If we can pick up six points from two games then we can close up on the teams above us and make a real fight of it.

We'll need some size about us against a team like Manchester City and I'd hope to be able to play both these two.

I remind them of a few games that got away from us and the mistakes we made in those games. I remind them of the three years we worked to get to this point and the sacrifices they made over the summers and everything the team and the community did for us and we don't want to have brain freezes once we get out there. They have never backed down from a challenge since I've been there.

We had a very good first half, got careless in the second, but in fairness to Portsmouth they never gave in.

When Milan spoke with me and told me about this guy, I never asked for any assurances. The chairman just said 'I'm looking to do something with someone Harry. It's going to be good for the club, they desperately want you this that and the other', so I said 'that's fine'. It sounds as if he will be exciting for the club.

As soon as anyone interferes with what I do I'll be out of here,