Ipswich Town striker Darren Bent was interviewed ahead of his game against Preston in February 2005.

It has all been going really well this season, I have managed to score a few goals and it has all been going downhill really.

 It has been good being top of the league and we have stayed there for a long period and the team has been playing.

 We seem to be more determined this season and more about where we want to go and where we want to be next season, so everyone has been a lot more determined.

 There are a few players who have done really well and we have been close up as a squad and it has been brilliant.

 This season we have managed to beat Wigan and Sunderland who have done well and we have sured up the back four we look more determined a lot more solid not to concede goals.

 There are more teams that are going to come into it and challenge for the top two but if we just keep winning our games and concentrate on our own form then there is no reason why we can’t get promoted.

 I want them to do well because when George Burley was here he was the one who gave me my first chance so if they got promoted as well as us that would be fantastic.

 I’m not too sure what the key is really. We are just playing well and being consistent and that’s all we can ask for really if you are consistent in this division and pick up points away from home there is no reason why you can’t be a big force in this division.

 It is about team spirit really you can’t really rely on one person to score the goals, it is about team spirit and everyone sticking together.

 He is brilliant, a lot of people criticise him but he is fantastic, some of the stuff that he does is brilliant. He works for the team, he does bits and bobs for the team and it is just a breath of fresh air to play with him. He never stops trying and I think that  is why everyone loves him.

 Me and Shefki play together all the time and we never talk about who has scored more goals or whatever, we play together and we just try and get Ipswich promoted as a pair.

 I’m hoping that I can get there, it is not going to be easy it is still going to be tough so if I just continue working hard then there is no reason why I can’t to twenty really.

 Obviously Dean Ashton scored a lot of goals when he was in this division and he was brilliant, hopefully now that he is gone I can score as many goals as I can and just get on with it really.

 Whenever you play for your country it is always fantastic, it is always brilliant to represent your country and there is nothing better playing at the top level, you don’t really want to be anywhere else.

I wouldn’t say that we know each other really well but it is interesting coming up against Lonners in training. He is a good keeper, he’s exciting, in fact I was giving him a bit of stick because he scored his goal from his own box. I expect to see him pushing on and doing well and I wish him all the best.

A lot of people said that I would be going but I am happy here, I have been here when I was young I have enjoyted all the time that I have been here and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else really.

Obviously we are not counting our chickens yet, there is still a long long way to go but as long as we keep going for ourselves and keep working for each other then there is no reason why we can’t go where we want to go.