Even though the defeat at Crystal Palace was very disappointing, results elsewhere mean that Saints are still the same number of points behind Tottenham Hotspur in 5th place.
Football is always about "if's and but's" and if saints had won at Palace then sitting in 7th place knowing that if we beat them next weekend we would jump over Spurs would have been very satisfying, however one fact is that even though we lost on Saturday, we did not lose ground on the top five.
Lots of draws by teams around up mean that the defeat at Selhurst Park was not as damaging in terms of losing ground as it might have been and Newcastle's shock win at White Hart Lane means that we are still only five points behind fifth place.
Al we need to do now is beat Spurs on Saturday and if Newcastle can do it, then so can we, this season's Premier League table is very tight and Saints supporters should remember that good teams do not become bad ones overnight, four league game ago we were second top of the current form table, things have gone to pot since then, but our luck has to change and we have to make it change.
What better time to do that then this coming Saturday and what better team to do it against than Tottenham Hotspur.
This League is still wide open, we have every chance of emulating last season's position come the end of the season, but what we can't do is think that every bad run is a doomsday scenario, we have to stay focused, stay calm and stay behind the team, if we do so then our luck will change, we will slip back into top gear, win a few games and climb the table.