Steve Bone

people are pinning more hopes on that than they would be otherwise I think if we were if Bishop was scoring if Bishop had 10 goals this season people wouldn't blink an eye at the fact that Waddingham was fit again because you wouldn't need him you might put him on the bench for a few games but you wouldn't be expecting him to take Bishop's place or anything like that but as it is because we're so short of goals

People are thinking, oh, I wonder if he could be the missing link.

He could be the man to poke in a couple of alley crosses or balls in by Gus.

But you do sort of cling to anything, don't you, when you're desperate for goals?

Yes, because I think we were a better team with him in it.

And I remember when he made his comeback, he was injured early season, was he?

And then he came back against Millwall.

I think he came on at half-time against Millwall, did he?

And he was all over the place and he would set up a goal or set up a couple of chances, nearly scored himself.

And I remember leaving that game and saying to my friend John,

if Callum Lang stays fit, we'll be absolutely fine this season.

And then, of course, A, he didn't stay fit, and B, he then decided he wanted to move on.

And I think, given that he wanted to move on, I still think Pompey were probably right to sell him.

I think if he hadn't wanted to go, I think we should absolutely have kept him and wrapped him up in cotton wool and got him fit again and got him out there.

Because he, in terms of our goal threat...

We are not the same as a squad and as a team without Callum Lang.

And it's Murphy as well.

I mean, Murphy is as big a miss, isn't he, I think, as Lang.

Not so much for his goal scoring, but just for his supply line from the left.

So many assists and so many good balls in, you know you're going to get from him, whoever he's up against on that side.