Go and enjoy it - Johnson

City have held a play-off position for the majority of the campaign, only dropping out of the top six in recent weeks following a difficult run of results.

However, with six games to play, the Robins sit just one point out of the play-off picture and come up against two of their closest rivals, Millwall and Middlesbrough, on successive Saturdays in crucial showdowns away from home.

Citing the old football cliché, Johnson insists he is fully focused on one game at a time, but insists there is still every determination in the City camp to turnaround recent form and clinch a top-six finish.

“It’s not time to fizzle out – we want to get going. Come on, let’s go and enjoy it,” he told BCTV.

“Look at what we’ve done as a football club this season: the run we’ve had, the support we’ve generated, the playing style and some of the football we’ve played, the fact we’ve got young players coming through and knocking on the door, the success in the community – there have been so many positives.

“We have to look forward. In any game, you assess the good, the bad and the ugly. We’ve certainly done that [for the Easter games] but there has to be a point when you draw a line in the sand and move forward - and the time is now.

“We have to encourage the boys to go and put in a big performance against Millwall. I’m enthused and excited by the game because it’s a good ground to play football.

“The New Den is a place fuelled with banter and is highly-charged. I’m buoyed by the fact we’re taking around 2,000 away fans and I believe it’s the kind of game we need.

“I certainly don’t think it will be fatal for either side because there will still be five games to play after this one. However, every point and three points at this stage of the season is so important.”