I'VE never played at Wembley and it would be great to play there.

But, if we're going to get there this year, I want to do it in the FA Cup semi-finals and not the play-offs.

The lads suffered heartbreak in the play-off final last season and this term we want to grab an automatic promotion spot.

If we can go to Wembley in the FA Cup that would be great but I really don't want to go to Wembley in the play-offs.

We performed well against Sheffield United in the league last week but couldn't finish them off in a goalless draw.

So, going to Coventry on Saturday, everyone wanted to prove a point and we did.

We were really pleased with the result and I think it was great for the fans to go over there and enjoy a 5-0 victory like that against our local rivals.

However, we've got a very dangerous away game in the quarter-finals now.

Bristol Rovers will be thinking they've got a good chance at home.

But it's good that we've managed to avoid the big guns and we have to go to the Memorial Stadium and play like we did at Coventry and Peterborough in the two previous rounds and make it hard for them to beat us.

The FA Cup game showed what everyone is capable of and we have to keep doing that.

Recording back-to-back clean-sheets in our last two games has given everyone a lift as well.

I think we've set our standards now and I think if we can keep a clean-sheet every one in three games I think that is a good standard.

We have to get a few more clean-sheets to keep the pressure off our strikers.

We need to dig in if necessary and play if we can.

If we do that then I think we'll win a lot of the 14 league games left.

Our first challenge comes on Saturday at home to ninth-placed Hull.

Hull showed great composure when we played at their place last month and they made it quite difficult for us.

We got a great result there and we need to try and repeat that at home.

They have got loads of qualities and they are still pushing for the play-offs.

They'll fancy their chances and it's up to us to break them down. 

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