Donovan Ricketts, described as the best keeper in League One by his manager, today claimed: I can still do much better.

Few would argue with Colin Todd's boast that City have the division's top stopper in their ranks.

In his first full season in England, Ricketts has let in 25 goals from 29 league starts and claimed 13 clean sheets.

But despite the impressive statistics, the big Jamaican feels there is a lot more to come.

He said: "I think I've dipped a little. I have only kept two clean sheets in recent games and I can still do a lot better.

"But I enjoy playing every week and the injuries are going away, so soon I'll be able to play to my full potential, not just half."

Ricketts aims to shut out Scunthorpe tomorrow for the second time this season - and more importantly help lift City above their opponents in mid-table.

"The table looks a little bit better but it's still not to my liking," he said. "It is still too close, only being six points above the relegation places - I would rather it was 12.

"If we beat Scunthorpe we go above them. That's our incentive, to keep going above people and not drop below them.

"This has been a rather unfortunate season for us. We've drawn some games we should have won and lost some we should have drawn.

"But the top half of the table would be a decent finish for us."

Confidence is up for the Valley Parade reunion with Peter Beagrie after City bagged four points from the tussles with drop-zone rivals Blackpool and Walsall.

Another win would take them to 52 points and virtually rubber-stamp survival.

Ricketts added: "We're feeling pretty good going into this one. To win the last home game and then come back from two goals down on the road shows we're going the right way."

"We were very slow to start with at Walsall but it took a lot out of us playing Tuesday and then Saturday. We haven't done that for a while.

"Even the goalkeeper was tired so imagine what the outfield players were like! But it was a good comeback and now we're ready for another one that is going to be a scrap."

Ricketts, whose season was disrupted early on by injuries, will play on despite damaging the little finger on his right hand at the Bescot. It was the latest in a line of knocks he has picked up in matches.

"I seem to fall over everywhere I go," he laughed, "and I'm such a big guy so it's a long way to go down. I'll have to work at that as well.

"But I don't want to know if the finger's broken. I can play so I keep on playing and that's all I'm bothered about."