‘Redknapp snubbed me for FA Cup remaining – I headed to bar and was drunk on bench’
Former Portsmouth midfielder Sean Davis has admitted he bought drunk after being snubbed forward of the FA Cup remaining.
Davis signed for Pompey in 2006, making two appearances within the FA Cup as Harry Redknapp’s aspect reached the ultimate at Wembley in 2008. But the previous Fulham and Tottenham participant was left heartbroken after Redknapp didn’t embrace him on the match-day squad in opposition to Cardiff City.
The Blues went on to win the sport 1-0, claiming the trophy as enormous underdogs because of Nwankwo Kanu’s thirty seventh minute strike. But Davis, now 44, took the information previous to kick-off badly, heading to a hospitality bar to drown his sorrows in alcohol.
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He would watch the match unfold from the bench regardless of being drunk, earlier than throwing himself into the celebrations post-game by performing a caterpillar dance on the pitch. Davis informed The News: “Probably one among my largest profession lows was not being named on the bench for that remaining, however I celebrated it doesn’t matter what.
“I used to be a bit drunk earlier than the sport, I’m not going to deceive you. We knew the staff an hour-and-a-half earlier than kick-off, so I went straight to the bar.
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“As quickly as I came upon I wasn’t concerned, it was ‘How can I not sulk all day and watch this game and be happy?’ So I simply went to the bar and began opening a couple of drinks.
“I watched the sport from the bench, sat subsequent to Richard Hughes. He didn’t actually drink so I used to be in all probability speaking quite a lot of garbage, being too merry for his liking and annoying the life out of him.
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“I believe I was drunk on the bench – and I did the caterpillar on the pitch after the game. I’ve still got the suit actually, I should put it up for auction to see if anyone wants to buy it. How much do you think I would get for it? It might have a bit of Wembley grass on it, so it adds to the value surely?”
Davis admitted his supervisor seemingly didn’t recognize his abilities. And regardless of nonetheless having fun with the remainder of the day at Wembley, he had vastly combined emotions about not participating within the largest recreation of his profession.
He stated candidly: “You want to play, you want to play in the big games. All you can do is train hard, work hard, and if you get picked, you get picked. If you don’t, just get on with it. That is a footballer’s life.”
