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Portsmouth striker Colby Bishop just so glad to be back

COLBY Bishop has expressed his delight at making an emotional goalscoring return for Portsmouth following open heart surgery this summer.

Portsmouth striker

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Tom Blackett

RETURN: Colby Bishop

COLBY Bishop has expressed his delight at making an emotional goalscoring return for Portsmouth following open heart surgery this summer.
The 28-year-old made his first appearance of the season off the bench in last week’s 3-1 home win against Preston and scored the clinching penalty to make it a special day for everyone of a Pompey persuasion at Fratton Park.
“It’s been a really tough couple of months and I’m really grateful to be back playing,” Bishop told BBC Radio Solent.
Bishop 'To say I was over the moon was an understatement'
“I f...

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