Cherries' Garry: Hughes lets his goals do the talking (From Bournemouth Echo)
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Cherries' Garry: Hughes lets his goals do the talking
7:00am Tuesday 9th February 2010 in
RYAN Garry believes Lee Hughes’s goalscoring record proves he can shut out the boo boys.
The Notts County frontman is likely to be greeted by a hot reception when his side visit Dean Court in League Two tonight (7.45pm).
Hughes sarcastically applauded a section of the North Stand following the Magpies’ 2-1 FA Cup second-round win in Dorset in November, after the former West Brom man had been roundly jeered with every touch.
But rather than put the 33-year-old off his game, Garry thinks 22 goals in 29 games for the Meadow Lane side demonstrates the forward’s ability to keep his focus.
Garry, who will be one of the men tasked with keeping Hughes quiet this evening, told the Echo: “The fans give him a little bit of stick, but if you look at his goalscoring record, it doesn’t look like it affects him.
“It may spur him on, or he might be one of those people who is unaffected by what goes on around him when he’s playing. I’m not really sure if the reception he gets spurs him on, but I don’t think it affects him, that’s for sure.”
Hughes notched the 150th league goal of his career as County edged to a 1-0 win over Grimsby on Saturday.
He also found the net during the FA Cup clash at Dean Court in November.
Garry added: “He’s up there with the best strikers in the division, the likes of Le Fondre, O’Grady and Dagnall.
“He’s played at a higher level and proved himself at a higher level as well. He’s got a lot of goals this season and he’s one of Notts County’s many strikers.
“In every game, you play against a striker who’s going to be a threat, and he’s no different.
“He’s one of those people that you have to watch for the whole game. We’ll keep as tight as we can to him and hopefully keep him as far away from the goal as possible.
“That’s how, ideally, you want to defend against any team – by trying to keep their strikers as far away from the box as possible. And hopefully limit the amount of chances they get.”
Cherries boss Eddie Howe is hoping for a similar effort from central defensive duo Garry and Jason Pearce, who coped well with Hughes when the teams met in November.
He said: “I thought we did well against him in the FA Cup game. I thought the two centre-halves were excellent against him earlier in the season and, with a similar performance, we won’t be too far away.”
Comments(19)
cherrychris75
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8:32am Tue 9 Feb 10
He thrives off the jeers as he did in the cup game with that dance in front of the main stand.
Pearcy wont let us down!!
Cherryfan
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9:05am Tue 9 Feb 10
cherries59
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9:30am Tue 9 Feb 10
for tonights big game.
p.s. dont forget ,if you are able to
buy aseason ticket.
djd
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12:18pm Tue 9 Feb 10
In Ed we trust
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3:17pm Tue 9 Feb 10
This one is for Mr keniston.
Fred Luton
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5:08pm Tue 9 Feb 10
cherrychris75 wrote:I hope he does re-live his crime everyday - but I doubt he does. If he did he wouldnt want to be in the public eye at all. He would have re-trained to be a plumber or something, and quietly got on with his life. My cousin was killed by a drunk driver one Saturday when he was shopping - he was at Exeter uni and only 19. His mother never got over it and died of cancer several years over. People convicted of drink driving are murderers, nothing more nothing less. I cannot bare to look at this horrid mad running around the football pitch.
He's paid for that crime, and probably relives it every day. yes he shouldnt be on a football pitch but he is, I cant stand the guy but if he was up front for us I wouldnt be disappointed (if he can get a place in team!!) He thrives off the jeers as he did in the cup game with that dance in front of the main stand. Pearcy wont let us down!!
jjdodds
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5:47pm Tue 9 Feb 10
newstand
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6:32pm Tue 9 Feb 10
Fred Luton wrote:well said fred
cherrychris75 wrote: He's paid for that crime, and probably relives it every day. yes he shouldnt be on a football pitch but he is, I cant stand the guy but if he was up front for us I wouldnt be disappointed (if he can get a place in team!!) He thrives off the jeers as he did in the cup game with that dance in front of the main stand. Pearcy wont let us down!!I hope he does re-live his crime everyday - but I doubt he does. If he did he wouldnt want to be in the public eye at all. He would have re-trained to be a plumber or something, and quietly got on with his life. My cousin was killed by a drunk driver one Saturday when he was shopping - he was at Exeter uni and only 19. His mother never got over it and died of cancer several years over. People convicted of drink driving are murderers, nothing more nothing less. I cannot bare to look at this horrid mad running around the football pitch.
nonnogeppetto
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9:54pm Tue 9 Feb 10
nonnogeppetto
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9:54pm Tue 9 Feb 10
afcblee
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10:04pm Tue 9 Feb 10
djd
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10:20pm Tue 9 Feb 10
djd
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10:22pm Tue 9 Feb 10
cherries59
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12:02am Wed 10 Feb 10
players= brilliant
3 points=brilliant
jobs a goodun.
cherries59
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12:02am Wed 10 Feb 10
players= brilliant
3 points=brilliant
jobs a goodun.
Luffbracherry
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12:26am Wed 10 Feb 10
Early on they were taking about The Cherries having all their players except the 'keeper in the County half! hey, did we want it more??!!
It was Schmeichel who prevented it from being a rout. Well done Eddie and the team
PS Where is the Echo report?
wickerman
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12:27am Wed 10 Feb 10
cherries59
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1:01am Wed 10 Feb 10
hope he pays up.
anybody know a chippy.
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