I wouldn't be too confident, Pompey still have some players that can do damage at this level, especially Nugent and KP Boateng. Nugent scores goals for fun at this level and also has an England cap. There's also the fact that the whole country (minus a few Southampton fans) are going to be wanting Pompey to win on Saturday because everyone loves the fairytale of a broken club coming out on top and we are just Coventry who are in their way in most people's eyes. We can help our players forget this by making a bit of an atmosphere but I do worry about what the attendance is going to be, I fear they will be lower then last year as I doubt we have sold as many season tickets due to our poor form at the end of last season. I can't see the Pompey players coming out deflated for the first game of the season, I think they will come out with a real fresh and fighting spirit. I have no idea how Nugent and KP Boateng are still at the club following all the finiancial problems, I thought they'd be 2 of the first out the door!
I'm going for a 1-1 ...