Last week we secured probably our best result of the season so far – a 1-0 win at high-flying Bury.

It was a victory I thought we thoroughly deserved.

It means we’re now four games unbeaten, it’s another clean sheet, and there’s a real sense that we’re hitting form at just the right time.

What’s important now is we build on it, and take all of the positivity fostered in recent weeks to the next two games – at home, against Plymouth and Hartlepool respectively.

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There were so many good things to take away from the Bury game. To a man I felt we matched them and really took the game to them when we could.

When you’re playing the top teams, particularly away from home, you know there are going to be times in the game where you’re up against it.

During these spells you really look to your senior pros to stand up and be counted, and to encourage and galvanise the younger players.

Ryan Clarke, Jake Wright, Johnny Mullins and Michael Collins all did this and really led by example.

I was particularly pleased with Ryan. On Saturday, he made three outstanding saves to keep the scores level, one in the first half and two early in the second, and you really got the feeling that whatever they threw at him, they just weren’t going to score.

For an opposing striker this can be demoralising, but for the defenders in front of a keeper on-song, it fills you with confidence.

Ryan knows he’s my No 1, but by his own admission he’d probably say he’s had a few tricky games this year after some outstanding seasons.

On Saturday, I really felt he was back to his best. As well as being a great communicator I rely on him to set us in motion.

Anyone who’s been to the Kassam Stadium Stadium this season knows how I want the team to play.

We keep it on the deck, play through the pitch (at the right times) and keep the ball until we can work openings.

d their part at Gigg Lane last Saturday and I definitely think the time we have spent together recently at Bisham Abbey has helped us create a really strong team spirit, and has enabled me to get a focused message across to the players and the staff.

Quality time together cannot be underestimated.

Looking at today’s game, I have to say I’m really excited.

Plymouth are a decent team, who are very much in the shake-up for the play-offs, but are very beatable too.

We need to start quickly, something we haven’t always done this season, and really take the initiative.

I’ll be asking the players for more of the same and I’m asking the same of the supporters too.

Let’s all work together to send Plymouth back to the West Country without any points.

Meanwhile,  football fans out there will have probably enjoyed the Champions League matches this week. 

I love watching it, and in terms of quality, I think it’s the best of the best – much moreso than the World Cup. 
The Chelsea versus Paris St Germain fixture on Wednesday was a thrilling match, and not necessarily for the right reasons. 
The main talking point (besides Chelsea’s slightly unexpected elimination), was striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic being sent off for a challenge on Oscar. 
Ibrahimovic got his marching orders for what looked like a nasty two-footed lunge on the Chelsea player.
But I thought the referee was very quick to brandish the red card, and, had he been able to watch the incident back on a television monitor, he probably would have sent Oscar off instead. 
I’ve got absolutely no problem with the idea of introducing video replays into football, providing it doesn’t disrupt the flow of the game too much.
And I think the stakes are so high nowadays, even in our league, that it’s something which should be considered very seriously.
The people who run the game are very reticent to change things.
I think they will dilute it to the point where it loses its appeal, but almost every innovation in recent decades has improved the game – think goal-line technology and vanishing foam. 
I know you’ll all have different opinions, but for me, video technology is the next logical step, and the sooner that is introduced the better.