Football addict's highs and lows

Clyde's Jack Ross continues his series of articles for BBC Sport Online, giving an insight into the life of a Scottish footballer.

Football is an addiction.

The highs are high and the lows depressingly low.

Everyone involved in the beautiful game will instantly relate to the above, especially if Clyde are your passion and you have participated in the past week's action. 

It has been the well clichéd rollercoaster of seven days, beginning with a sound performance and comfortable victory followed by a resounding and heavy defeat.

The Challenge Cup win over Morton was a hard-fought encounter - although, with the exception of a spell either side of half time, it was a game we controlled in a positive manner. 

Thoroughly enjoyable

From a personal point of view, the game saw me take a small step towards an important individual target. 

I am eager to score more goals and therefore I am aiming to hit double figures this season. 

Brian Crawford scores against St Mirren

The two I scored on Tuesday ensured that I left Greenock on one of those football highs that can make the game so thoroughly enjoyable, especially as the second was direct from a free kick.

Our progress into round two meant that we approached the potentially difficult clash with St Mirren with both confidence and keen anticipation.

After a torrid 90 minutes, we found ourselves on the negative side of a 4-1 drubbing. 

Press reports have stated correctly that we may have been a little unfortunate to be beaten so comprehensively and we did have periods of dominance.

However, they were very clinical in their finishing and, rather like Morton earlier in the week, we were left reflecting on not taking advantage of our openings.

It is always worthwhile to try and take something positive from even the most damaging of defeats and the spirit we showed to lift ourselves back into the game augers well for days when we will play better and start games in a more concentrated manner.

I must report that I really enjoyed seeing the old "cow shed" at Cappielow re-opened as it made for a cracking atmosphere and was a significant sign that the club are trying exceedingly hard to lift themselves out of the perilous position that they have recently occupied.

Tiny minority

It seems that much of this effort is coming from their supporters and, while they are never the friendliest to opposition players, I think they deserve enormous credit.

On the subject of supporters, the vocal backing we received at the aforementioned games was fantastic and always appreciated. 

However, as a regular visitor to a Clyde football web site, it would seem that the tiny  minority prefer to criticise rather than support. 

Constructive criticism is always welcomed, harsh abrupt comments not so.

As with the football addiction; the good are very, very good, the bad critically bad.