Below are selected highlights from Monday afternoon’s press conference. You can find the full audio above or in your We Are Terriers podcast feed, including Lee Nicholls’ contribution.
Liam Manning
Can we start with just a quick reflection on Saturday, everyone who was involved, did they come through all OK, you happy with where the squad’s at?
Yeah, I’m happy where the squad’s at, definitely. I’m trying to think now, Saturday feels like a long time ago because we’ve had training time, which is rare!
The group’s in a good spot. I think it was a strong performance and a strong result at the weekend, which was much needed, and I’m really pleased for the lads in terms of how they went about the game and had to respond from being a goal behind to win. That’s obviously a new experience for the group since I’ve been here, but I think it’s something that hadn’t been done a huge number of times this season.
That’s definitely something that will stand us in good stead in the final games going into it, and that belief that we can do it and we know how to do it, you know, I think was a real big positive.
How’s Mickel Miller doing?
He’s back in training now. After Stevenage, he’d rolled his ankle and it swelled up quite a bit, but it’s settled, he’s training, and he seems in a much better spot.
You’re away from home this weekend, and Town have only won five on the road this season. How do you go about replicating those performances that we’ve seen at home, on the road, and find a bit more consistency?
They’re different challenges, right? Stevenage is a really good example, when you look at the setup, the pitch…there’s so many other factors which are a part of it.
It’s more in terms of understanding, like at Peterborough, how do we impose ourselves on the game? So home or away, it’s that same feeling. The home form has to underpin everything, but then on the road, of course, it’s a case of, how do we go and impose ourselves on Wigan at the weekend? How do we go and find a way to win? Ultimately, that’s the challenge.
Joe Taylor is in a real purple patch of form. Is there any part of you, Liam, and I know you can’t control it specifically. You’re a little bit envious that he’s over at Wigan at the moment!
Yeah, of course, he’s scoring goals, right?
I spoke to Joe on the phone a few weeks ago. I thought it was really important for him to know that I was going to track him, keep an eye on him, I picked up the phone and spoke with him, and said ‘look, go and show what you can do, go and perform’.
So yeah, I’m really pleased for him, first and foremost, to go out and to do what he’s done. For us, there is a frustration that we haven’t got him, but there’s an element of positive side where he’s doing well, but know he’s ours for the future still.
For any front player, when they’re scoring goals, they’re at their most confident. It’ll be great for Joe, and I’m obviously pleased he can’t play at the weekend, but beyond that I hope he does well for him personally but also for us when he comes back in the summer.
