First things first, what a fantastic goal from Andy Procter.

A sweet volley into the top corner that left the hapless Chester keeper flapping in disarray and praying for short term memory loss to stop the nightmares.

We can take a lot of positives from the game, despite not beating a Chester side that was there for the taking.

Ian Craney, now our record signing, had a good game scoring one and setting up the other two; Roscoe Dsane got back to scoring ways; and we managed to get a point at home.

The crowd again was poor but it has to be said that Chester's away support has dwindled to a pale shadow of what it was just a couple of years ago.

The home Jinx is now becoming something of a joke with fans at the Fraser Eagle Stadium, with people suggesting the Reds should stay in a hotel before the next home match and be driven to the ground via a 100-mile detour to flick the away' switch in the players' brain.

I, for one, have a different slant on why we are so good away and so indifferent at home.

The fans that travel away are, on the whole, 110 per cent behind the team whilst the home crowd at the FES always contains the usual smattering of whinging spectators (I actually heard one chap slate Paul Mullin three weeks ago!!) This, combined with the close proximity of the fans to the pitch, can get into a players' mind. I know we pay our money and we should be allowed to voice our opinion but let's keep the bad mouthing to the bar after the game.

We should have beaten a poor Bradford side on New Year's Day but the home curse struck again, and the only bit of the game worth remembering if you are a Red was the substitution of referee Barry Knight in his first game back since an injury he incurred at Ewood Park in 2005.

His replacement brought the Clayton End to life with the chant of "You're not fit to referee." Top quality Accrington banter that.

The week ahead sees a home Lancashire Senior Cup game against Preston, followed by the short trip to Stockport on Saturday, where I predict more unpredictability.