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Clyne. Outstanding bargain if he carries on like this. Honourable mention to JWP and Guly.

Davis: Looked nervous at times, made the odd decision and got beaten at his near post for the first. Penalty save was easy. 6 Clyne: Looked excellent, especially in the first half. Bombed forward and was quick to get back, The odd mistake though but a promising start. 8 Jose: Played quite well, wanted to get forward at the end, but it's simple to see he can be upgraded if the right player becomes avaiable. Will still do a job for us this season. 6 Jos: Fairly solid given the circumstances, not his best game ever. 6 Fox: A real liability. Worst performance on the pitch. With a youngster as the only cover, it seems we do need a new left back brought in. 4 Punch: Played well in the second half but was largely invisible in the first. A useful player to have if he's in the right frame of mind.7 Morgan: Far from his best game, will need to improve at this level. 6 JWP: For a 17 year old against the Champions, that was a very solid start. Passing was good, but had a tendancy to panic unnecessarily. 7 Adam: Set up the second cleverly. Good to see him as captain. Will do well in the Premier League.7 Guly: Very impressed. His decision making sometimes lacks a tad but he worked his socks off today IMO. 8 JRod: Not a great performance in a position he didn't look too comfortable in. I wonder whether Adkins will stick to this formation... 5 Subs: Lambert: What more can be said about this man. Premier League quality already! Should have started? 7 Davis: Lovely goal, which I'm sure wasn't the plan when Adkins brought him on! Looking forward to seeing more of him. 7 Sharp: A good decision to bring him on, but barring a few crosses did little. 6

I don't think I've ever been happier with losing. Ecstatic with our boys. We still need additions but we were fantastic towards the end.

We're playing like Brazil.

Adkins philosophy of "Don't get to high when we win, don't get too low when we lose" doesn't apply today. I reckon our boys will be on a high, even if we lose this.

Punch off, Sharp on. Think Punch did OK today. Not the worst player by any means. Lambert is a class above. Morgan booked for a dodgy challenge. Can we nick this? (Hoping someone quotes this message sayin "YES WE CAN!!!")

Jose is not the player to be on the end of that! Lambert has changed things. MUST START IMO, but trust in Adkins judgement not to start him today. Billy Sharp to come on.

Well won by Punch. He's livened up. MoRGAN STRIKE! Deflected. Corner. Headed away. We're pressing...

Highlight of our day - we beat the England keeper twice. :-D

Terrible header out. Nasri scores. Game over? Still enjoying this.

Whatever happens - we had the lead against the Champions!

Well I've won £60 going Goal Crazy on Ladbrokes for there to be 4 or more goals in this ganme, but I didn't expect the 4 goals to be spread as they are thus far!

Happy Birthday! Win draw or lose, I hope you've enjoyed your birthday present!

Puncheon nearly absolved his sins there. I'm literally cacking myself. UTS!!!!

Billy Sharp to score next! (At halftime I was going to stick a tenner on Lambert to score next too. Arse) Bum. 2-2 Dzeko scores.

"are you pompey in disguise!!!!"

Un****ing, unmother****ing bloody ****ting believele. I can't even type.

Get in there!!!!! Davviss!!!!!

Dangerous free kick though... Tevez to shoot... deflected. Corner.

Stuff that dreams are made off so far. Round of applause for JWP. Played very well on his PL debut. Davis on to shore it up. Can we? Can we?

I just made my 5 year old autistic next door neighbour cry through a solid brick wall. Totally worth it.

****ing get in there!!!!! Rickie is a ****ing genius!!!!

Need to be quicker on the ball. They carved us open then. Good that we're still looking to get forward.

COME ON SAINTS!!!!!! Lallana not far off.