CamdenIron entertains his fellow supporters with the latest of his blogs:

Sitting at home waiting for a delivery or utility is never a task to be relished. Any little noise outside - the approach of a vehicle, a car door shutting, the sound of footsteps - prompts furtive peering through curtains, only for disappointment and a buttock repositioning on the sofa.

Even getting up to use the toilet or popping out for a minute to buy a paper becomes an uncomfortably risky business; it is the law of sod that at these precise moments, your quarry will miraculously appear.

Today, I'm waiting for British Gas, and it's even more unsettling than usual. The tediousness of daytime TV, the quietness and emptiness of my flat and general boredom is forcing my mind to wander - and the path it is taking is far from enjoyable. The current league table seems to confront me from every angle, and as we can all agree, it's pretty painful to view at the moment. Then begins the inevitable counting of points we should have won, culminating of course in how the table should realistically look. Why do we do this to ourselves? It can't be healthy, especially as my credit level with the Samaritans was reached a long time ago.

Stoke, Blackpool, Norwich, QPR and Barnsley - all matches where United performed well and deserved more than the final whistle delivered. Somehow I can't help feeling that when the gasman has finished here, I'll have the same deflation; of getting far less out for the amount put in.

Southampton last Saturday (January 12) was an emotionally conflicting afternoon for the fifty London Scunny supporters making the southerly trip. The pleasure in watching the Iron stroke the ball around masterfully and carve open a home defence time and time again was immensely satisfying. Yet, any satisfaction was tempered by the frustration of not only failing to score, but also not coming away with all three points. Southampton's "606" message board received many posts after the game stating that Scunthorpe are, thus far, the best team to visit St Mary's this season. Quite a compliment from Saints fans who have seen their fair share of top level football over the years.

That said, to win football matches you have to score more goals than the opposition - something we, for all our pretty, ambitious football are just not succeeding in at the moment. Newcastle fans take note: Expansive, attacking football is all well and good, but when "The Toon" is properly involved in a relegation battle and points are all that's important, you'll care far more for wins than performances.

So to the transfer window and so far not too bad at all. Jack Cork is staying for the rest of the season which is excellent news (please put in a bid for him, what is there to lose?!), Grant McCann and Kevin Horlock are more experienced Championship players, but the confirmation we should all keep our fingers crossed for is the possibility of Geoff "The Horse" Horsfield becoming our sixth signing this month. He's just the kind of physical presence we've been missing up front all season. Imagine the problems he would have given Gary Doherty of Norwich the other week! Get him alongside Paterson and the team's excellent endeavours may have a very potent end product.

As ever, I remain positive we can pull away from the drop zone. Yes, the league table doesn't lie, but conversely, it doesn't tell the whole story either. The reality right now is that Scunthorpe United is in the bottom three with nineteen games left to play. That is plenty enough to turn things around, though of course, there'll be much more frustration, tension and drama to come.

And the gasman still hasn't arrived!

Stay positive, come on the Iron!!

CamdenIron