horrific collapse even an England batting order would struggle to emulate.

From one nil up to five two down at the finish, the story of our away season continued with great aplomb as once again what seemed to be looking like a competent performance was shattered when put under pressure.

We’ve reached the rollercoaster point of the season where a win and a loss in the space of five days of fixtures can take you out of the relegation zone and then throw you right back into the mire. That’s where we find ourselves today, in the bottom three once again along with Moses Coyle’s Bolton and Portsmouth.

The last week has provided us with a real mixed bag; when we beat West Ham last Saturday results went for us and then after Tuesday nights three nil defeat at Fulham things went very much against us. So after a turbulent week we’re left in 18th place with 23 points and 13 games remaining.

A rather turbulent month in the history of Burnley Football Club on and off the pitch has finally come to an end and thankfully it’s finished on a positive note. Despite the 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday, the Clarets showed enough substance to suggest that avoiding relegation remains a strong possibility.

The league leaders were given a real game at Turf Moor; it was certainly a harder ride than what John terry has allegedly been getting from Wayne Bridge’s missus. Or not, it depends how he likes it I suppose. The Blues skipper eventually won the game for his team with a powerful header however prior to that Burnley were more than in the game.