6. Osasuna (13th) - Hercules (14th): 1.
Hercules' Royston Drenthe
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Hercules' Royston Drenthe has been in hot water with the police
Up to last week, life was bright and beautiful for the great, the one, the only Royston Drenthe. His impressive physical effort on the pitch, even if a tad bit chaotic, had earned him a starting spot in his new club, Hercules, as well as the full support of the alicantinos. For a Real Madrid reject who barely played last season, there were plenty of reasons to celebrate, right?
And some kind of celebration must indeed have happened between the end of Hercules' Cup tie against Malaga last Wednesday and 6.30am of the following day, the time at which Royston Drenthe's Audi was pulled over by two cops after having passed through not one, nor two, nor three, nor four, nor five ... but SIX red lights, at the flabbergasting speed of 180km/h.
Royston argued with and insulted the cops, and then explained that he had to take his female companion - lying asleep in the backseat of the car - to the hospital, as she was 'very ill'. The cops took a look at the girl, saw that she was just a bit drunk, and proceeded to escort Drenthe to the police station. The best of all this? Hercules decided not to fine the Dutchman to avoid "altering the great internal atmosphere in the squad". Great indeed.
Given that Hercules players, supporters, technical stuff and, of course, the local media have been discussing Royston in detail during the whole week, I doubt they even know they're due at Pamplona on Sunday. Great chance for Osasuna to get three easy points.