I don't know about you, but I really enjoyed Saturday.

Having swapped my usual seat in the Cold Blow Lane end for a day in the executive lounge, it was nice to watch the Lions from a different vantage point - and in a comfortable seat.

If you've not experienced a match in the lounge before, I urge you to do so.

The food is reasonable, the beer isn't flat and Barry Rowan's one-liners are, as one of our number put it, reminiscent of a 1970's stand-up routine.

Ironically, the players put in their own comedy performance during the first 45 minutes against Shrewsbury Town, going in a goal down at the break.

After failing to get the better of Colchester the week before, it was very much Deja vu as we huffed and puffed against another side battling at the wrong end of the table.

To say it was as bad as we've played all season is being kind.

Were it not for the free tea and biscuits back down in the lounge, I'd have been raging.

I'm not sure what Neil Harris said to the players at half-time, but whatever it was obviously gave them a collective kick up the backside.

With the introduction of Aiden O'Brien and a slight re-jig in formation, we roared into life and finally stepped up a gear.

Our endeavour was rewarded in spectacular fashion as Ben Thompson capped another fine man of the match display with a perfectly executed 25-yard volley to bring the scores level.

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And within four minutes the tables were turned thanks to Steve Morison's headed finish from a Chris Taylor corner.

From then on, we took control and generally looked comfortable.

The final nail in the Shrews' coffin came in the last minute of normal time when Lee Gregory was brought down in the box by 'keeper Mark Halstead.

Halstead received his marching orders, forcing the visitors to put defender, Mickey Demetriou in goal to face Gregory's spot kick having used up all three subs earlier in the contest.

To his credit, Demetriou dived the right way but the power and accuracy of Gregory’s penalty ensured the three points were staying in SE16.

Looking back over the 90 minutes it was a microcosm of the season so far: a slow, uninspiring start followed by an injection of purpose and quality in the second half.

With five games left, it's important we keep up the momentum.

And with Burton continuing to implode in second spot, five wins out of five could still give us the tiniest glimmer of avoiding the play-offs all together.

They are big odds, but if you're anything like me, I don't mind taking a punt on the outsider.

Rule The World won Saturday's Grand National, outrunning huge odds of 33/1. Luckily for me, I managed to back him at 50/1 the night before.

As we enter the final furlong of the season, it might be worth sticking a few quid on the Lions making a late surge for the finish line.

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