When I began writing this blog back in August, the brief was simple: give a fans' point of view about all things Millwall and try to avoid religion and politics. So far, so good.

Although the sports editor didn't specify how long they should be, he did suggest 450-500 words as a good rule of thumb.

After Saturday's 0-0 draw at Colchester, I'm really, really, really struggling to pad out the word count with something worth saying.

On paper, the short trip to Essex should have been a pretty straightforward task against a team deep in relegation trouble who concede goals for fun. What transpired was a drab affair with both sides mustering only a few half-chances apiece.

The atmosphere inside the stadium was as flat as the lager on sale prior to kick off and with the sun beating down for most of the afternoon, the fixture had the feel of a pre-season friendly.

In fact, the rock band performing outside before the game were more entertaining than the football - and let’s be honest, they weren’t great.

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Neil Harris couldn't put his finger on why the Lions' were so lacklustre against The U's, especially after dispatching of Burton Albion so comfortably a week earlier.

It wasn’t for lack of trying, but the shortage of quality throughout ultimately cost us the chance to close the gap on League One’s top two.

Our inability to get over the line in tight games is why automatic promotion has seemingly always been just out of reach.

This isn't a moan by the way.

After several seasons of dross, it's a blessed relief to finally have a team that can win games. In that respect, I guess we should be grateful for where we find ourselves.

But there's always a sense of 'what could have been' watching Millwall and last weekend was no different.

Wigan aside, the teams around us have all dropped points in recent weeks and a win against Colchester would have seen us leapfrog both Gillingham and Walsall into third place.

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Although dropping points at the weekend was disappointing, we’ve only experienced defeat twice in the last 16 league fixtures.

If only we had taken some of those points at the start of the campaign, the current outlook could have been even rosier.

At this stage of the season, every fixture is important, but the upcoming home tie against Shrewsbury is a must win.

With Barnsley just four points behind with a game in-hand, it’s important we maintain that cushion.

Of our six remaining fixtures, four are against teams in the bottom half of the table.

And with a trip to Gillingham on the final day, there's still a genuine possibility of taking maximum points from all of them.

Whatever happens over the next few weeks, it’s looking increasingly likely that any plans for May will have to be put on the hold.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, I did make the word count after all…

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