[The Red Darreners]

Can't believe the quality of the game we saw tonight - we usually come and support the youth team and we've had some great runs in the last few years but tonight was unforgettable.
2-0 up on 5 minutes, brilliant runs down the right, pinpoint crosses, superb, composed finishes. If our wonderful senior team could take that level of composure in the six yard box into every game , we'd be top of League One!! John, Jimmy, Billy Kee , and Andy H were all there to see it, they must have been impressed - the 'Loiners' were certainly shellshocked.
The seachange came after twenty minutes and brave resolute defending and bits of luck managed to see off the great white tide until half time.
Leeds began the second half with the energy and skill with which they'd finished the first and inevitably got back to 2-2 by which time they had all the energy, and we just looked spent. But the huge effort to get back in the game began to weary them, and again, with huge heart, we got to 90 mins somehow, all square, with each team equally nackered.
Players on both teams were cramping up left , right, and centre during the first 15 mins of ET, but we sensed our lads were beginning to realise that fitness wise they were no longer inferior, and the quality and composure of the two goals we scored in the second 15 bore this out. We won simply because the quality of our second wind was better than Leeds'.
Huge congratullations to Paul Lodge and all 14 of the lads we used tonight, real heroes to a man! Ali and I were astonished and impressed. Liverpool or Pompey away in Round 4 - if it's Anfield - we'll be there!!