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Article: Hogg has new shot at glory
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- Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
- Article date:
- October 26, 2007
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Ask Lewis Hogg about the FA Cup and one glorious day comes
quickly to the conversation.
January 6, 2002, is a day written large not just in Hogg's memory
but also in the history of Bristol Rovers.
It was the day caretaker-manager Garry Thompson's players,
captained by Hogg, shrugged off the shackles of their poor form in
the league - which ultimately led to relegation to the basement
division - and humbled Division One Derby County 3-1 at Pride Park.
Twenty-year-old Nathan Ellington announced his arrival on the
national football consciousness with a stunning hat-trick that went a
long way to securing him a big-money move to Wigan.
The game marked something quite different for Hogg. Far ...