After a season in which we have established ourselves in the Premiership it would be a shame if it was now to peter out into nothing.

Following defeats to Chelsea and Bolton in our last two games there is certainly a danger that that could happen and all our accomplishments be forgotten in the process.

We need a win as soon as possible because the season ending on a flat note is not what we want.

There are still points to play for and there's still an opportunity to gain a respectable position in the league, certainly respectable for a team that has just been promoted.

What we don't want is to end up lower down the table and people say `Well, for a team that has just come up that's what we would have expected'.

I personally don't want to see that happen because a lot of hard work has gone into getting us established in this division. The last thing I want is for people to be saying `Thank God the season is over', I'd rather they were saying `If only we had another two games'.

The first 15 minutes of the Bolton game were fairly even and we appeared up for it. It was what we wanted and what the gaffer had demanded after the 5-0 defeat against Chelsea.

I was on the bench again and was thinking we had a good chance of victory on the evidence of the opening part of the match. However, the turning point came sometime between the tenth and 20th minutes when we had two good opportunities to open the scoring.

Firstly, Nicolas Anelka had a chance that was saved and then Shaun Wright-Phillips crossed to Nic and again we failed to capitalise on the opportunity. If we had scored I felt we could have gone on as a team and taken maximum points.

But from then on Bolton started to get the upper hand and we were the ones on the back foot and the ones who were being tested. That's how things continued. They got the goal and although we had little flourishes Bolton were dictating the play.

It did not become a walkover when they scored the second goal but they were certainly dominating.

As I said I was named as substitute but though the manager brought Robbie Fowler off I didn't get the chance to try and turn things around as fellow striker Jon Macken was sent on instead.

I think with it being towards the end of the season and Jon having recently returned from injury the boss wanted to give him a run out.

Unfortunately, that meant no game for me but I did get 90 minutes under my belt and my name on the scoresheet on Tuesday night, albeit for the reserves.

We drew 3-3 against Leeds at Hyde United's ground where we play our second string matches.

As well as Jon and myself, our team also featured the likes of first-teamers Ali Bernarbia, Steve Howey and Jihai Sun, and all three of the strikers, the other being Matias Vuoso, found the net.

Leeds, by contrast, put out a very young side and people might have thought beforehand that we should have walked the game.

But playing in the reserves is all about your mental attitude. If you're not right then young kids can beat experienced teams such as ours.

I wouldn't say it was an eye-opener but it was a warning to us that if our attitudes are not right then we won't win reserves games never mind Premiership ones.

Playing at Hyde, a non-league ground, compared to Maine Road can be a demotivating factor but you have to overcome that as professionals.

Leeds' kids were hungry and were playing for places in their first team and likewise there were a number of them in our team who had the same incentive.

When you play youngsters one of two things can happen. Either they get it totally right or they get it wrong. If they get it right their enthusiasm is there and their ability is spot on and they are committed and that's what we came up against.

For established players, such as myself, who have played regular football for such a long time and are now finding themselves in the reserves it is, as I said, a real test of attitude.

If we don't put in the same kind of performances in midweek that we put in on a Saturday we could find ourselves playing week in, week out in these games. You can't afford to be unhappy or disappointed and let that attitude creep in, especially when the manager is watching your every move as he was on Tuesday night.