Hughes has played a handful of games for us, but his chances have been limited by:
1. injury
2. not being a first-team regular for Pompey
3. the trauma of making his Scotland debut under the tutelage of Der Tosser
As Seedorf aims a corner at Ronaldinho, the Pompey fans demand "are you Bournemouth in disguise?"
You've got to love 'em.
Why do football crowds so frequently get this one wrong? Black and red stripes would be a pretty poor "disguise" for Bournemouth given that those are their colours.
Missed the game - though sounds like it was fun - but the bemusing pre-match coverage has been sort of enjoyable: the endless riffing on the theme of "refined, cultured Milan" going to "rough as arseholes, breathing-down-yer-necks" Fratton Park. Which somewhat flies in the face of the respective ground refurbishment investment/hooligan arrest statistics of the clubs in, say, the past 10 years.
A medium-sized English team who (gasp!) arenot from a very big city have played a big Italian team who are, in a Vaguely Proper Match. It's not that big a deal.
Technique will totally dominate the midfield with his range of passing.
Lennon will continuously leave Zambrotta on his backside.
It will be pipe and slippers at the back for King and Woodgate.
Bentley will show Kaka and Ronaldinho what a true dead ball specialist will be like and it will be roared on by the ferrocious din that WHL is known for.
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