It was a hectic few days for me at the end of last week as I swapped a relegation fight with Brighton for a promotion race at Charlton.

Things happened quickly and after training with the lads for the first time on Thursday and completing a two-month loan deal by the deadline at 5pm, we were soon heading off to Huddersfield the following morning and I then made my debut for the club on Saturday.

The 1-1 draw was a good result and it was a good way for me to start. Huddersfield are fantastic at home, as Brighton found out when they lost 7-1 at the Galpharm Stadium back in August but we defended strongly and deserved a point.

It was a battle. As a striker, I was slightly disappointed that the front four didn’t create more as a goalscoring threat but Town were tough opposition and I’m sure in other games we will create the chances.

People have asked me why I moved from Brighton but the offer from Charlton was too good to turn down.

I needed to get some kind of security. Football is an insecure job in many ways; you are very much a commodity. I needed to look at other options and this gives me an opportunity to play, which I haven’t been doing of late and to perhaps earn something for next season.

Also, it means that I’m involved at the other end of the table and although we dropped a place to fifth on Saturday, we closed the gap to second and an automatic promotion spot.

Second is still a possibility. That’s our main aim, so we’ll go for that and take it from there if we don’t make it.

We’re three points off that second spot, so there’s no reason why we can’t.

Sometimes it’s how you deal with the nerves. It’s tight among five clubs at the moment, with a few struggling for form and it’s how you deal with closing the season out and picking up points.

You’ve just got to grind out results at this stage - it doesn’t matter how well you play.

In football, Easter is known as the time that sorts out the promotion contenders from the also-rans and although I’m not sure anything will be decided over the next few days, because it’s so close at the top, a club can certainly damage its prospects.

We have two games in 72 hours and I’m looking forward to getting six points and potentially making my Valley debut against Carlisle on Monday.

Picture: The Argus