A fist-pumping celebration may be nothing new in football but the Luke Chambers version is proving a big hit with fans and team-mates alike.

Chambers said: “It’s just something that I started earlier in the season, out of sheer relief really. I enjoy my football and I enjoy it when we win.

“I feel as if I’m in the same boat as everyone else — I certainly want to win as much as the fans do and it brings us all together.

“The other lads have got on to it as well now so it’s a bit of banter after the game. It’s a good thing for everyone and the more often we win the more often it comes out.”

The ex-Northampton and Nottingham Forest defender believes Town are a vastly improved team under Mick McCarthy, a view supported by the fact that the new boss has overseen 14 wins, eight draws and nine defeats from his 31 league games in charge so far.

That run has added 50 points to the paltry seven gathered prior to his arrival and Chambers said: “We know how to see games out now.

“I think that’s come from working together and from having a settled team. We haven’t replaced that many players over the period but we’re a lot more solid as a team.

“If it takes 1-0 to win a game, if it takes until the last five minutes, we’re the ones that are getting stronger, whereas maybe before we were tiring and conceding late goals.

“I’ve been fortunate to play in good defensive teams and the lads at this club are very good players. We must be doing something right to be keeping as many clean sheets as we are.”

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DiamondGezzer added 06:24 - Apr 24 Good Captain material.
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Lennyboy added 07:33 - Apr 24 Either him or Smith for Captain next year.
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wkj added 08:13 - Apr 24 I have a video of this on my phone. how do I link it from YouTube :/
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wkj added 08:28 - Apr 24 Here it is; I'm too dense to get it to show up as a nice little embedded thing tho
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Michael11 added 09:50 - Apr 24 I think when Carlos eventually leaves the club, he's definitely our ready made captain.
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SouperJim added 10:40 - Apr 24 According to Forest fans, Chambers getting the armband was the catalyst for him going downhill to the point he was surplus to requirements. As a number 2 center half, they raved about him. We'd be daft to make the same mistake.
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debenturedave added 10:57 - Apr 24 Smithy for next Captain !
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cornishnick added 14:14 - Apr 24 Fist pumping and relief? I thought this was supposed to be a family publication!
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Wickets added 15:13 - Apr 24 Not sure he was surplus at Forest 'cos they did offer him a new deal but yes when he was skipper ,the year following getting player of season?, he did have a loss of form and became a target for the Forest boo boys. Stick with Carlos next year if he gets in if not Tommy.
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runningout added 17:30 - Apr 24 next season will be a different story.. we will need stronger back up at CB ( four including Chambers and Smith) Like Kisnorbo, but think he may not be staying.. a cheeky bid for Scott Dann would do
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blueblood66 added 18:10 - Apr 24 Was one of PJ' s best signings, just needed a decent manager to get the best from him with Tommy.
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Garv added 21:58 - Apr 24 Tommy for the armband still imo. Chambo is top class though.
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