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Mick Channon. He qualifies under both criteria for me because we were both youngsters. It was in the days when I would go go anything: Reserves, 1st team, Youth Cup etc. I went to a Youth Cup game at the Dell and Channon was easily the stand out player. He could run forever and just glide past defenders. He was big, strong and powerful. He scored with an immaculate, angled volley into the opposite top corner that rates as good as any I ever saw him score. He also earned and scored a penalty. I think he was 17 and I told everyone to watch out for him. He proved me totally right and I felt like I had "discovered" him. He had a fantastic career and always played with a smile. A joy to watch.

There will never be another Keegan signing by anyone. It was total audacity and genius by Lawrie Mac. In today's terms we would have to sign Messi or Ronaldo for just £10million without anyone knowing until the hastily arranged press conference. The few hardened hacks who were there applauded. It sent shock waves through the football community and made front page news.

Bart v Blackpool!!!! Sorry got to be Davis. I am not exaggerating when I say it's the best goalkeeing display I have seen since the Polish "clown" whose name I cannot spell. The reaction of the other players said it all. I don't recall a similar reaction for any of the other candidates. Players understand.

Can't believe we have got to 4 pages on the basis of a totally unsubstantiated thought.

No. What we have to preserve more than anything is our momentum. 17th place would leave us struggling to attract players and to compete for seasons to come. I am a realist but I believe Cortese, Liebherr and Adkins have a higher vision. 17th place would define us as strugglers.

Back to the original question: There were lots of defining moments because no single point actually counts more than another but here are 3 from me. 1) Dean Hammond scoring the 1st goal in the Championship. Leeds were regarded as favourites and that moment helped us all believe we were good enough. 2) Dean Hammond again in the derby against Portsmouth. He was intelligent enough to show the linesman that the ball had come off a Pompey player so the goal could be allowed despite Sharp being "offside". He was not abusive but made the point. Goal allowed and cue rapture. It was shortly followed by despair but point gained. 3) The 15-20 minutes in the 2nd half when Kelvin Davis held off Leeds almost single handedly. That's the best goalkeeping "performance" I have ever seen and contributed to a rare smash and grab. Every team needs them. Just 3 moments from an absolutely fantastic season.

Another factor, perhaps not highlighted yet: If we draw and WHU win then the higher the number of goals we score then the more WHU have to score. So a 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 etc is better. Is that right? However, Adkins will set us up to win and I believe we will. I am nervous as hell but it will be a cracking game.

Coventry away form. Won 1, Drawn 6, Lost 15. Goals for 13. Goals against 35. There are no gifts in football but this is as good as it gets. Surely!!!!!!

I have only seen it once on the FL programme but I thought the keeper caught him. He was going nowhere and took a step too many before falling. So I thought it was a foul but also a dive.

The sending off may even work in our favour as Leeds will now have to "park the bus". A draw would be a reasonable result for us. They may even do to Reading what we did to them.

I feel a worrying sense of complacency from the fans about this game. I am sure Nigel will have the players properly prepared but the crowd can play a part if they start getting restless. Doncaster are a decent side. Much better than their position suggests. On paper this is a home banker but so was Barnsley and we laboured a bit with them. The crowd were subdued. We all need to be on top form to get these points in the bag as early as possible. Some people have started to plan their party already. It's way to soon for that. We are in a striong position but only if we maintain our form.

I was born in Gosport in 1953. Thankfully my family moved to Southampton before any lasting memories kicked in. Lived in Millbrook, Thornhill, Maybush, Lordshill and Woolston. Southampton is my home and I love it. Walking across the Itchen Bridge is hard going these days but it reminds me who I am. I was not brought in a sporting family so I had to discover football for myself. I spent my teenage years kicking a ball around on "the field" in Thornhill. I had a friend called Mike who was not generally a good influence but he took me to a reserve game because it was free. I was hooked. I soon graduated to the big stuff and my first game was a 0-3 home defeat to Chelsea. It didn't matter. I started saving all my pocket money to go to the games and was happy to spend hours queuing to get the best spots in a chocolate box. I have seen the greats from Paine, Davies, Channon, Osgood, Ball, Williams, Shearer, Le Tissier, Bale and Lambert. We have been blessed with some great talent over the years. Matty was the great entertainer but Bally just made me purr with delight. What a leader and midfield general. I have enjoyed the cup runs, the promotions, the relegation battles, the derbies, the highs, the lows. Apart from the awful Dutch years always punching above our weight. I love this club.

