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" Should we get three points at Carlisle then I wouldn't say that we have allayed all our fears but we will be very close to it. It gives a real mountain to the other clubs around us to climb and gives us that real boost of maybe, maybe only needing one point, but maybe the points we have got is enough.
" It has got to be nerve jangling for both sets of players and fans alike. I keep saying before that whoever holds their nerve will be the ones that come out with the points. I think that you only have to look back at the Brighton game, I thought that in the second-half we held our nerve fantastically well and I think that gave us the reward of the result.
" I think that it will be exactly the same up there (Carlisle), that we have still got a little bit of a cushion in terms of we have got the points in the bag at this moment. Carlisle haven't, a few teams below us haven't but that could all change on Saturday night. So we have got to maintain that we try to get the maximum points and not worry about anybody else on that particular day. "
" I hope that the game at Brighton stands us in good stead for tomorrow because I thought that we showed a lot of character in the second 45 minutes in particular. I felt that such a big occasion and a hell of a lot on the game, I thought that we came through it very well. It looked a little bit closer at the end at 3-2 but really we could have put the game to bed well before that with the four or five chances that we had.
" I think that is just because we showed a composure in our play, in the atmosphere we played our football that we wanted to play and didn't get caught up with how Brighton wanted to play. I think that it will be very similar on Saturday as well at Carlisle, there is so much to play for and particularly on Carlisle's side. They need to get the win to come back into an area somewhere near where we are, but we have got to maintain and keep them as far away as possible.
" The long trip shouldn't affect the players, we get good preparation, that won't be an excuse if we go up there and we don't get what we want, we certainly won't blame the preparation. It is a good long journey but we break it up with training up in the Carlisle area, so it will be just like a normal home game I suppose in terms of the training, other than that you are in a hotel.
" It is not ideal timing that Michael Timlin is out, considering if he had one booking 24 hours later or on the Monday then he would have survived the ban. That is football though, that is the chance that you take sometimes, but like I have said many times before, it is another opportunity for a midfield player to come in and stamp his mark, and what better game to come in and make a name for yourself."
" Michael has been quite consistent over a period of time and has been striking up a good relationship with Owain (Tudur-Jones) in there, so it's a bit of a body blow that he won't be there on Saturday. But we've got lads who have been champing at the bit to play over recent weeks, so the opportunity will be there for whoever we decide to go in and fill the void.
" There are a few who have been coming back. (Patrick) Kanyuka's come back, Craig Easton's been back in play now for a couple of weeks now, (Jon-Paul) McGovern's back in. We've got (Michael) Pook and Chris Allen still available, so there's enough players in there to fill one position. But it's just a case of deciding who will be most effective. We need to get a performance out of whoever we pick in that area.
" As for the out of contract players, it's not just about impressing me, it's impressing their future employers as well. If they decide they are not going to play or are not wanting the challenge next season and want the guarantee of first team football then they might have to ply their trade somewhere else. Whether we offer them contracts or not, they might refuse them. We might want to keep one or two and they decide it's not for them - they might want first team football that we can't guarantee.
" And what they will want to do is impress the people that are watching them. And that's every game that a player plays, be it first team or reserve team football. There is always somebody watching you and a decision is not always a football club's. It's down to the player as well whether they want the challenge of staying and fighting for a first team place or they decide to go elsewhere. But you've got to have somewhere to go first and you only get that by playing well."