The latest two show that despite dominating games, that we are still lacking that little bit extra in turning ball retention into points.
By far the better side both at Brighton and at home to Birmingham we come out of those games with one solitary point.
The failure to defend when needed to is perfectly demonstrated in both games. The self destruct button was pressed and we now find ourselves on 64 points and not the 72 that people could have been forgiven for expecting.
The positive amongst us will point out that we are equal on points with Bournemouth who now sit in pole position, but the other harsh reality is that seventh place is narrowing the gap too!
Teams currently pushing to win the division could just as easily find themselves out of the top six come the final day of the season.
Birmingham we totally dominated the game. It was one of the most one sided games I have seen all season. The twist in the tale was to come in the 96th minute.
Two goals up the fourth official indicates that there will be a minimum of three minutes added on. This is about right. Six substitutions three minutes.
Third minute we concede a penalty needlessly. Sixth minute concede from a free kick headed in at the near post. Where was the defence? What were they thinking of?
The harsh reality is that unless these calamitous errors cease, we run the risk of not only blowing automatic promotion, but a fight for the play offs could also loom.
It's time to look ahead to the task and concentrate on the difficult run of fixtures coming up starting with a tricky looking trip to Norwich on Saturday.
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