He's only two years younger than I am so it came as quite a shock to see Kevin Poole turning out for Burton Albion last weekend at Torquay - producing a man of the match performance in the process no less. I take my hat off to him!

Even though he's enjoyed a long career in English football Kevin's not a man I know well personally but the fact that he was selected to play on Saturday proves he's kept himself extremely fit and healthy over a period of time. You can't just be thrown into situations like that in professional football; Kevin must still be very supple and athletic despite the number of candles on his last birthday cake.

We all know that the physical demands aren't as great for keepers as they are for outfield players but you still need to be fit, and have the ability to throw your body around. It's an excellent achievement for Kevin to still be capable of playing at this level, it really is. Maybe he will keep his place in the side now that he's impressed so much?

Another lad who has impressed a lot of people this year, including me, is Rotherham United striker Adam Le Fondre who now has 19 goals to his name.

Adam began his trade with Stockport County but really began to make a name for himself at Rochdale, where I thought he provided fantastic service. At the time he was catching my attention as a manager but it was Mark Robins when he was in charge of Rotherham who ended up making a move for him.

If anyone knows about forwards it's Mark Robins and that low profile purchase has proved to be a masterstroke. Adam's a typical poacher and when I look at the way he plays I believe he can score goals at a higher level too. He has an instinct when it comes to guiding the ball into the net and he's also helped by the natural way he positions himself inside the penalty area. He just gets into the right spots and no matter how good players are, you cannot coach that. It's a natural born gift.

Luckily for Adam he's part of a side that's in good winning form at the moment but sadly the same can't be said for Grimsby Town and Barnet who have gone a remarkable 18 and 11 matches without a win respectively. It must be a very gloomy period for both those clubs.

Confidence is a key ingredient in football but when you've gone such a long period of time without tasting victory it can't be easy to retain self belief. Turning up for training every Monday having been beaten makes players and managers down in the dumps but you all pick yourself up by Thursday and Friday. Then, to go out and lose again and then again is a killer. There are only so many times you can pick yourself up and keep spirits high.

I hope for both of their sakes that they can get a win under their belt quickly. Unfortunately there is no magic formula - you simply need to get a win no matter what it takes. Then, as we've seen time and again confidence returns and suddenly your club is a happier place and the prospects for the future don't look half as bad.

Barnet have dropped from the play-off places to the lower reaches of the League 2 table very quickly but their saving grace is that Grimsby have endured an even worse run below them in 23rd place.

What Barnet and Grimsby need to realise is that there is still an awful long way to go and time is still on their side to turn it around. One good win could change their entire season.

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