Who would have thought it. Ten games into the season and Borough games are now averaging 4.5 goals a match! With our league form showing us having netted 24 times and the top scorers over the five top flight leagues, the small matter of 21 conceeded pails into the ether. Some rich Russian plaything in London had the audacity to take our crown briefly last Sunday, but we soon grabbed it back. Since we licked our wounds on the back of the Barrow trip, we have rippled the net nine times in 180 minutes. Iain Dowie coined the phrase "Bouncebackability" a few years ago and it certainly seems to apply to our season so far. Hit four past us and the next club will have five drilled in revenge. The 5-0 versus Alty was the second time we had produced our BSBP record score this season and it could have been more!

I guess it was a good time for us to play a team that had lost its manager and chairman within a 24 hour period, but as we experienced at Histon, sometimes a new incumbent in the boss's seat inspires his charges to excel. Within 47 seconds, we were looking more dangerous than an upset Gordon Ramsey at a vegetarian convention! Quite simply, The Robins from the North West were left more red faced than red breasted as they were ripped to shreds time and time again. With neat ground passing football, and Ross launching his now famous throws, The Sports controlled the pitch, and even when two goals to the good, and we lost our "Rory Delap" we simply replaced him with new boy Steve Cook and word is out that both NASA and the BAA have to monitor airspace when we are awarded a throw in.

Along with Steve joining us from Brighton, we also welcomed Yado Mambo from Charlton, and rumour has it he has to have a red light fitted to his head to warn low flying aircraft. I cannot recall seeing such a tall 18 year old! It shows the strenght of our reputation that G and N can get fringe players of such quality to come to the coast. Is it the promise of first team football or a visit to Fusciardi's famous ice cream parlour that is the lure? What ever it is, long may it continue, as I think we all agree, this has to be the most exciting start to a season in recent memory!

With the suspension of Jenks, Danny Brown has been taking the left back berth, and my friend Ollie was a relieved owl, when there seemed to be no threat of personal injury last Saturday, with the subs still warming up. However, our mortar board wearing scholastic bird hadn't taken into consideration that he would still be a target of the unscrupulous Boro squad members. There was an attempt to maim the poor happy go lucky mascot, but it takes more than a number 15 shirt to put Ollie off his stride. One of the Alty subs had the cheek to shove Ollie in the back, but the bird gave chase and watched as the big fella in a white shirt ran away in fear to the safety of the changing room!

Tuesday night saw a trip to the picturesque village of Nailsworth and the warm welcome we receive at The New Lawn. I really must find out where the Old Lawn went? Forest Green Rovers were reprieved at the end of last season from relegation, and from a personal point of view, I was pleased. It really is one of the best away trips we have in this league. With home made cottage pies and stewards that know how to share a joke, many bigger teams could take a leaf out of the FGR hospitality book. After Saturday's results, I ventured there with quiet confidence.

The outcome has been widely discussed, and it was a wonderful feeling to see us hit the winner in the dying seconds rather than suffer the jaw dropping sigh of disbelief. The ninety plus minutes had everything a fan could want. A PA announcer that managed to add some 6,300 to the nights attendance, and his shout of "tonight's crowd is 7,090" raised more than a few eyebows! FGR Keeper, the former Salisbury stalwart Bittner seemed intent on going home as early as possible, as having thrown Jamie Taylor to the floor and gone unpunished, he then opted to have a punch up with his own captain. Even this failed to get him off the pitch. The referee of course took centre stage, and I can honestly report he had more cards than Clintons Christmas collection. We often say the officals were inept or inconsistant. If only Mr Johnson had been close to inept, it would have been an improvement.

With second placed Mansfield awaiting us at the week-end, it could be a cracker. Three wins, a draw and one defeat at Field Mill would probably make The Stags favourites, but we are not the avarage opponents this year, are we?