Hello Warnock loathers… Last time out Niall’s Cheltenham started an ascent up the table. Can we continue the climb?

We start with a league game at Darlington. A double-red card for Darlo in the first half effectively sees the game off for them. We can’t score more than a penalty rebound, but it’s enough to secure a 1-0 win.

Three days later, Wigan score a last-gasp equaliser to prevent us moving to the top of the league. Dean Windass continues his scoring run from last week’s episode.

We hit January and that means FA Cup Third Round time… The lads put in a shift and put Cardiff to the sword with three goals. Owen ‘Razor’ Wilding gets MoM for a goal scoring cameo at the back.

We continue our cup run in the Windscreen Shield Quarter Final with a 2-0 win at Swansea.

Back in Division Three a hattrick from Neil Foster downs Exeter after a Geoff Hoddle opener. We move to the top of the league! This seems to be going well.. though no goals from Stan Collymore yet this week.

Spoke too soon. Every bloody time. Shrewsbury are bottom of the league. FFS.

I put out a missing person’s add for Stan Collymore.

The FA Cup Fourth Round means a trip to Watford. The lads produce another good display and draw 1-1. It seems Collymore had been hiding in London.

Our Windscreen Shield run ends in Semi Final defeat at Mansfield. It was a good run.

Our winless run continues with a league draw at Tranmere.

I can’t pick the team up for FA Cup replay at Watford. I ask my assistant to start calling around nightclubs in London. Hopefully he can find Stan and bring him back to Cheltenham! All focus switches now to the league.

We throw away a 2-0 halftime lead at Chesterfield. This one hurts. When was our last win? Eight games ago…

Something needs to change. I make a tactical switch and start searching for DMC’s to help Sherwood out. We also lose Dean Windass to long term injury, so need attacking reinforcements.

The new formation helps us to score three goals at Barnet. Lucky for us, Barnet is in a borough of London, so Stan turns up for this one. Oh, we concded four so don’t actually win the game. Bugger.

He’s back! Phew.

We add Jamie Shore to the squad from Norwich, and youngsters Richard Parkinson, David Barnett and Jason Brownrigg. All play a part, and help us to a 1-1 draw at Doncaster.

We get back to winning ways with a much-needed win at Bishop Auckland. I’ve chained Collymore to the home changing room wall to ensure he doesn’t go missing again.

We bring up our thirty-sixth league game with a loss in York. Just can’t find consistency this week.

True story, I once went microlighting in York. Cashed in one of those ‘Red Letter Days’ gift cards. Was alright.

Anyway, there’s work to be done next week if we want to get promoted. Ten games to go – thirty points to play for and somewhat strangely, only four points off the automatic promotion places.

Until next time.