Portsmouth News

Another new face in the dugout for Blues prospect

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POMPEY youngster Haji Mnoga is incredibly set to play under his FIFTH manager of the season.

That’s the scenario the Blues prospect is facing, following the latest reshuffle at his current loan outfit Weymouth.

Following his nightmare loan spell at Bromley, the teenager’s temporary deal was cut short – allowing him to join their National League counterpar­ts Weymouth last week.

But after Brian Stock’s

Terras sacking shortly after the defender’s debut, he’ll have yet another head coach to impress this term.

Former Oxford City manager David Oldfield is now the man tasked with pulling Weymouth away from the relegation zone – and overseeing Mnoga’s developmen­t until May.

However, the departures of the man who brought him to the club and ex-Pompey academy supremo Sean O’Driscoll, raised immediate questions about his future.

Monga played the entirety of Weymouth’s 1-0 defeat to Dartford in the FA Trophy under interim boss Paul Maitland.

But it remains to be seen what his new boss’s plans are for the remaining weeks of the campaign.

Due to Oldfield’s arrival, Mnoga is also set to play under three different managers at the Bob Lucas Stadium within his first two weeks at the club.

By playing 180 minutes across his first week in

Dorset – he’s already somewhat surpassed his experience at Bromley.

Fresh from sealing a new Blues contract in the summer, Andy Woodman won the race for his signature as Mnoga was loaned out for experience.

However, his stint at Hayes Lane proved something of a disaster.

Mnoga fell down the pecking order under the ex-Colchester keeper, as he continuall­y found himself out of the matchday squad.

And when he was handed an opportunit­y in the FA

Cup against Rotherham, he was sent off five minutes after coming on as a halftime substitute.

That was his last appearance for the club, as his loan was prematurel­y cut short.

And the 19-year-old featured in Pompey’s opening two Papa John’s Trophy matches this term, meaning Danny Cowley is yet another coach he’s taken instructio­ns from.

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