Jewell: Latics must Improve

Last updated : 02 May 2006 By Liam Cooper
Paul Jewell

"it sums up our season at home. We were very, very good in parts but not very good in other parts. We are finding it difficult to win games at the moment, and we've taken leads in a lot of matches recently, and we've only won one."

"We've just lost that killer instinct, or that edge to our game, but we don't look like winning games at the moment whichis disappointing as we have been taking leads."

"Certainly today we could have gone in at half-tim 5-2, it was an open game and a very good game of football."

"I thought there was a harsh decision by the linesman [for Henri Camara's disallowed first half goal], but we had good opportunities, and we just don't have that fox in the box, and that is where we are lacking."
"Portsmouth had so much to play for they weren't ever going to give up and when they got their equalizer they had the impetus and we didn't threaten after that. They looked like scoring more goals than us. You have to give Portmsouth credit, they've had a great end to the season."

Matthew Taylor

"Let's enjoy what we've got, regroup, and make sure that in ten months time we're not in the same position."

"It's immense. It's for everybody here and for everyone at home. It means so much to so many people and i'm really pleased. With ten games left i didn't think we could do it, but we've done it and we deserve it and they [the fans] deserve it because if it wasn't for them we wouldn't be where we are right now."

Gary O'Neil

"Unbelievable. To go one down? the lads showed fantastic character to come back and it's just great it's all over and we can enjoy the week now."

"It was a fantastic second half performance, i mean we should have scored a few more, i missed a couple of chances myself. But all the boys have been fantastic since Christmas and we fully deserve to stay up."

Harry Redknapp

"I'm delighted, delighted to pick up three points. I was thinking if we win and they [Birmingham] win, we're still two points clear but I expected them to win today"

"I thought they would win so, when the final score came through, I didn't know until after our game finished. It's a fantastic day, we showed so much character. We were poor first half but I changed things, got stuck into them at half time, and they responded with a much better performance in the second half."

"It's been an incredible run, to take 20 points out of the last nine games for a team stuck one from bottom of the league is some performance. The players have got to take credit because they've been magnificent, and the fans have enjoyed it and they've been great."