"I'm absolutely delighted with the performance and with the three points," he told BBC Radio Nottingham after seeing the Reds move into third place with a derby demolition of Leicester City.
"We played well but its only December. We'll keep reminding everyone of that."
"I don't think we're ready (for promotion.) I'll keep saying that but we're certainly a team with excellent potential and we're a team making great strides forward."
Foxes boss Nigel Pearson pulled no punches, saying simply: "It was awful."