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DF: They are not many kick-offs at Saturday evening 8pm, but it is nice to have the floodlights on. We will (not watch the other games), we are only focused on ourselves. It will be our normal processes for the match day.

DF: It is not difficult (to not pay attention to these results) and we have not done this before (banned the use of mobile phones) so there is not need to do this. We are fully focused on our game and we want to win as many points as possible. We face a really good opponent in Bournemouth and we have to be fully respectful of that.

DF: We know we are in a good position, but these league is strange and Brentford and Swansea have the ability to win all their remaining games. So we need two more points. If you are one or two per cent-off you cannot win points in this league, so we need to stay focused.

DF: They (Bournemouth) are an experienced and talented side and we will need a top performance tomorrow to get three points.

DF: (On returning to the Premier League) I am still quite careful because we have some very difficult games ahead to speak about the future. However, we are better prepared. If we bring it over the line we are in a much better position than we were two years ago. It will still be a big challenge. We will be the only self-funding club at this level. It would still take an amazing effort and a tough test (to stay in the Premier League) but it will not be a miracle anymore.

DF: It starts to feel satisfying. I am still in competitive mode though because we want to bring it over the line. However, if we are there with direct promotion, without any pre-season, without our fans in the stadium, it will be a fantastic season. The lads have done a terrific job and for that we can be proud.

DF: We want to bring it over the line and we want to celebrate sooner rather than later. We also want to finish unbeaten. We want to win football games. We have not been addicted to the table. We want to make our fans our happy and proud. This is the attitude we will have going in to the game tomorrow as well.

DF: It is the sad that the fans will not be there, but I am also proud of the supporters because they have followed the guidelines. It has been difficult but we have been better than other regions. I am confident that sometime we will have the time to celebrate and appreciate this amazing step.

DF: It is different and disappointment that they will not be there to celebrate with us, but it doesn't take anything away from the success. It is difficult time and to give them some joy by winning promotion makes it even more special and even more valuable because it was such a strange time for all human beings. In this time you have to think about your responsibility to wear the yellow shirt and give them some joy. I think there will be a moment when we can celebrate together, but not in these weeks.

DF: Emi (Buendia) is fine. His swollen ankle is not a topic and there is no new injury news. Michael McGovern and Adam Idah are back in training. The only negative news is that the season is over for Lukas Rupp as we have assessed his setback and he will be out for five more weeks.

DF: Christoph (Zimmermann) is alright. He is doing some work outside. He might be involved in one of the last game days but not before, but we won't take any risks.

DF: (win the title) Yes, we have this winning mentality. The lads are greedy. They want to win the title, the want to stay unbeaten and they want another clean sheet. The only topic is make sure that we have a top performance in the next game though because we face a top team tomorrow. We have to make sure we have got it over the line before the season ends.

DF: We were really happy (to win against Derby) and of course everyone was buzzing at the beginning of the week. It was quite a relaxed mood at the beginning of the week but from Tuesday we were really, really focused. We want to be there with a top performance tomorrow.

DF: We are quite a healthy club, we sorted our financial problems out with our Premier League season two years ago. (If we go up) It is important for the mid and long term future and will enable us to invest a bit more in the short term as well than we did two years ago.

DF: (Teemu Pukki) He has quality and character. He has played more games in the last three years than any striker in Western Europe and scored more goals than almost every striker in Western Europe. This is possible when you are top quality player but also when you are a top quality character. He is humble and unbelievably hard working.

DF: It is important to talk with the players to tell them that even though the fans are not there they are they. It is the responsibility of the yellow shirt. We know that they are there even though we cannot see them, we cannot hear them and we cannot feel them. We try to speak a lot about this topic.

DF: (on winning it twice) Quality is always defined over a longer period. Not just one week, one game or one success. So to repeat this quality, under much difficult circumstances, being favourites in most games. I think our next two opponents Bournemouth and Watford were bigger favourites, but to deliver this quality a second time would be great.

DF: (Bournemouth) We are quite concentrated on Bournemouth this week. The lads were pretty, pretty aware how much quality Bournemouth have and they have won their last five league games. The lads are respectful and they know they face a team with a lot of Premier League experience. Our game at Bournemouth (earlier in the season) was not that bad and we we did not deserve to lose this game but they (Bournemouth) were able to use that one moment of quality with a really good strike.

DF: (Andrew Omobamidele) I am pretty, pretty pleased with Andrew because it was a big, big challenge for him to step in at crunch time in a team that needs to win each and every game, but he has to keep going. However, even at Championship level it is a step up in quality when I think about Bournemouth and Watford so he has to deliver in the next games.

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Posted By: DrDublin, Apr 16, 14:10:06