Plymouth Argyle vs Leeds United: Daniel Farke provides Bamford injury update and team news ahead of fixture

Not a surprise, once I signed the contract I knew the club I signed for, really special atmosphere and how big the club is. Our supporters are second to none not in this league but the country. It's why I signed such a long-term contract, I believed in the project. I try to help a little bit to make our fantastic supporters happy. I don't want to repeat all these 12:30 kick-offs, not just for the players but for the supporters it feels strange. When the odds are against us, this club is at its best. It's a difficult away trip to Swansea, Plymouth. There are even more Leeds shirts, singing louder and prouder, what I'm hoping for tomorrow. They're at their best when we need them the most. They're the biggest asset this club has and we need them. I'm grateful to work for this club and its supporters.

Stuart gets all the time he needs. It's not possible to speak about days or whatever, we back him, he sees different consultants and try everything to work in the most professional way. Don't want to put any pressure on him in terms of giving a time frame. Karl Darlow a few days less than two weeks. I expect him to be available for the games before March international break. With Pascal he will have important re-scan at the beginning of next week and doctors will decide if he can extend his training load. We'll have a clearer view next week.

First of all it's easy to name the gameday squad because we have such a tight group. There is more or less no competition for travelling squad. It unifies us even a bit more because every player is needed. It's important to have them available and this helps. And we still have competition for the starting XI. I don't have a starting line-up just in my head, I react to what happens in the games and on the training pitch. They always have to be on it, because a really good player is next to you and on it. At the moment we got the feeling it's not us that has to adapt to the opponent, it's the opposite. We are capable to dominate and be the protagonist on the pitch.

It's not a topic I really think about, the comparison doesn't really help me. Our supporters are allowed to talk about this, we can compare and discuss. They have done a few years ago fantastically and brought it over the line after 46 games. We are just there after 32 games, if we don't win any more points we probably don't finish in the top six. After 46 games we can talk about what we achieve.

It was also a different time but overall I can't ask for more after the odds that were against us in the beginning of the season. First of all the praise goes to our key people, 49ers, the Board, all the people that help, try to bring a bit myself make this club successful. I've got great people I work with, Angus, Nick, Gretar, Adam Underwood. The greatest asset is unity within the club. The supporters are always with us in times when it feels us against the others. Our point tally is remarkable. In every other season it's enough to sit position one. You can just respect and value what [Leicester] are doing but it doesn't take anything away. Long may this continue, we want to finish in the best possible position.

You have to enjoy the way. We have goals, want to achieve something special. If the way looks the way it does at the moment, enjoyable and successful football, we have to value and enjoy this. It would be my recommendation to our supporters. They can be excited but when you have an away performance like you have at Swansea it's important to enjoy these moments because you can't always repeat it but we try our best.

Perfect performance is never achievable. We try every day to come as close as possible. Some of our recent performances were not too far away. You can't win more than 21 points from seven games. There's still always challenges and a few details we want to improve. 21 points won't help us in the Plymouth game. Maybe they are more greedy and highly motivated to be the first team to win points against us. It helps that we believe in what we're doing but we have to be at our best again.

I would rather be in position one and be 20 points ahead of the others. Each and every point helps. We don't interpret too much from the table. I spoke a lot this after relegation, it's a ladder and you have to take it step by step. Don't struggle on the wrong end, make sure you have a good chance to finish in the top six. We have done both these things. If you manage to finally complete step three and four, you also make sure you can climb the fifth step, this would be automatic promotion or using play-offs back to the Premier League - then you have played a perfect season. We are really just concentrated on taking each and every step.

I don't think we have an advantage. Quick turnaround, a few injuries. I don't expect it'll be easier for us, not at all. When you have to travel so late, sometimes struggling with the sleep, for them home games no travel at all.

Unbeaten at home since October, pretty special atmosphere, we need a top performance and the backing of our travelling support. The last games it has been second to none and means a lot to the lads. At the moment the games are coming thick and fast, lots of load, lots of travelling and we need supporters to help us win the points.