Andy Hughes is desperate to get the chance to resurrect Reading&apos;s season against his old club Notts County tomorrow (kick-off 3pm).
The £250,000 signing from Meadow Lane in the summer has finally shrugged off a niggling foot injury after making a second-half appearance against Swindon last Saturday and coming through 90 minutes for the reserves in midweek.
He will definitely be in the squad for the trip to his old stamping ground and he said: "It was a nice surprise to be in the squad last week and an even bigger bonus to play because I wasn&apos;t expecting to.
"I didn&apos;t feel match fit and the bottom line is we got beaten. But I came through 90 minutes for the reserves, which was the first time I&apos;d ever done that at Madejski Stadium, and I really hope I&apos;m involved tomorrow.
"This is a big game for both teams. Gary Brazil has just taken over at Notts County and they will be looking to get their first league win under him, but it&apos;s well within us to get a result up there.
"We are more than capable of that. County have a good squad, but the players here are brilliant and I believe we&apos;re good enough to win every game.
"All we need is that little bit of luck and that will come if we keep working hard.
"Morale has never been low here and with two or three wins behind us we&apos;ll be back up there."
Hughes made 110 league appearances for the Magpies in four seasons, scoring 17 goals.
But he finally made the switch to Reading in the summer after months of discussions.
And he added: "There&apos;s a bit of money floating around up there, but they are nothing like a Reading. They don&apos;t get the crowds and they don&apos;t have the facilities that we have here.
"I enjoyed my time there but they are in the past. Reading are the future and I know we can really go places.
"I&apos;ve no idea what kind of reception I&apos;ll get. They made some money on me and I saw my contract out up there.
"My decision to leave was nothing personal. I just felt I needed a fresh challenge and I felt it was a step forward coming to Reading."