When Bristol Rovers came knocking for Joe Quigley, the striker had no doubts about making the move to the Memorial Stadium.
In what was a hectic January transfer window for the Pirates, Quigley was the first of three deadline day moves for the Pirates, moving from fellow Sky Bet League Two side Oldham Athletic for an undisclosed fee.
The Latics are above the Gas in the table, but Quigley knew that he wanted to make the move happen and return to the south, with the striker persuaded by the size and plans of the Club.
"I’m settling in really well, to be fair," he said. "The first week is always a bit of a carnage week, especially with it being the deadline day, but you can tell it’s a group and a great, great bunch of staff as well. So, yeah, it’s been pretty easy settling in.
"A week before was probably the first interests I heard, obviously, there’s a lot that goes on which I probably don’t know too much about. Then, on deadline day, the call came to head down there.
"When a club like Bristol Rovers comes knocking, I don’t think it’s one that you turn down. It’s a massive club with huge potential. I think the squad and the management staff don’t resemble where we are in the table at the minute, but that’s where we’re able to be looking up."
Quigley made his debut in the blue-and-white quarters against Chesterfield, a team he played for 107 times, and made an immediate impact, heading the ball across to Shaq Forde to help the Gas gain the lead against the Spireites.
However, it did not turn out to be the perfect debut for the 29-year-old, with Rovers going on to lose 3-2 in a five-goal thriller. Nevertheless, it was the end of a good week for the Pirates, who had claimed six points from three games, with Quigley's only disappointment being that his side could not make it a perfect conclusion.
"I think six points out of nine is always a good return," said the forward. " I think the only frustrating thing is being ahead in the Chesterfield game and then the way we lose it.
"But six points out of nine, if we can keep that average going, we’ll be doing just fine. Obviously, getting the assist and then going up 2-1 in the game was nice, but then it gets quickly forgotten about when you’ve come off, and you’ve lost a game."
The Gas have had a rare week without a midweek fixture and have been able to put all their focus on Saturday, where they face another tough test. The Pirates are back on the road and travel to a Cambridge team that has lost only one of their previous 17 fixtures.
Neil Harris' men are fourth in the table, one point below Notts County, who are in the final automatic promotion spot. Quigley knows how tough a test the U's will bring, but is confident that his team can get something out of the contest.
"Every fixture is going to be tough from here on in, but I think if we can perform as we did against Chesterfield and tweak a few little bits, we’ll be just fine," he said. "There are little bits of certain stuff that, as a squad, we need to tweak, but I think there are no problems with the commitment and the desire and the want to win. I think that’s a massive part."
