We're back where we want to be and we aim to stay there.

Saturday's win over Millwall saw us reach sixth place in the First Division table, the last play-off spot.

And with a bumper fixture programme looming over the Christmas period our current good form could not have come at a better time.

The aim is to be in same position or better come the early part of January.

Once you get past the New Year you often find there is a cluster of eight teams who, for the rest of the season, are fighting to be among the top six. There are also two or three that are trying to pull away from that group and grab the automatic promotion spots.

Without a doubt the hope is that we will be one of those teams.

The win over Millwall was an important and hard-fought one.

We had missed a penalty before we got on the scoresheet and I was involved in the move that led to the goal.

Graeme Murty played a ball out of defence to me and I then controlled it and saw Steve Sidwell out wide. I knocked him a ball down the line and from his cross John Salako scored the winner.

Like I said it was a very pleasing result.

They had just announced that Dennis Wise, the former England midfielder, was to be their player/manager and we knew, as a consequence, that they would have received a lift from that and would be doing everything to mark the occasion with a win. And they did.

They came and they made it very difficult for us. When we tried to play our game they were very physical, committed a lot of fouls and broke up our rhythm.

Everything was going according to plan for them, but for us, being the home team, that certainly wasn't the case. So to knuckle down, put the penalty miss behind us and come out of it with the three points was very pleasing.

Our next game is against West Brom and, as you will have read (see story above), there is a chance I could miss out due to an inflamed knee.

It will be a huge test, especially as it is at the Hawthorns.

They are a side that many people might have ignored as candidates for promotion. They were in the Premiership last season but were relegated and there are those who thought that that run might continue in the First Division and they would struggle.

They might have thought that Sunderland and West Ham, the other relegated teams, might be challenging at the top, but not West Brom. They are not big spenders and don't go out and buy three or four players at a go. But as it turns out they have confounded the sceptics and are right up there, a point clear at the top of the table.

Before a ball is kicked I think a draw at their place would be a tremendous result.

They have a few players who have Premiership experience and their crowd certainly do get behind them and provide an intimidating atmosphere.

If you put that experience together with hard work then they are good ingredients for success.

We have to go there at our best and, based on the performances we have put in at home, be confident that we can get something out of the game.