So why should Pompey fans be any different as they hope Santa can help deliver an additional gift ahead of the January transfer window!
Despite Saturday’s 4-1 hammering of Coventry, the Blues still need reinforcing next month in order to give John Mousinho the best chance of guiding the Fratton Park side to Championship safety this season.
A new centre-back, additional quality in the centre of midfield and further depth out on the wings are among the head coach’s own Christmas wishlist.
But what players do the fans want to see wearing blue over the second half of the season?
We asked them, via Facebook, which ‘realistic’ targets they’d love to club to pursue in January? They didn’t hold back with their responses. And while some are a lot more realistic than others, there’s a good mix of names that would surely give Pompey a great chance of retaining their Championship status.
Here’s 16 names that cropped up when we asked the supporters to name their top target ahead of the window opening next week.
5. Archie Gray - Spurs
Think Pompey have a better chance of landing now deceased fictional character Archie Mitchell than the Spurs man during the January transfer window! With Totenham leaking goals for fun amid a central defensive injury crisis, the former Leeds youngster is needed in north London. | Getty Images
6. Luca Connell - Barnsley
The Barnsley captain has been suggested as someone who could provide much-needed quality and depth to Pompey central midfield. The Blues want a defensive midfielder in January and Connell ticks a lot of boxes. Has Championship experience and is highly-rated for his performances in League One. | Getty Images
7. Jed Wallace - West Bromwich Albion
The 30-year-old former Fratton favourite still has his admirers at PO4. And some believe Pompey should try to entice the forward back to the south coast next month, particularly as Wallace finds himself on the fringes of Carlos Corberan's first-team. Only two of Wallace's 17 Championship appearances to date this season have come as starts. Could Pompey lure another one of their old-boys back to Fratton Park? | Getty Images
8. Corey Blackett-Taylor - Derby County
Pompey fans know all too well the quality that Blackett-Taylor possesses thanks to the many eye-catching peformances he's produced against the Blues through the years. Pompey need competition for Connor Ogilvie and it just so happens that the former Charlton man is massively struggling for game time at the Rams, with just eight league appearances to date this season. Imagine him and Josh Murphy down the Blues' left flank! | Getty Images