Does anyone need goals? Why former England, Liverpool, Tottenham, Southampton and Stoke striker Peter Crouch was back in Portsmouth


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Former Fratton favorite Peter Crouch and blues fan and documentary director / producer Adam Darke were at Pompey’s training ground this afternoon

The former English striker came to the Blues training ground this afternoon to meet Danny Cowley.

However, Crouch has no intention of lending his services to end Pompey’s frustrating 357 minute goal drought.

Instead, the reason for its eye-catching Roco presence lies in a documentary that is currently being shot for Discovery.

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After his appointment as football director of Dulwich Hamlet, the former Spurs and Liverpool man took the advice of the Blues head coach – and inquired about potential recruits.

The documentary is produced and directed by Pompey supporter Adam Darke.

And Crouch, who has scored 35 goals in 88 games over two terms for the Blues, is hoping to use his longstanding loyalty to Fratton Park to help him succeed.

Darke told The news: ‘The documentary follows the development of Dulwich Hamlet, who has many financial problems.

“It’s Crouchie returning to the club he was loaned to when he was 17, so he has an emotional connection there.

“The premise of the documentary is that it is trying to help the club, but as the film progresses it expands to include the clubs’ struggle at that level.

“As a football director, Crouchie is new and daunting. He doesn’t really know how football works at this level.

“The idea, however, is that he build a football infrastructure, sign players, try to sell players so they can raise money for the club, and help the manager on the football side in every possible way.

“At the moment Dulwich is missing a few players. You play former Southend man Michael Timlin in midfield, but he’s one of the coaches so he’s trying to play a little less.

“They want someone to play midfield and Crouchie spoke to Danny about the possibility of a connection with Pompey.

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“Maybe some of the young players could be loaned out and the two clubs could help each other.”

The first three episodes of the documentary are expected to be shown around Christmas.

The remaining five episodes are slated for the end of the season and will hopefully make for a fun campaign for all the right reasons.

Darke added: “As there is no U23 team at Pompey, Danny said that there are some young players who are lost in the system who could get by with the first team minutes at a lower level.

“Crouchie searched and analyzed video clips to see who could be right for Dulwich – but it had to be right for the player and the club too.

“This is a very early exploration of the possible relationship between the clubs, which also needs to include Dulwich manager Gavin Rose.”

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