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The fact you can audibly hear him bellow ‘Keeper’s’ when he comes for the ball is also a massive sign of personality. He’s not perfect but his character alone is an enormous upgrade.

Finn Azaz is undeniably a technically talented footballer, but when you’re in the trenches fighting for every point he goes missing and doesn’t put his body on the line. He’s a luxury player, with poor physicality and I’m not sure at this stage of the season that’s what we need. Charles in the 10 with Downes and Jander 6 and 8 for the run-in please.

Miles Leaburn turned the game in their favour as he started beating up our defenders. One to watch.

Lost control and composure when Charles came off. Best player on the pitch. I know it’s difficult managing minutes of players returning from injury but at this stage of the season you need to be ruthless.

You literally just predicted what the score will be!

What the hell do I know!!!

Any side can put in a shocking first half and go in 3-0 down. Good sides respond and come out fighting. It’s the total predictability that we wouldn’t show any character, spirit or intent in the second half that is so depressing. Any side with those characteristics beats us.

I also think that Scienza would come alive at Wembley, so in the unlikely (but not impossible) event of us getting there, we would win it.

Azaz can be brilliant at this level but would be eaten alive in the PL. The physicality and speed would see him retreat into his shell, as we've seen in several games this season at a much lower level.

A new manager would be the first name on the shopping list.

If you sell your top goalscorer in January and sign a journeyman replacement with zero Championship experience and a poor recent goal scoring record, the clear message to the outside world is that you’ve given up. SR have actively chosen to weaken the squad which is very bizarre for a club who profess ambition.

Agreed. They all know that Saints have by far and away the greater earning potential which is the key factor for them. It is a boneheaded and idiotic thing to say though even if he is trying to appease the Turkish audience and suggests he isn't the smartest or most diplomatic operator.

You’d certainly hope so. The season would be a write off if we let AA go with just the Loch Ness Anderton and the wayward Archer to rely on. And just when we seem to be building some momentum.

Players need to take a long hard look at themselves. How can this group of players have been so bad for so many weeks and so good today? Bite, effort, application, belief. No excuse to let it drop and go back to the sulkiness. Downes back to his best today and MOTM for me.

He has a part to play but he can go 5 or 6 games as a passenger and doesn’t offer enough. The reason it’s so frustrating is that he quite clearly has enormous ability but just can’t apply it consistently.

We’ve played injury ravaged sides in Norwich, Millwall, Oxford and Pompey and got one point from a possible twelve. That’s pathetic and relegation form.

Bree was very good and gives us more physicality.

After our goal we were starting to dominate and looked like imposing our quality but six minutes after going 1-0 up he changed it. Feel like he could have waited at least another 10-15 mins before making any subs.

Millwall, Norwich, Oxford. Zero points. Doesn't matter which players teams put on the pitch. If they have a go at us, we fold like a pack of cards.

As I said, we only see a fraction of the evidence.

We only see a fraction of evidence of course but to my mind he was far more talented than Wood and more accomplished than Quarshie. I think we will regret this.

Hope he's got a big gob and some personality. Now for a big striker, left back and gnarly old centre half.

They gave us Keegan, we give them Downs.

He’s powderpuff and horribly inconsistent and would be found out in an instant in the Prem. Nowhere near that level.

His lack of communication and chat is one of his biggest faults. No coincidence that he doesn’t assert himself vocally or physically.