Burnley striker David Nugent says he
made a mistake by joining Portsmouth, and is glad to have finally
left the Fratton Park outfit.
The 24-year-old joined the south coast club from Preston North
End for £6 million in 2007, but made just 33 league appearances -
netting three times - in a frustrating spell under, first, Harry
Redknapp, Tony Adams and Paul Hart.
The England international, who has one cap and one goal against
Andorra in March 2007, has now joined Owen Coyle's side on loan
until January.
And he expressed his delight at finally being able to get away
from Portsmouth and attempt to reignite his career with the
Clarets.
"It's a relief to get out of Portsmouth," he said in the
Daily Star.
"Harry's a good man-manager but it just didn't seem to work with
me. After a few weeks he didn't fancy me as a player.
"I was down there on my own with no family but I just had to get
on with it. It was horrible. I lost so much confidence.
"I was so down, I didn't want to go to training sometimes. I was
just on my own, sitting in the apartment, watching TV, playing
computer games, going to bed at stupid hours of the morning.
"That's been the lowest point of my career and hopefully this
will be a new slate."
