S-Clarke

To be honest I was just interested in his general play, link up, movement, physicality etc - missed chances don't always tell the whole story, will be interesting to hear what his all round game was like - because if it's decent, the goals will come.

I don't think this game should be taken into account regarding our league form - because it's not, it's just a single replay. Disapointing all the same because it was an oppertunity tonight. What I've seen in the league over the last few weeks is a slow return to form, we've got a nice unbeaten run going (in the league..) and apart from the Leicester home game we have been getting better - IMO. Saturday is a whole new kettle of fish, and I do think it's important we win that one because the longer this results slump goes on the more restless the fan base will become, and the more un-confident the players will become (and nervous tbf). But Adkins is the man to guide us through it, I have no doubts or worries about that. This is his worst spell with us, no question, but I think he's earnt himself a bit of leeway with the fanbase - well I'd have hoped he would have.

I hope that's the case, and I'd have hoped that what he's done for us has gained the respect and trust of everyone.

This is where I've kind of got a few question marks at the mo. I think we're being shown up by a few of the bigger sides in this league in terms of real squad depth. I think WHU, Brum etc have got more premiership experience in their sides and that seems to now be coming to the fore. That may be our undoing, I think we've got a decent team though - don't get me wrong. Just fearing that the real quality teams in thiss league are now starting to turn up.

People texting into Solent and saying Warnock for manager. Please get a grip. Our fans are pathetic sometimes.

He said the same to the Charlton chairman when we were -10 points in L1. I think he gets a little excited sometimes. I do think that's now our target though, seeing as we've been up there for so long. Whether we've got the squad to maintain it is a totally different question.

How was Lee? (apart from those chances he missed)

Nope, it's been **** quite frankly. That doesn't mean the manager needs to go at any point in the near future though. There's a bigger picture to take into account in terms of what NA is building long term, and what he's done for us before this slump.

It does make you wonder, I must admit! I'm hopeful he's learnt from those mistakes though.

I think he's struggling to get anywhere near the team to be honest. Can't see a place for him when we've got De Ridder, Puncheon, Barnard, Sharp, Lee, Chaplow - all available as reserve attacking options.

I think it's important to win though. The longer we go without a win, the harder it will be to get out of this slump - especially at home. We need a confidence boost and quick, and we need our winning mentality back. We need a win ASAP and that has to be on Saturday IMO.

I'm hopeful that NA has earnt his trust for the long term- which I feel he should have.

They can, that's the most frustrating thing at the moment. You have to sometimes take into account that the opposition see that as our strength, and maybe they are getting to us quicker and making it harder to whip the balls up and over? Hence the constant blocking of a cross. Just a thought. Teams seem to be sussing us out quite a lot these days, and we've become pretty easy to play against and quite predictable at times. Hopefully players like Lee, Sharp and a returning Puncheon will give us some of our unpredictability back.

I think the criticism against him is wrong at the moment. I think he's done enough to earn everyone's trust in him, including the chairman. If I trust anyone to get us out of this slump then its Adkins. He knows the players, he knows the squad, and the coaching staff and himself know what they have to do to get us out of this - I'm sure of it. The problem is our start has raised the expectations beyond anything that was expected. Our squad isn't really a top 2 squad, in my opinion. We're a good championship team, but I think teams like Cardiff, Birmingham, WHU etc are now catching us up as I feel they have better all round squads for this level - which comes as no surprise seeing as they've been up here for years. It will be an amazing achievement to finish in the top 2 with the squad we have and the teams we're up against, just a bit of reality IMO.

Nigel sounded quite concerned and fed up in that interview. Got the feeling that a couple of players just aren't doing it for him.

to be honest I don't understand the views towards this game meaning nothing. It means a huge deal in the fact we haven't won for ages, and this was a great opportunity to boost our confidence. In fact we've lost the game in the worst possible way and that's only going to hit our confidence.

We have to win, simple as that. A gallant good performance but only a point or a defeat isn't good enough if we are serious about the top 2. Our home form is pretty poor to be honest, and it's always the way when a team ends a run - they then lose that intensity for a few weeks. Let's hope we get that back on Saturday. I don't think we're playing too badly, but we just don't seem to have that winning mentality about us anymore (win at all costs etc) and we're starting to look a bit brittle against the better teams in this league, and Burnley are one of the better sides. A win will be great and will get us back on the road, anything else and we will start slip sliding away from those top 2, and frighteningly 7th position comes into view and is only a few points back..

Amazingly it was Bristol Rovers at home back in 2009 (just checked through our results over the last few years, very hard to find many defeats tbh). That's just stunning.

I think he's proven that he's not. Some of the comments about NA tonight beggar belief. What a bunch of lunatics. We're on crap form which isn't anywhere near good enough for achiving anything other than mid-table nothingness, but our start has risen expectations beyond anything anyone thought was possible at the start of the year. That's now the issue. I don't belief we have a great, great team (a good team, yep - but not amazingly great) and I feel ''better'' squads are now catching up with us in terms of the league. I.e Birmingham, whu, cardiff etc. We'll have to do very very well to stay in the top 2, but it's still amazing we're even in contention. I think Adkins has done miracles this year to get us in this position in the first place, but this little slump has just knocked us all a little. I think more than anything the slogan ''together as one'' is now apparent.

I'm confused as to what people mean by this. What slide did S****horpe have down the league? Weren't they always battling relegation and surviving against the odds? They've only totally dropped out of the equation since Adkins left.

TBH they didn't even attack on Saturday, they sounded full of life tonight to be fair to them.

Man Utd at home?

Now that's typically over the top. Not sure why you want to be proven right so much, given that you being proven right would equal us performing so bad. Come on - just accept that he's a terrific manager and has done miracles with us. This is his first tricky situation.

I don't think it was really a weak side though. The only changes I can see for Saturday is harding, Bart, Chappers and Lee out. And those 4 players are still more than good enough.

This.