What Darren Moore said on Sunderland, George Byers, Harlee Dean and the Hillsborough crowd

It was all about getting the job done today. We knew we had a strong opposition.

Once we settled down after the first 10 minutes - some of our passing and movement was a little erratic which you could understand with the magnitude of the game - we got into our rhythm and we played some good stuff.

Massive, massive credit to the players. The strength of character to go a goal down and not lose sight of the process. They kept to the game plan, settled down and we could see clear pictures and we could see the areas we wanted to exploit.

I said credit to the players at half time. Everyone to a man stuck together and we came through a very difficult test.

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What I have liked since the start of the season is the mindset and character, not just in the players but even in the supporters, is there a transformation happening here it and continues to happen with moments like that.

It was a great response from everybody and I think in the end we deserved the win after a difficult start. I think Portsmouth are a great team. I think what Danny and Nicky are doing there you can see clear pictures. They caused us problems and looked a threat on the counter.

I thought we were good going forward but off the ball we kept the back door shut. Even when they did break away, we stayed resolute with our defending. We got into our passes and rhythm and we got the goals. It was pleasing to see the boys come up with the goals.

It was a difficult one today but credit to the players because they have been consistently getting better and performing better over the season.

Absolutely, and it is so rewarding to see as a manager. When you take over a football team, you want to see the stadium full. To see that today, I was