After signing a two-year scholarship at Fratton Park, he found himself on the first-team bench as deputy to England's David James when the club faced a goalkeeping crisis.
When he came to games, Carter took a courtside seat near the Brooklyn team bench, not hovering in the huddle but making it clear by geography he was an influential man.
Rafa studies everything on the table and directs the team from the bench like an orchestra conductor.
The suspect was known as one of the strongest players on the team and could bench press 300 pounds.
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Russell, however, is helping the Swinney campaign - and could reasonably expect a leading role in a Swinney front-bench team.
Queens Park Rangers' Shaun Wright-Phillips, for instance, ignored the jubilation on his team's bench when he scored a late winner against Chelsea.
The student section was right on top of the visiting team's bench.
But the game was abandoned by Mozambican referee Mateus Infante seven minutes from time when angry Swazi fans threw missiles at their team's bench.
"Seeing most of their first team players on bench, we knew that they didn't know what was going to happen in this game, " he said.
How Mr Miliband and his front bench team will handle that giant - tame it, provoke it or cosy up to it - remains to be seen.
Jones will now step up from Wrexham's Youth Alliance team to the senior bench for Saturday's visit by Hartlepool United.
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He says he received a "phenomenal" education and became a starter on the football team rather than a bench-warmer as he might have been at Yale.
The crowd alternated chants of "M-V-P" and "Let's go Islanders" as the home team trudged off the bench and lined up for the traditional post-series handshake line.
Its utilities work better as a team and have a deeper bench than those of rivals Norton and McAfee.
The ultimate was when DeBoer was told to leave the bench once his team was hopelessly behind with just a few seconds left.
Yet Carroll is unlikely to improve simply by coming off the bench for a team that isn't built to showcase his skill set.
Smith, this year's sixth-man award winner, usually comes off the bench and sparks his team in the second quarter (5.4 points).
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Irish teenage striker Graham Barrett, who has only two minutes of first-team experience, will be on the bench.
At one stage Chuter found himself on the bench for the Tigers second team but he has resurrected his career over the last two years to make the Leicester number two shirt his own.
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Of course, Lopez wanted to see Cano play and Yankees bench coach Tony Pena manage the team.
Armand picked up his fourth foul just over a minute later, sending the team's second leading scorer to the bench.
The forward will have surgery this week, damaging news for a team that has missed his play off the bench.
No Final Four team in the past 10 years has extended their bench that far.
Utility back Giulio Rubini could make his national team debut in Scotland after being named on the bench.
Stade Francais lock Tom Palmer, who has trained with the team all week, comes onto the replacements' bench.
Armand picked up his fourth foul just over a minute later, sending the team's second-leading scorer to the bench.
What is great about this team is that players, who started on the bench, could produce results on the pitch.
There will be experience and youth on the bench with uncapped Ryan Caldwell and Ulster team-mate Paddy Wallace initially included.
Larsson believes that veteran Argentine striker Gabriel Batistusta will be dropped to the bench, with Claudio Lopez joining Lazio team-mate Hernan Crespo up front.
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