Ronan Curtis reveals reason behind curious Portsmouth goal celebration against Barnsley

The Republic of Ireland international bagged his 12th goal of the season when he netted in the 62nd minute of Saturday’s FA Cup clash, putting the Blues 3-1 up.

Curtis’ manner of marking the scoring feat also caught the eye, waving away his team-mates before shrugging in the direction of the South Stand and crossing his arms, bearing a grumpy demeanour.

His curious actions were immediately picked up by social media and those present.

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However, Curtis revealed it was simply a message for his mum, Marie, who told him before the 4-2 success that she had a gut feeling he wouldn’t net.

A smiling Curtis said: ‘There was nothing in it really, just a celebration that I wanted to do.

‘My mum was saying “You won’t score, you won’t score” so I said to her “We’ll see in the afternoon” – luckily, I came up with a goal.

‘It was a great kick from Bassy and went straight through, I just got my body in front of the defender and slapped it in.’