Seven days ago the knives were being sharpened for Jim Magilton but then out of the blue, we notched up a great win at Home Park on Saturday.

Finally, against an in-form Plymouth, Town's players showed the graft and desire that fans have been pleading for.

And best of all we netted three goals, two from man of the moment Owen Garvan and one from Kevin Lisbie, who showed he could still be the goal poacher we're craving.

With the wind in our sails again and two home fixtures ahead, suddenly our glass seemed half full.

And for 83 minutes against Charlton on Tuesday, the signs looked good that Town were finally going to get our stuttering season kick-started.

Veliche Shumulikoski and Garvan were running the show in midfield and after a lot of criticism in recent weeks, Richard Wright and his defence looked solid, in particular the much-maligned Gareth McAuley who was showing a growing authority.

But while we only had a one-goal advantage, there was always a chance of throwing away all their good work.

Charlton netted an equaliser with their first shot on goal and Town's bogey manager, Alan Pardew, lived to fight another day.

So we will have to wait a little longer for Town to get their first back-to-back wins of the season but there were far more positives to take from this most recent let down, then there was against Swansea or Nottingham Forest.

We are finally looking to get a settled side and the defence and midfield are working better as a result.

Jon Walters has extended his contract, which should hopefully clear up any lingering doubts about his future, and our elusive owner has come
out to quell the mounting rumours about Jim Magilton's future.

Marcus Evans' message this week seemed more weighty and genuine than a dreaded 'vote of confidence' but it seemed strange that he picked out
Sam Allardyce's Bolton and Alan Curbishley's Charlton, as examples of teams who took time to establish themselves; the two managers who are favourites to take the Blues hot seat if Magilton is dismissed.

I'm sure it was just a coincidence...

The progress at Portman Road is slower than we would have wanted but at least it finally seems to be heading in the right direction.