JUNIOR Stanislas is glad to be back on a winning side for Cherries – not least to stop the stick he has received from his children.

Stanislas had missed eight months of action through hamstring and knee injuries before returning to start at Brighton on December 28.

But it was no dream comeback as Cherries lost 2-0 before the winger was also involved the 4-0 New Year's Day loss at his former side West Ham.

You have to go back to April 13 for the last time Stanislas had won a game – 5-0 at Brighton – before Saturday's 4-0 FA Cup triumph over Luton Town, where the 30-year-old played 66 minutes.

And first and foremost, Stanislas is just pleased to be back fit again.

He told the Daily Echo: "I think it’s three games in a week now that I played a part of so I think just for me it’s a matter of building up my minutes, getting stronger each game and then trying to stay fit and trying to help the boys.

"You do the hard work behind the scenes but there’s nothing like getting on the pitch and actually playing.

"You don’t know how you’re going to be until you do that. I got part of three games last week and hopefully now a good week of training coming up and then hopefully take that into Watford (on Sunday).

"That was the longest injury I’ve ever had. But ultimately you do the work because you just want to get back on the pitch and be back with the team and enjoying days like Saturday."

For Stanislas, the road to recovery proved complex. Having been forced to go under knife to repair a hamstring injury suffered whilst taking a free-kick against Fulham in April, the winger suffered another setback.

Just as he looked set to return to the squad, Stanislas then damaged his knee and had to undergo a second, minor, operation in October.

And he says time spent with twin sons Alex and Jacob helped keep him going through the tricky rehab.

"I’ve got good support around me," said the Kidbrooke-born ace.

"Missus, kids obviously keep me busy. I take the little man to football and just try and do things away from football but obviously you still have to do the work here (at the training ground) as well.

"A lot of long hours here recovery, training, strength work, all of that stuff that just goes into getting back."

He added: "The kids keep you busy. One of them (Alex) plays quite a bit of football so I’ve been watching him, the other one (Jacob) has been playing with his toys at home and things like that. It’s good, it’s a nice distraction.

"Our last couple of games (Brighton and West Ham) have been on TV, obviously not the best games to watch!

"But they tuned in and given me a little bit of abuse when I got home and they were there on Saturday so I’m sure they’ll be happy we got the win."

Asked what sort of stick he's taken from the pair in the past couple of weeks, Stanislas said: "Obviously about the score-lines, going away and losing to West Ham 4-0 you get a little bit of abuse, obviously being my old team as well.

"But hopefully I'll get some credit for Saturday."

Quizzed on whether he can see either of the eight-year-old duo following in his footballing footsteps, Stanislas added: "Alex is alright, he's doing well. Jacob’s not too bad either to be fair.

"They’re very competitive so they take themselves out and a lot of the time they play against each other. So always competitive in the house and the garden. They bounce off each other."