Barely 48 hours after getting home from our big night out at the Emirates, over 1,000 Wanderers fans were on the road again for the long, gruelling journey to the Broadfield Stadium, Crawley - a first for many as we had only played there once in the League Cup and once during Covid.

We received a warm, friendly welcome in their fanzone, where we could mix and chat to their fans. A special mention must be made of the sausage rolls on offer, which you could have built houses with.

Most fans enjoyed our match at the Emirates, where we got punished by top players for our mistakes, but we came away with a goal to remember from Aaron Collins and a solid claim for a penalty.

Injuries are beginning to bite again, with the loss of Chris Forino adding to our woes. However, Ian Evatt was able to name a strong team with young Sam Inwood on the bench as defensive cover.

The Wanderers set off at a cracking pace and were soon one up through Kyle Dempsey. Then the match took a weird turn as Crawley dominated play, but we looked dangerous on the break, with Dion Charles twice going close, Rico Santos almost getting on the scoresheet and Kyle Dempsey crashing one against the bar.

Nathan Baxter had very little to do as the defence held firm. Late on Jon McAtee clinched it with a cracking shot. We had to dig deep for the points, but we got the result we needed, despite a poor referee, who offered little protection against a niggly, aggressive team.

Now the attention turns to Northampton on Tuesday. In football everybody is entitled to their opinions. It is what keeps us going.

However, there is a big difference between honest criticism and vile abuse. This has got to stop. All players and managers go through good and bad spells.

Like us fans, they give their all when they put a Wanderers shirt on. Nobody deserves or indeed should have to put up with the horrible abuse on social media. We all need to take responsibility and not give them a platform to air their abuse.

We need to stick together and support the players and manager and not make it easier for our opposition. Honest criticism is welcome.

Abuse deserves a red card.