Craig Noone came off the bench to rescue a point for City on Saturday and after starting the Capital One Cup tie against Wimbledon Noone was on the scoresheet with the winning goal.
Will his efforts get him a start at Loftus Rd on Saturday in the live Sky game, ko 5:15pm.?
“It was a really well-taken free-kick from him,” said Slade.
“We had a few chances, but we could not deliver the killer touch. But we were really pleased with Craig’s contribution.
"He scored a fantastic goal against Fulham and a great free-kick here. That is what he is striving for, he’s trying to get that end product. He knows that and he is delivering right now.
“He was always part of my plans, he was linked with a move away, but you want to keep hold of your best players.
“As a manager you want people to asks questions of you and put themselves in the frame for the next game and Craig has put a very strong case forward.”
Slade was happy to overcome the League Two side and move into round 2 of the competition.
“It’s always a difficult one because there are shocks galore in the first round,” added Slade.
“Championship sides make a lot of changes so sometimes you don’t get that fluency you are looking for, it was patchy, but we managed to get the job done and that was important.
“It’s all about momentum this game and I think we have momentum right now. We’ve got that with us. You get it by working hard and we have to keep it going and take it to QPR with us. I have had cup runs before and they can be a very welcome distraction at times.”