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The Electric Nebraska disc is powerful and fascinating, but also slightly disappointing when the original songs’ emotional meaning becomes a little muddled.

Muscat believed he would have turned things around with more time, adding that the way things ended were "disappointing and unfortunate".

The analyst also notes that Vodafone has a track record of disappointing half-year results, with large share price falls on the day of results in the previous years.

But if the technology disappoints, a big investment pullback and falling share prices could lead to a serious downturn, he said.

"We're disappointed and it's a sore loss," O'Neill, who was taking charge of his 100th game, said after the defeat.