Hello everyone,
We have a big Emirates FA Cup game against Wolves on Saturday and I will be ready for action if the manager wants me to start the game.
I have had to be patient, but I have been training hard and waiting for my chance to play.
I felt like I showed Slaven and everyone else that I am good enough to play at the highest level when I was given a chance earlier in the season.
I then went away with the Republic of Ireland squad and helped them qualify for the Euro Finals this summer.
I have the belief and that is the only thing that counts. I believe in my own ability and what I can do and I just want to show it.
If I am given the chance to play it is more game time for me and it will be good to be back in the match stage surroundings where you are actually playing.
The FA Cup is a big competition for everyone. For me growing up it was always one of the biggest cup competitions and you remember the weekends when cup upsets took place and the lower league sides beat top flight opposition.
I still have good memories of when Millwall played Manchester United in the Final back in 2004 because I went to college with a few of the Millwall players.
It would be great if we could get to the Final this season and it would be the perfect way for us to leave the Boleyn Ground if we could win a trophy.
We have had so many games over the Christmas period that we have not had a chance to think about it, but I am sure the further we go in the competition, the players will start to think about that scenario.
Anything is possible and you see it every season when a team has a good run in a cup competition.
People were still talking about the club winning the League Cup when I moved to Birmingham and it was a reminder for them of the successful times they had.
You want to win trophies as a player and hopefully we can do really well in the FA Cup this season.
Enjoy the game on Saturday.
Darren