The Red Dragons have made an impressive opening to their campaign, securing seven out of a possible nine points and sitting in fourth place on the table after a commanding 3-0 victory over Reading. Palmer, who has been a reliable goal-scorer for the team, opened the scoring to register his first goal of the season. Elliot Lee and Andrew Cannon followed suit, each adding a goal to seal the comprehensive win on Saturday.

Speaking to SportsBoom.com, the 32-year-old Palmer was quick to downplay any notions of overconfidence, reminding fans and teammates alike that it's still early days in the season.

“It’s only three games in, no-one can get carried away but we’ve played three top League One teams, so it’s not been an easy start at all," he said.

"I don’t think there have been any easy games, but I feel we have played some of the biggest teams in this league. Wycombe have just come down from the Championship a few seasons ago, Bolton have been trying to get promoted out of this league for a couple of seasons, and Reading did extremely well despite a massive points deduction.

"They will all be looking to be fighting at the right end of the table without a doubt this season. That’s all it is. It’s a great start, nothing more and nothing less, and that’s what this team’s always done from what I’ve seen. There’s a great togetherness in the group and that’s continued into our League One start."