Duncan Barkes

So on the balance of it, our form, our recent form is far better than Sheffield Wednesday's.

But of course, it's fair to point out that it could hardly be worse.

So we really do need to get something on Saturday.

And let's hope that a mixture of inspiration, good tactics and new faces, because that can often put a Philip in a side.

Those things do the trick.

Yeah, we had to get a winger in quick, didn't we?

We all know that.

And we're relieved that he's come in in time to be available for selection, either as a starter or off the bench against Sheffield Wednesday, because that is a game that we really should get something from.

Three points is almost minimum, but certainly we don't want to get beat.

We've got games in hand on most of the teams around us and we want to make use of them when we get an opportunity to.

It won't be over the weekend because the other clubs will be playing as well.

But if we could get three points against Sheffield Wednesday and this lad puts in a kind of a performance that footballers often put in, particularly explosive footballers, which is how he is described.

And I've had a look at it on YouTube myself and he's got a tremendous goal celebration.

Let's hope we see plenty of it.

So that's the man.

And just as a backhand, wise words once again, as always from Andrew Moon.

What an asset he is to the clubs.

Well, he's not part of the club's media, but to Pompey's public image.

And I just want to echo something that the excellent Neil Allen said in the news a couple of days ago, that we are on our knees.

We are on our knees, but we're sort of going to start staggering to our feet, hopefully, beginning with this signing.