Luke Woolfenden hopes his patience will pay off with an extended run in the Coventry side after finally breaking into the starting line-up.
The defender, who arrived from Ipswich at the start of September, has had to wait for his opportunity with the Championship leaders but will start his third successive game against his former club on Monday [18:00 GMT].
“The timing of it has probably not helped me a bit,” the 28-year-old told BBC CWR.
“Coming on deadline day, with the boys already flying, there’s no reason to change the team. I knew that coming here. So it’s just about being patient and biding my time.
“It has been difficult coming off the bench, getting minutes here and there and not really knowing when you are going to start. But I’ve really enjoyed being here, so it hasn’t been an issue for me.
“The boys are winning [so] they’re not going to change the team. Now that I’m in the team, we’ll see what happens.”
Woolfenden’s first home start came in the Boxing-Day victory over Swansea, which gave him a proper taste of the CBS Arena atmosphere.
“It’s different playing to being on the bench.” he said.
“It gives you goosebumps at the start when they sing that song. My little girl has been singing it over Christmas.
“I was giving her a bath the other day and she came out with ‘We’ll Live And Die in These Towns’
“The fans are unbelievable and they do get right behind you.”