We could hardly use the wet weather as an excuse, because that didn't stop Peterborough from playing good football. Our half time lead given to us by a Rob Earnshaw tap-in after only thirteen minutes rather flattered us to be honest. Our defence had looked very shaky, and Camp, so often reduced to being a mere spectator at the City Ground for long periods of games this season, was certainly made to earn his money on this occasion. We weren't helped when James Perch was forced to leave the action just twenty minutes into the game when he picked up an injury. He was replaced by Luke Chambers, who all things considered, did a reasonable job playing in an unaccustomed position at left back.
It's perhaps not much of a surprise that Peterborough looked a far cry from a team all but relegated, because with the pressure off them they could just enjoy playing football. Forest on the other hand looked very nervy at the back, and by the end of the match they were very grateful to Camp, who once again did his best to live up to his 'England's number one' tag bestowed on him by the fans. It was a bit embarrassing for the rest of the players that the goalkeeper won Man of the Match against the rock bottom side, but maybe you get these kind of results at this stage of the season, so perhaps we shouldn't be too harsh, especially when Forest have endured a difficult week that saw them lose two away games. The Reds have not been playing well lately at all and we have seen our automatic promotion chances all but disappear. We still remain eight points adrift despite the win as West Brom won their home game against Preston. But there are still eight games left and 24 points to play for, so it's not out of the question that we can't overhaul them still. If anyone wants any inspiration, they only need to cast their minds back two years ago when we were some 11 points behind Doncaster and Carlisle with eight games to go, and we all know what happened next...
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