Paul Heckingbottom on Rovers derby day

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00:00I saw Lange get slaughtered for saying it the other day, you know, like about, you should want to win every game.

00:07Unless they give you four points for this one instead of three, then it is the same.

00:10But I think you have to enjoy what the atmosphere is like.

00:13I look forward to them for, I hope it's a full house.

00:16I hope the atmosphere is crackling, do you know what I mean?

00:18I hope all I can do is the fans all the game.

00:20That's why you look forward to it.

00:22But the game is the same and you don't want to get wrapped up in what the occasion is.

00:26You just want to win that game in front of you.

00:28So, yeah, that won't change.

00:31I suppose I'll learn more about the players in these types of games as we play them.

00:38I don't want to, I'd rather every game was huge, it means you're doing well.

00:42Does that make sense?

00:44And every game gets bigger and bigger and bigger.

00:46So I think if there's an opportunity to build a game up, I'd always take it.

00:49Because ultimately we want to play in the biggest of games and win things.

00:53So, yeah, I always think the bigger the better.

00:56Is it a chance to build on that positivity with the fans you mentioned to Dan?

00:59You went for a really good moment on Tuesday.

01:02You could have another one and finished off a great week, wouldn't it?

01:04Yeah, 100%.

01:06Yeah, momentum, however you want to see it, the feeling, the fact that if it is a full house,

01:13we want them all back the week after.

01:15So results can always help with that, definitely.

01:20But from my point of view, it's just the points

01:22and trying to get as many points as possible as quickly as possible.

01:26And whilst this league is unique in lots of ways for the amount of games,

01:33the ups and downs that come with it, regardless of where you are in the league,

01:37riding those out and being pretty level in your approach throughout the season is key.

01:43But capitalising on little momentum when you can is really helpful throughout the season.