At 1–0 it was a little bit too easy for us and they weren't posing much threat at all. But, when they scored, you have to admire the desire and fight we showed. It could have been the case that, at 1–1, we'd have walked away half-happy at that result. But a push from the fans and the kick up the backside we gave.

That's the theory, anyway. In practice Lennon on the right tends to be overshadowed by the pace, movement, influence of Steven Gerrard on the left. While Lennon might be ahead of David Beckham and Shaun Wright-Phillips the biggest obstacle to his development is the colossus on the opposite wing.

Meanwhile, Lowe, the club's chairman Michael Wilde and director Andrew Cowen have resigned from the company with immediate effect, although a statement from SLH said the club are "unaffected by these insolvency proceedings".