Not the best feeling....

One my main problems is that I let NUFC dominate nearly everything I do.

When we win I'm happy and it sets the tone for an enjoyable few days, but when we lose it tends to send me into a mood and I become grumpy and irritable.

Even Mrs Toonsy tends to leave me alone when we've lost. She'll go visiting family or whatever (in fact she is actually outside at the minute washing my car!) and let me stew for a bit such is the impact a defeat can have on me.

Am I any different to many other Newcastle fans? No not really as I know of many people who feel exactly the same and allow our results to dominate our mood.

So anyway, I woke up this morning, having actually had some sleep for the first time in 48 hours, and it wasn't the best feeling to be honest. We are in a relegation battle again, but to be honest when I look back to the start of the season I can honestly say that I shouldn't be surprised as I predicted that we'd be around the mix for a while before securing safety.

Our destiny is still in our own hands of course, which is why it's vitally important that the lads take the chances when they are on offer, and that starts with Wolves at St James' Park in just under a fortnight. A win in that game will move us that bit closer to the finishing line, because all that matters now is making sure that we are over the right side of that line come the end of the season.

I'm not going to bleat on about the Stoke game, much, as we all know it was a crap performance. The players will know that as will the manager, and they are the only ones who can really alter it when we come up against Wolves.

In terms of survival, I still think we can do it, but I'd prefer it if we started getting results and going about getting the points needed ourselves rather than relying on other teams nicking points off each other to keep us out of trouble.

It's starting to get to squeaky bum time, but I still believe that the team has enough about them to secure a spot in the Premier League. Stoke is gone and it's Wolves up next. If we can win that match then there will be a seven point gap between us and them.

It's not all over, and I'm not falling for all the negative feelings that are going around the place at the minute. I'm just as disappointed as the next person but I'll get it out of my system and get ready to go again for the next game.

Optimism is the way forward.