‘Ginger Pele’ gives the reasons why it’s all changed
The veteran defender says: “We are miles different from where we were. Performances have got better and there have been a few clean sheets. That has bred confidence.
“I thought we were magnificent up at Stoke and by any stretch of the imagination, so the confidence is still high.
“It is not one thing the manager has done. He has freshened it up. As a group of players, we probably had to look at ourselves and work a bit harder and that is what we have done.
“I think the boys are professional enough to know we weren’t performing enough. Results certainly weren’t good enough — it was there for all to see.
“I think we took a bit of responsibility on ourselves because we weren’t performing well and we have turned it around with the help of the gaffer.”
He added: “Things can turn around quickly. Just look at Everton. They were in it a couple of weeks ago and they have got three or four wins and moved right up.
“We have got a couple of wins and a draw in the last few weeks and we have moved away from it with another really good chance to get three more points on Saturday. We could probably go to 12th on Saturday with a win, which seems mad from where we were. That is how tight it is.”