MAXIMUM points from a marvellous start has brought a smile to Mark Devlin's face and he is urging Town to keep administering the winning tonic as he eyes the visit of MK Dons for his return to action'.

Saturday's 1-0 triumph over Rochdale leaves Dennis Wise's men as joint leaders of League Two with Walsall.

Devlin, facing another back operation following last week's plane crash, was given a full account of the game by assistant boss Gus Poyet in hospital yesterday.

He has a simple message to the players keep it coming lads'.

As Devlin and his colleagues wait to hear whether Paul Ince will commit to Town, progress without the Guvnor is being made.

It leaves Devlin delighted, but frustrated that he can't be part of it.

Speaking from his hospital bed, he said: "The results have been a great tonic so keep them coming.

"The place is obviously buzzing and I can't wait to get back there.

"We'll see how the next operation goes but I'd love to be be back for the MK Dons game (on September 12).

"My appetite for the season was whetted before all this happened, now it's just doubly whetted.

"Gus (Poyet) came to see me yesterday and the players have been fantastic towards my son Stan.

"Many of them don't really know him but they've bought him a portable games console and some games to go with it.

"But then we've all been inundated with hundreds of cards and messages. It's very humbling."

While Devlin was happy to hear of Saturday's victory, manager Wise detected a lack of satisfaction in the dressing room.

He said: "What I was so pleased about when I went into the dressing room is they were so disappointed.

"They knew they should have won three or four nil and they were so annoyed, which is pleasing. It's good they feel like that.

"At the moment we're flying high. I think it'll be a matter of time before we get a few more goals, before we win a game three or four nil hopefully.

"We'll have a bad spell at some stage and when it comes we have to dig in even deeper.

"It's what you do over 46 games that counts. But we've shown everyone that we're not afraid."

The players already on the books have delivered nine points from three matches but Wise remains determined to add Paul Ince to the books.

Town and West Brom appear to be the major players in the chase for Ince with further discussions pending.

Wise said: "We're just waiting on Incey. I'm hoping to see him over the next couple of days so we'll wait and see."