StarkMallard

I wouldn't call it a mauling either, but I agree with @theAnticlough to an extent. After years of knocking around the National League and League Two and bossing nearly every game, the second half was an uncomfortable watch at times. But tough afternoons are part of climbing the league ladder and were bound to happen. I'm happy with how we played and pleased we still got a point out of it rather an a "Sutton away" experience!

Now I have returned from holiday and located my abacus, here are the scores from last Saturday's round. Thanks for your patience! Congratulations to @menzinho for winning this round, just ahead of @ARLukomski and @Fan of Big Tone! Looking at the leaderboard for round 11 and the leader is ME! IT'S ME! ME!!! Looking into my binoculars I can see @ARLukomski and @Megan_Elizax trailing far behind by a massive two points. So thank you everyone and I'll see you next season... hold on, there's the small matter of the remaining 35 rounds to attend to I've still got to count the points for rounds 12 (from last Tuesday) and 13 (from yesterday). I'll do that in the next couple of days. Our next matchday is on Saturday, so keep an eye out for the next round of fixtures on Wednesday. Thanks for playing!

I was very happy with the performance - we were sharp, made life difficult for the opposition and could even have snatched the win. We aren't a top League One team and probably aren't even an average one, we were always going to have a difficult time against the few sides in the division that look Championship-ready. Stockport are one of those. For all their superiority on the ball, we restricted them to few clear-cut chances and worked hard for the point. Robertson and Finneran give us just the right mix of grit and guile and Grant is in excellent form. I also saw some improved hold-up play from our attackers. Mustapha could have won it for us (jammily) at the death, but he also squandered possession a couple of times previously. Evans is just fun. It did resemble a cup tie at times, but as someone else has pointed out we've had a disproportionately tough start to the season. I'm hoping for a few more evenly matched games before the year's out and a few more wins once Mansfield is out of the way.

Lincoln City 2-1 Burnley QPR 1-2 Swansea City (joker) Blackpool 0-2 Mansfield Town Bromley 0-2 Peterborough United Chesterfield 1-1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale 0-1 Accrington Stanley Southend United 2-1 Halifax Town Yeovil Town 1-0 Altrincham

Alty away live on the BBC with Kristian Dennis and Jimmy Goals playing for the opposition. What could possibly go wrong?

Yes! That was so much better in every single way. More of this please and less of the other thing.

Round: 13 Kick-off: Saturday 24 October, 3pm Don't forget your joker! Lincoln City v Burnley QPR v Swansea City Blackpool v Mansfield Town Bromley v Peterborough United Chesterfield v Crewe Alexandra Rochdale v Accrington Stanley Southend United v Halifax Town Yeovil Town v Altrincham

AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Mansfield Town Bromley 0-2 Leicester City Burton Albion 0-2 Bradford City Luton Town 1-0 Barnsley Crawley Town 0-2 Shrewsbury Town (joker) Northampton Town 2-1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale 2-1 Grimsby Town Rotherham United 1-1 Newport County

Midweek round incoming Tuesday night - here's your reminder @Megan_Elizax, @ARLukomski, @4everapie, @william1984, @Chris, @Robbie, @super_ram, @magpiejue, @cheeky~k8, @Fan of Big Tone, @McPie

Burton finished that season on just 46 points. Nine times out of ten they would have been relegated with that points total. It is not an example for us to follow and I hope MP isn't intentionally using it as a template. I didn't see the match so I can't comment on it too much, but the general signs are very worrying. MP set us up to win the battle of attrition that is League Two and it worked. But League One rewards teams that can play fast, precise football and use the ball well and we haven't done that yet. But let's not lose the faith yet - we're only two points off 17th place and when you're on a losing run the turnaround often comes in the most unexpected place.

Round: 12 Kick-off: Tuesday 20 October, 7:45pm Don't forget your joker! AFC Wimbledon v Mansfield Town Bromley v Leicester City Burton Albion v Bradford City Luton Town v Barnsley Crawley Town v Shrewsbury Town Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers Rochdale v Grimsby Town Rotherham United v Newport County

Bristol City 2-0 Sheffield United Norwich City 1-2 Portsmouth Barnsley 1-1 Cambridge United Leicester City 2-1 Doncaster Rovers Leyton Orient 2-0 Blackpool Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Huddersfield Town Colchester United 0-1 Exeter City Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rochdale (joker)

I don't think MP will repeat the mistakes he made with the lineup against Oxford. However, one other issue is that we've started fearing the opposition, and that starts with the manager. We've got to trust our players to take the game to the opposition. A first away win would be just what the doctor ordered.

Pro tip for @Fan of Big Tone: if you move on to cocktails, it is socially acceptable to use a straw, thus relieving the strain on your joints. @nottsnutter: I'm relieved to hear you're a lollipop man, for a moment I thought lollipopping might have been sexy slang. As for me, after completing two days of exams at the end of last week I went on holiday to Kos, where I still am. It's very beautiful but we've had changeable weather and high winds, so not ideal so far. I've already visited Kos town - was surprised how small it is, but there are so many Roman ruins they don't seem to know what to do with them!

Round: 11 Kick-off: Saturday 17 October, 3pm Don't forget your joker! Bristol City v Sheffield United Norwich City v Portsmouth Barnsley v Cambridge United Leicester City v Doncaster Rovers Leyton Orient v Blackpool Plymouth Argyle v Huddersfield Town Colchester United v Exeter City Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale