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"That's football, we totally dominated the first-half, they only got into our box possibly three times in the first-half, and that was two long throw-ins. If you don't kill teams off though then they get a little bit of a sniff that they can get a goal back which is exactly what they did, we certainly mustn't allow that to happen tomorrow.
" This spell of games will determine where we are going to finish in the season. We're really looking forward to the game tomorrow, we're obviously really disappointed with our second-half performance against Yeovil but our form over the last six or seven games is very, very good and we must remain positive. It would be fantastic to get nine points but I haven't set a target for the three games so we'll see how it goes, it's the old cliché that we'll just take each game as it comes. We're looking for three points if we possibly can on Saturday.
" He (Johann Smith) is pushing, he has got a couple of tricks up his sleeve but he had some end product with that as well, he's put the ball in the box which is excellent. He's been fantastic in training but he just has to be patient and wait for his turn to come along, if it's there for him to take then I'm sure he'll take it with both hands. I haven't really spoken to Sam (Allardyce) about any move for him, we just asked to take him on loan until the end of the season and try and give him some games. He's been involved already, we'll just see how that goes until the end of the season and reassess it at the end.
" We don't ask them (Karl Hawley and Peter Murphy) all the time, they are just concentrating on their games at the minute. The higher we are up in the league, and if we are very fortunate to win a few more games and put ourselves in a good position then that might just change their minds. They are two very, very good players, and players are always difficult to replace but we've got a fine squad at the moment, everyone is pulling in the right direction and everybody is fighting for each other. We can only deal with that when it comes along and that will be at the end of the season.
" He (Paul Murray) has to prove until the end of the season that he won't get injured. He was an important player to start and he got through nine games, he's played another five games now so we'll see how he develops over the remainder of the season. We can see if he can stay injury free and contribute like he has been doing, we'll reassess it at the end. It's very important that when players play in the team that they are fit and they can play the majority of the games, not miss the majority of the games. We just have to make sure that he has come back off a very, very serious injury, he's getting through it - it was a big ask for him last week to play three games. We'll see how that goes and we'll reassess it towards the end of the season.
"He (Paul Thirlwell) is very important to the team, he spoils other teams from playing, he gets us going and he's very good on the ball as well. It will be good to have that type of calibre of player back with us tomorrow. Everybody is fit and we have got a bubbly squad on board at the moment, we're round-a-bout halfway down there now and everybody is looking forward to the game. "