I heartily concur. I don't think I have been as enthused about a Saints performance as I was yesterday; not because we won, as clearly we didn't, but because every young man in red and white gave his all in a display of impressive football, and because every Saints player played for the team and put in maximum effort. When was the last time we were able to say these things?
There was a guy on Radio Hants after the game - Jamie, I think his name was - who absolutely hit the nail on the head. This season is about supporting the team, getting behind the young players, not criticising them when they fail (as they will at times), watching them improve (which, on the basis of yesterday they surely will), and ensuring the team remains in the CCC ready for next year when they will have a year's experience under their belts. This has to be a long term plan; we are skint, and the situation maybe worse than we imagine, so we have to support JP and the team to the hilt. Indeed, I thought the support yesterday was spot on, particularly at the end when in the past the reaction might have been negative (anybody hear the Everton fans at the end of their game against Blackburn?!).
All in all, a much more heartening display than I have seen from a Saints side for a long time and one which, in the context of the club's current position, gives much hope for the future.