The departed: Portsmouth’s 2013 calendar, tweeted by a Pompey fan and complete with explanatory notes

Poor old Pompey, the new year’s not even a fortnight old and their 2013 calendar is already horrendously out of date.

Just three of the dozen players pictured on the financially-stricken League One club’s annual wall-chart remain at Fratton Park, with the other nine either off to pastures new or on their way.

January’s Brian Howard – the captain’s been told he can leave; February’s Josh Thompson – now at Colchester; April’s Luke Rodgers – a Shrewsbury player… Etc, etc…

Portsmouth fan Bob Beech said: ‘Players seem to come and go on an almost daily basis. We just get to put names to faces and they are off again.’


Got the Blues: David Norris was one of the players to leave Fratton Park following relegation last season (Picture: PA)

Currently in administration, 2013 doesn’t promise to be much brighter for the South Coast club.



Since being relegated from the Championship last season, 33 new boys have arrived while a whopping 32 players have departed or have reached the end of their deals.

And with Pompey ominously positioned in League One’s relegation zone and still battling their money woes, that trend does not look like ending any time soon.