Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Partington hides grief to star against Daggers
JOE Partington insists he is ready to play a role in Cherries' promotion push after making an emotional return to the starting line-up.[LNB] The homegrown midfielder was named in the Cherries side for just the second time this season against Dagenham and Redbridge on Saturday.[LNB] Being involved in Cherries' 2-1 win was particularly special for the Welsh under-21 international, whose grandfather Herbert passed away on Thursday.[LNB] Partington said: I felt a little bit weird coming into training on Friday morning but Lee Bradbury called me in and told me I was playing, so I was chuffed to bits.[LNB] It meant a lot to me to play. A couple of days after something like that happened, I was focused to go in and do well.[LNB] It was nice for my family to know I would be playing and it gave me something to look forward to.[LNB] My grandfather had always been proud of me so it was nice to play well and when we won it was a great feeling.[LNB] Partington added: I think I proved on Saturday that I can go in there and play. Whenever I have been asked to play, I have done quite well.[LNB] I have always felt ready (to come into the team), it is just that the lads have been doing so well.[LNB] Boss Bradbury, who substituted Partington when Cherries went 1-0 down, added: We were just starting to find our feet, Dagenham scored and we had to change formation. It was nothing against Parts I thought he did really well.[LNB]
