"For the first goal, they played the ball inside our full-back and you wouldn't see that sort thing in an under-12 game. There was more bad defending for their second goal and now we are in a relegation battle."
As if it were needed, the position adds added spice to the return game at St Marys this week, as Portsmouth will be desperate to end a five game streak without a win against their nearest and dearest neighbours, who somehow find themselves in sixth place.
The result in that game will tell us more about what plans Harry Redknapp will have when the transfer window re-opens - Nigel Reo-Coker has been linked with a move south for about the 8,000,000th time as the midfield looks increasingly threadbare. If Portsmouth lose against Southampton, then the pressure for Harry to wheel and deal to the standard he is known for will have never been stronger.