This one for me too. Absolutely breathtaking. But Kelvin gave the bestgoalkeeping display today that I can ever remember in over 40 years.

Much as it pains me to say it I can see us losing in the play offs. For us to remain 2nd we need to do as well as or better than Birmingham, Cardiff, Reading, Boro, Blackpool and maybe others. Birmingham in particular are looking like they will not drop many points between now and the end of the season. We are relying on our form, especially away form, improving on the last 10 games or so. We are not the form team in the last 2 months. I suspect that we might drop to 3rd or 4th and then it becomes a lottery. Having been in the top 2 for so long our heads may not be right. On the other hand our more recent form has been much better. I really hope it continues but there is no room for slip ups.

Normal service has been resumed. The swagger is back. Still a long way to go but this was very encouraging. The Lambert/Sharp partnership looked pretty awesome. Sharp is quick, mobile, clever and strong. The perfect foil for Lambert who is just getting better and better and better. Just before half time Sharp played a perfect first time ball out to Lambert on the right. He then sprinted into the danger zone and was centimetres away from Rickie's curling cross. Only a brilliant defensive touch stopped him. It would have been sensational. I look forward to more.

It's not very often that I would say "settle for a point" but this was one of them. If we had lost this it would have given momentum not only to Birmingham but to others in the play off zone. We needed to show a bit of grit and authority and we did that. Job done.

Even at 90% an 11.40 prediction for a 17.20 start is pretty optimistic. I hope this is one of the 10% as I don't think Connoly is right for this one.

Some of uis are old enough to remember when this sort of thing NEVER happened. All the play acting and cheating makes the task of a referee impossible. I understand those born in the 80's and later seeing things a bit differently. To them it is "part of the game". Not to me though. It is just plain cheating and I hate it (even when we do it).

This definitely sounds like D'Urso

This will now be a test of character for players, manager AND fans. It was always likely that there would be setbacks and this is as bad as it gets. That it was against Poyet makes it all the worse. However, it is crucial that fans do not turn against the players. They are human and we need to support them. Lambert especially will be feeling sick and will not need reminding that things could have been different. He has an excellent disciplinary record but got pushed over the edge today. We need him so lets get behind him.

It has been alluded to but Lee Barnard thundering down to the corner in the last minutes of the MK Dons game just to keep the ball in a "safe" part of the pitch. He strained every sinew and used all his strength to get there first and prevent the ball going back to the other end. It epitomised the team ethic that now runs through our team. That was a season changing game. Fabulous stuff.

Have to agree wih the 3 top nominations but, for me, Cork was the best today. Guly and Lambert were very good but forwards can always take the limelight. Cork was everywhere and it is good to see him back to his best. It bodes well.

It feels great to lose a game and still be top of the league and 8 points above 3rd place! It definitely takes the sting out of defeat. I can see the cracks too but we are in a much, much better place than ANYONE on here ever expected us to be.

I would be happy to WIN promotion. Of course it is nice to win the league and it may even enable to clinch promotion with a few games to spare but, at the end of the day, nobody really remembers how teams got there, just that they are there. We are way beyond anything that was predicted by even the most optimistic at the start of the season. I don't think my heart could cope with the play offs but 2nd place will do me.

This is depressing. It is even possible that our fickle fans could lose us promotion. Last night the atmosphere was flat and the team could have done with more encouragement. We still won because the players did enough as a team and Adkins made the right calls. I just find it incredibly sad that some people become so used to Barcelona football that they expect it every game. Even Barcelona do not play 100% every game. EVERY team has to grind out results when playing below par if they are actually going to win anything. We will be no different but the supporters need to do their part - that is SUPPORT. I know they pay their money dah de dah de dah........but, personally, I would rather they kept their money. I know there are a few cracks showing but that happens to every team. I have been supporting Saints for a long time and this is the best I have ever felt. We have never been so dominant over the course of a season. Enjoy the ride.