Losing by six goals to Charlotte Eagles was a setback for Bermuda Hogges and no more than that.

It's important we don't get too despondent and disgruntled by such a defeat and dust ourselves down before tomorrow's match at Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

We're still only three points off second place and we have far more points in the bank than we had at this stage last season. For me that 's a sign of tangible improvement.

It's fair to say that we still haven't got to grips with playing overseas and there are a number of factors and reasons behind that.

Firstly, due to our players having work commitments we're often unable to travel with our strongest squad and when you have back-to-back games with only 15 guys to pick from it's very difficult from the outset.

Secondly, I honestly believe we have the best set of supporters in the USL-D2. No other team has fans quite like ours and they really do have a major impact when we play at the National Sports Centre.

I would say the mentality of Bermudian supporters is more in line with English fans rather than American fans. When opposing teams come to the NSC there's a group of our fans that will give their players stick, in a polite way, and take their focus off the game.

Of course that helps us. But they are also the type of supporters who will also let our guys know when they are having a bad game and question the decisions of our coaches. Again that makes us all accountable for the jobs we do.

American soccer supporters just aren't like that from my experience. They tend to go to matches for the entertainment and won't be overly disappointed if their team loses. Bermudian supporters aren't built that way and I like that – it reminds me of playing in England.

We have a belief and confidence when we play at home and we know what's required from us. At the moment that's not the case when we play away on the East Coast.

But that can all change very quickly and we're on the road again this week against Riverhounds and Harrisburg City Islanders. Obviously we want to win those games, but in truth a couple of draws would be fantastic results for us. Over the last couple of years we've learnt the hard way and know that a draw is a big, big result for the Hogges when we play overseas.

Despite our two defeats last week the mood in the camp is still very good and Monday's training session was excellent. I made sure I went down to the session because I just wanted to help create a happy feel for the players as I know a few of them were feeling down after the 6-0 defeat.

Our players do care greatly and want to do well for the Hogges and they will be even more determined to take out their frustration when we face Riverhounds tomorrow night.

n Hogges play Riverhounds at Chartiers Valley High School at 8.05 p.m. (Bermuda time) tomorrow, and take on Harrisburg City Islanders at Skyline Sports Complex on Saturday at 8 p.m. (Bermuda time)