dugout

Last month, a wooden dugout canoe, packed with nearly 300 passengers, overturned and sank in the middle of the River Niger killing nearly 200 people.

Bellamy is as energetic on the touchline as he was as a player and, whenever he darts back to his seat in the dugout, he is usually doing so to consult Cremers and his screen.

Unlike Sporting’s array of substitutes, Amorim didn’t race out of the dugout when his side scored their fourth.

This could well be a world first as a fan - with zero managerial experience - swaps the stands for the dugout.

So, Roberts banked on the character of his team to prevail once again, staying in the dugout as the club completed its championship ascent.