You've got to have a big heart to play for at the moment. We're not where we'd like to be in the but sometimes it is more difficult to play in the team when you're not at the top of the table but fighting for your lives to stay in the division.
You could feel the nerves in the stadium on Wednesday night. It was a massive game against Watford and so everyone associated with Sheffield Wednesday went home with a bit of relief and a smile on their face.
Obviously as players we have got it in the back of our minds that you don't want to lose games in the situation we are in so everyone is a little bit tense. Nobody wants to make a slip that could put us under pressure and which means producing pretty football is not a priority at the moment. It's all about getting results.
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Hi there, in the last two weeks we've played three of the teams trying to get into the - Leicester, West Brom and Swansea - and we should have taken something from them all.
We beat Leicester at home and drew with Swansea but conceded a late goal at West Brom, which won the match for the Baggies. I could see the disappointment on all of our players faces when they came off the pitch.
That showed the commitment our players have and how far we've come recently, because West Brom are second on merit.
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I got the chance to experience a different side of football when ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 live invited me to be a summariser for the Premier League match between Everton and Hull at Goodison Park.
It was different watching the game and making comments rather than being involved as a player, but I did enjoy it.
I had done radio a couple of times when I was younger at Sunderland. Back then, you were only allowed three substitutes so if I wasn't on the bench I sometimes helped a local radio station with the commentary. That was over 15 years ago and I didn't have to be impartial then, but I was definitely a neutral for the game at Everton and as I got used to it I really started to enjoy it.
I must admit there were a few nerves as I was about to speak for the first time but I felt that I settled into it and what a great game to start off my radio commentary career! There were plenty of goals flying in and a few incidents in the game such as a missed penalty and hitting the post as so there was plenty to comment on.
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Last Saturday was one of those horrible days at the office where you wonder if the whole world is closing in on you. There was nothing nice about at all and certainly let us know we had let everyone down.
It was well below the level of performance he has come to expect from us. As individuals and as a team, we let him down. He has been a breath of fresh air at Sheffield Wednesday so he certainly didn't deserve that.
It was 0-0 after 40 minutes, so for us to concede five goals between the 41st and 71st minutes was just unacceptable. Reading had other chances to score, too, while we had a couple of opportunities ourselves, but the bottom line was our performance was poor.
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Hi, I'm Michael Gray. I've played more than 500 league games for Sunderland, Celtic, Blackburn, Leeds, Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday over the past 17 seasons. I'm currently enjoying life at ambitious Sheffield Wednesday and the aim of my blog is to provide an insight into the life of a footballer.
