Simon Morgan believes Albion are equipped to sustain their promotion push because they have so many who have done it before.

Peter Taylor's squad is overflowing with players accustomed to the thrills and spills of going up.

Morgan reckons that experience of nerve-jangling run-ins could be crucial as the Seagulls continue their charge towards Division One.

Many of the squad were, of course, involved in Albion's Third Division triumph last season, but their promotion pedigree runs much deeper than that.

Danny Cullip, Paul Watson and Charlie Oatway all went up from Division Three with Brentford.

Richard Carpenter has made the same jump with four clubs, while Paul Rogers was elevated from Three to Two with Wigan and from Division One to the Premiership at Sheffield United.

Then there is Morgan. The veteran centre half won promotion from the Third Division to the Second Division twice at Fulham and from the Second to First in company with Albion winger Paul Brooker in 1998-99.

"I think it's very important," Morgan said. "A lot of people are looking at fixtures and thinking how many points is it going to be to get up.

"The simple fact is that you have just got to go out and win your games and let other people worry about what's going on.

"We have got six points on third place now, but that can count for nothing if we don't do it right against Wrexham on Saturday.

"A lot of it is mind games now and with the characters we have got in the squad we have a lot of promotions between us.

"We know it's not what the other teams do and that we have got to carry on winning ourselves. We know what it takes to go up."

So does Junior Lewis, the loan signing from Leicester, whose second goal in as many starts clinched the points against Huddersfield at Withdean last Saturday.

Lewis, a Fulham apprentice when Morgan was a pro at Craven Cottage, was ever-present from February in Gillingham's promotion via the play-offs under Taylor in 1999-2000.

Half of the six League goals scored by the lanky midfielder that season were notched in the final two months and helped the Gills to vital victories over Oxford United, Scunthorpe and Wigan.

"He has been brilliant so far," Morgan said. "He has done really well in the last two home games. Physically I think he found the 90 minutes a bit tough against Huddersfield, but he got in the box a couple of times and scoring a cracking goal.

"The way he has retained the ball is something which has helped us out in the last couple of games. He uses it well, which relieves a bit of pressure at times.

"We've had three goals from midfield in the last two games, which is excellent."

Morgan insists the onus is on everyone in the squad, including himself and his co-defenders, to contribute in the absence of 26-goal Bobby Zamora due to a three-match ban.

The 35-year-old has yet to score for the Seagulls and the same applies to rightback Robbie Pethick following his move last summer from Bristol Rovers.

Cullip, Morgan's partner, grabbed his only goal against Rushden and Diamonds in the FA Cup, while the last of Paul Watson's three came against Bournemouth back in September.

"It's about time the defenders started scoring as well," Morgan said. "Hopefully we have got enough goals in the team to see us through.

"Every player during the season has missed matches at some time. That is the whole reason for having a squad.

"We have got a small but talented squad. Players are going to have to come in now and I am confident they will do well."

Morgan returned from a rest as Albion kept their third home clean sheet out of four against Huddersfield.

The priority for the Sports Argus columnist and the rest of the men at the back will be to secure another shut-out against Wrexham and with it a sixth victory on the trot at Fortress Withdean.

"We love playing there," Morgan added. "A lot of teams don't and it's quite simple to see that. We like the pitch and the set-up and we enjoy the fans getting behind us. We want to keep it going.

"From now on in they are all going to get tougher. This is going to be the toughest game we've had all season.

"People will expect us to just turn up and roll Wrexham over, but it's going to be difficult. It's the old cliche, every game is a cup final from now on."