Brentord defender Stephen Wright says his current good form is all about repaying boss Andy Scott’s faith in him.

The 30-year-old former Liverpool man was out of contract in the summer having been released by Coventry City and only signed a short-term deal with the Bees in October.

Wright’s presence in the back four has helped Scott’s men to three consecutive cleansheets as they have moved in to the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Sothern Area Final and up to tenth in the League One table.

His journey to training involves rush-hour train ride to Euston from his home in Coventry before taking a cab ride to Jersey Road.

But he reckons he is happy just to have the chance to play football again and would be prepared to consider extending his contract when it expires in January.

“It has taken five or six games to get back into it, but I feel stronger and a bit quicker now,” he said.

“The travelling has been a bit of nightmare, but I’m back playing football and back doing what I want to do.

“We’ll see what happens in January and maybe we can extend my deal or something like that.

“The hardest thing is having my family back in Coventry. Me and my wife Sarah’s other family is in Liverpool, so when I’m away there is no support for her.

“It is hard but I want to play and the boys here have given me that chance and now I’m trying to repay them by giving something back.

“I’d love to stay. It is a great bunch of lads and the gaffer has been great. They have been good to me.”

Wright was at the heart of a greart defensive display the nullified the threat of Charlton Athletic on Tuesday night as a 0-0 draw set-up goalkeeper Richard Lee for more shoot-out heroics.

The Bees, who are also within touching distance of the play-off places in League One, won 3-1 on spot-kicks to set-up a two-legged clash with Exeter City for a place in a Wembley final.

Boss Scott says the memory of watching Brentford lose to Port Vale as a fan at the Millenium Stadium in 2001 is something he wants to atone for.

And Wright reckons a walk down Wembley Way will be just reward for the Bees faithful.

“It would be amazing to get there,” he added “It is just a big day out for the fans that turn up here on these cold nights.

“We’ve got to get past Exeter to get there, but it is a great incentive.

“There are a lot of players who have never played at Wembley and I’m one of them.”