Well, at 9.25pm on Tuesday evening things were looking very gloomy.
Exeter City were trailing Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 away and heading for their sixth defeat in a row.
The only silver lining that could be found was the fact that Plymouth Argyle were being held at second-from-bottom Torquay United and, as a result, they wouldn't overtake the Grecians in the table. It was a very faint silver lining.
But, as watchers of Exeter City's 2-1 win against York City at St James's Park earlier this season know, Alan Gow has a habit of popping up with a timely goal.
And how important could his late strike against Wycombe Wanderers turn out to be?
Well, in terms of City's season it could be crucial, but that all depends on how Saturday goes as well.
It is certainly true that going into the Bury match this weekend on the back of six straight defeats would have put a lot of pressure on the players.
It is a game that most supporters will be looking at and expect Exeter to win, but on the poor run of form you do feel Bury would, and probably still will, look to get off to a good start and pounce on any nervous and negative energy around St James's Park on Saturday.
I expect there still to be the chance of that happening, but Gow's strike has at least given the side some confidence and something positive to take into that match. Could that goal manufacture itself into a good opening first half on Saturday? Quite possibly.
The Bury game also represents the last match before City take a two-week break – they are not involved in FA Cup action on December 7 having been knocked out in the first round by Peterborough.
It was therefore doubly important that City got something positive out of the Wycombe match to take into the Bury game because – in my view – it is a massive game in terms of City's season.
If City win on Saturday, they will go into the break with the mood around St James's Park a positive one.
City are only five points off the play-offs now, so a win will have fans talking again about the possibilities of a promotion push rather than Argyle overtaking them in the table.
If they lose though, it is another two weeks of gloomy predictions going into what looks like a difficult December for the club.
City have to face in-form Accrington Stanley and Chesterfield after that.
Chesterfield are unbeaten in the last six league games, while Accrington have lost just once in the same period.
Just as a victory could start to shoot City back up towards the play-off places on Saturday, a defeat could have them nervously looking over their shoulder with some tough games to come.
And it does seem Exeter City are going into games each week against sides just starting to pick up.
Bury is a good example of that. Without wanting to seem like I'm making excuses for what could be City's fourth defeat at the Park in a row – I don't think it will be – it would have been a much more appealing game for the Grecians six weeks ago.
A small part of it comes down to the sacking of Kevin Blackwell in mid-October.
But since the departure of the former Luton Town and Sheffield United boss, Bury have sold the naming rights to their stadium.
You could have argued that Bury couldn't buy a win just over a month ago, but since then they have brought in former Grecian Daniel Nardiello on loan in from Rotherham.
And it has worked. He scored the winning goal in their 1-0 victory over Hartlepool United on Tuesday night, and with 17 goals for the Millers last season in this division he is certainly capable of getting more.
It hasn't been disclosed how much the Greater Manchester club got for calling their ground the JD Stadium, but you do wonder whether it is something Exeter City have considered.
But that is probably another opinion column altogether.
Right now, Bury are pleased to have got a goalscorer through the door and will be looking at back-to-back wins.
But just as Nardiello's arrival at Gigg Lane has made the tie a bit more tricky for City, Gow's well-timed strike has done the same for Bury. It will be an interesting game and interesting to see who takes their new found momentum into the opening half-hour of the match.
