‘I’ve had some tough days, it was a shock’: Portsmouth boy’s pain after huge setback

Portsmouth FC ‘I’ve had some tough days, it was a shock’: Portsmouth boy’s pain after huge setback By Jordan Cross Pompey writer Comment Published 9th Sep 2024, 05:00 BST Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Ben Close has relived his injury woe after putting a testing period in his career to bed. The former Pompey midfielder this week returned from seven weeks on the sidelines, as he followed up a Bristol Street Motors Trophy start for Doncaster with a League Two outing off the bench against Gillingham on Saturday.

It’s proved a landmark week for the Southsea lad after suffering a serious knee injury at the start of the year, for the side he joined three years ago Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Sign up to our Portsmouth FC newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later.

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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. Close admitted it’s been a difficult time which has afforded him perspective over his football career. He told the Doncaster Free Press: ‘I think after the operation we were looking at six to eight months and it's been seven, so we've not rushed it or waited too .