Nottingham Forest striker Glenn Murray says he hasn’t yet thought about his future beyond the end of the season.
The 37-year-old signed a short-term contract until the summer when he joined the Reds in the January transfer window, and has quickly made an impact.
Reuniting with Chris Hughton, after the two worked together at Brighton and Hove Albion, is a key part of that.
As is Murray simply enjoying playing football, following a tough loan spell at Watford.
On loan from the Seagulls in the first half of the campaign, he made six appearances for the Hornets - with his last coming in October - and was said to be training alone by the end.
“From a personal point of view, I spent six months at Watford and it didn’t go well,” the front man told NottinghamshireLive.
“It was a bad time for me on a personal level, even though the club were doing well.
“The gaffer gave me an opportunity to come and play football for a great club, in Nottingham Forest.
“It’s 12 weeks’ work that I’m going to enjoy as much as I possibly can, playing football at my age.
“What happens after that, who knows.
“At the minute, I feel great, but I might go out tomorrow and something might go wrong, who knows.
“So far, so good.
“I’m sure we’ll sit down and speak about the future when the time is right.”
Hughton and Murray linked up to great effect on the south coast, earning promotion to the Premier League in 2017.
And their reunion at the City Ground has helped keep Forest on an upward curve as they look to pull away from danger, with Friday’s 1-1 draw at Derby County leaving the club in 16th place, 11 points clear of the bottom three.
Murray has featured seven times - twice in the starting XI - and netted two goals, and says trust is the cornerstone of his relationship with the manager.
“I think honesty goes a long way. I understand and I know where I stand with him,” he said.
“I respect him, so if he tells me I’m not playing, I take that on the chin and trust him. I trust the process he does.
“That’s what it comes down to, really.
“We’ve worked together a long time and been successful, and through that you build a relationship. It’s just trust.
“I think he believes he can trust me to a certain extent as well - although you’d have to ask him that!”
Fighting for a place in the first-team is still tough, though.
When everyone is fit, Hughton has three forwards to choose from in Murray, Lewis Grabban and Lyle Taylor.
Whoever plays, trying to get the Reds scoring more regularly is the aim, although Murray says that must not be at the expense of being tight at the back.
“You’ve just got to try to put your best foot forward, then it’s down to the manager’s decision,” he said.
“When that’s made, you’ve got to respect it.
“Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, but at the end of the day we’re all pulling in one direction - we want the best for the football club.
“I think the position the club are in and with the manager taking over, it’s about consolidating ourselves and becoming hard to beat - which we are doing; not letting goals in at one end.
“Then you start working on the top end of the field.
“But first and foremost, we’ve got to keep clean-sheets.
“You always will get one or two really good chances in the Championship.
"It’s up to whoever that chance falls to to take that opportunity.”
