PAUL Gallagher has been fighting to convince people he is a genuine centre-forward for much of his young career.

The Scot, on loan at Argyle from Blackburn Rovers, has often been deployed as a winger in the past but he is loving life in the hole behind the main striker for the Pilgrims.

His goalscoring contribution in today's 4-0 drubbing of Sheffield Wednesday was further evidence of his ability in the van.

"This is the position I have wanted to play in all my career," he said.

"Managers have not been sure what my best position is but, as you can see, I am scoring goals. I have played out on the wing but I would rather be in there.

"I have also got a job to do on their deepest midfielder to stop him getting the ball, and when we break I can drop into that position where defenders don't want to go.

"If I can help the defensively and attacking, I will play there all season."

Despite the score-line, Gallagher, and his team-mates, know they have come out on top against strong opponents in Sheffield Wednesday.

It is a sign of the confidence running through the Argyle team with their fabulous recent run taking them from the bottom of the table to fifth in the Championship.

Gallagher said: "It was a tough game. Every time you play Sheffield Wednesday you know it is going to be tough, especially with the weather today.

"We played well and took our chances when they came along.

"Football is a funny game. As soon as you win a game, confidence is up and the belief comes back. The more you win, the more your confidence grows.

"We have got a big squad. There are people like Steve MacLean, Simon Walton, Jason Puncheon and Graham Stack not even making the bench, and they are quality players.

"The manager can't change a team that keeps winning and in the last five games, we have won four and drawn one.

"There is always competition for places.

"We know it is a very tough division and we have got there [fifth in the table] by working hard and taking our chances when they came along.

"We won't get carried away. You can go on a bad run and be back down there."

The only possible downside to Gallagher's excellent form is the possibility of alerting Blackburn on what they are missing.

The man himself, however, is only concerned with his future at Argyle.

He said: "I am delighted. I am 24 and I just want to be playing first-team football.

"Paul Sturrock has given me the chance to do that here. I want to be involved in the play as much as I can. If I am not scoring goals, I want to be creating them and winning football games.

"I haven't spoken to Blackburn [since I arrived]. I am at Plymouth Argyle and there is nothing I can do to affect Blackburn.

"They will probably keep an eye on things but they have got their own things going on. All I can do is score goals for Plymouth."

Gallagher's goal today came courtesy of some fine wing play by Jamie Mackie, after a Mark Beevers own goal had given the Pilgrims an early lead.

Luck is always important in football but Gallagher feels the further goals by Mackie and Marcel Seip underlined Argyle's dominance.

"We are riding on that bit of luck you need in football," he said.

"Any goal that comes along, we will take it but the next two were great goals. Mackie has done very well down the right and pulled it back, and I was delighted to just touch it in.

"The next one has Rory Fallon doing a fantastic overhead kick - I have never seen him do it in training. The 'keeper saved it and Mackie was there.

"I thought Mackie had a great game today. We all played well but he was really good, and the team is flying with confidence.

"People think Rory is just a big target man but he has got great feet."