"People will have turned up expecting us to turn Port Vale over, but football isn't like that," he said after the 1-0 win at Kenilworth Road which left the Hatters 4 points clear at the top of the League One table..
"They set their stall out early on to be difficult to beat and they were.
"In those situations you must be patient.
"We have led the division since the start and I think we are the only team in the country to do that. But it is where we are in May that is important."