I WAS getting worried on the half hour mark with London leading 4-0 and Barrow dropping the ball on numerous occasions with the opponents try line begging.

Barrow didn’t take the lead until six minutes before the break when an opportunist try from in-form Nathan Mossop and a couple of penalties from Chris Hankinson gave us an 8-4 interval lead.

Barrow must have applied a strong glue to their hands during the break because in the second half everything ‘stuck’ and Barrow went on the rampage scoring a further 46 unanswered points running out victors 54-4.

That is a very impressive victory against a team we always struggle against on their own patch and who were the last team to defeat us just a couple of months ago.

According to the statistics, Barrow only conceded two penalties and I am wondering if that’s a record? I have been to London Skolars a couple of times when I was on the board and we always struggled to come home with anything.

The small pitch is always a factor and the overnight stop is a massive challenge for a team like Barrow, with the majority of staff and players having to rearrange working times and sacrifice precious family time also. So well done to all the staff and players.

We really are in great form and capable of beating anyone in this league (including Toulouse), and promotion to the Championship is well and truly in our sights. We have now leapfrogged Rochdale Hornets.

We both have 29 points, but Barrow have a far superior points difference. With only two games to go, it’s going to be very exciting with regard to who is going to grab that advantageous second place.

Rochdale have an easier run in with two home games, with Doncaster the visitors next week and Hunslet the visitors the following week. In contrast, Barrow have Keighley at home next week and then it’s the trip to France to play unbeaten Toulouse.

The good news is that Barrow have a week off this weekend to prepare for those vital games due to the Challenge Cup final being played at Wembley between Hull FC and Warrington Wolves today.

I note that Lizzie Jones - the wife of Danny Jones, the Keighley half back who tragically died last year playing against London Skolars - has been chosen to present the cup to the winners, which is a fantastic gesture by the RFL.

The only League One game this weekend was last night's Cup final ‘taster’ between London Skolars and league leaders Toulouse, which is designed to raise the profile of the game in the capital and usually well attended by a fair number of cup final supporters.

Toulouse should win easily, but it wouldn’t do any harm for London to get stuck in and be very physical as they were against Barrow.

Next week, Toulouse have to get on a plane again when they travel to South Leeds to play Hunslet - and that won’t be easy following Hunslet’s great away win at York last week.

However, Toulouse can afford to rotate the squad and save the key players for the promotion game, as they are already guaranteed to finish top which gives them the all-important home advantage.

If we do go up, let’s hope Workington and Whitehaven can stay in the Championship for a couple of revenue-generating derby matches. They are both struggling to retain their status and have four more games to basically catch Oldham and Swinton.

Following a traumatic week with the sacking of the coaching staff James Coyle and Gary Broadbent, and the appointment of four players sharing the coaching duties, Whitehaven only went and beat Town 28-24 at Derwent Park.

There is a real possibility that Dave Clark, the former Raiders coach, could get the job next season. Bring it on!