Manchester City beat my team Chelsea to the Women's Super League titlewith a 2-0 victory over us last Sunday, then Sam Allardyce lost his job as England men's manager on Tuesday - but in neither case is it all doom and gloom.
In previous columns I have spoken a lot about how much it meant to me to win the league and FA Cup double last year and make history with Chelsea, so to have lost both trophies to our closest rivals City and Arsenal respectively this season is really tough to take.
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City are unbeaten in the league this season and I have to congratulate them for their consistency - they have been rewarded for keeping clean sheets in what is a short WSL season of 16 games.
Last season we won the league with the best defence and City are deserved champions this season after conceding only three goals in 15 matches so far, so it shows a strong defensive record is key to a title win.
Much has been written about the resources at City's disposal but I don't think investing heavily in facilities or players is necessarily a guarantee for success in the WSL.
Last season we were getting changed out of a small boot room while our new changing room was being built - and we still finished as champions. The improvement of modern facilities is important but ultimately it is about hard work and team performance on the pitch.
Retaining the title is also not a guarantee and City will now find out how hard that is. City won the Continental Cup in 2014 and lost it in 2015, Arsenal won the FA Cup in 2014 and lost it to us in 2015, then we lost it this year.
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