For those struggling to remember, the former Notts County and Port Vale front man spent three months at Fratton Park in 2012 as the Blues adapted to their first season back in League One due to ongoing financial troubles.
In that time, Rodgers featured 13 times and scored three goals for the club, before swiftly departing for Shrewsbury. Yet the very mention of his name prompted the question: could he be considered one of the lesser names ever to wear the star and crescent on a Pompey match-day?
As a result, we put this question to our followers on Facebook: who is the worst player you have ever seen play for the Blues?
And we weren’t short of answers.
So much so that here are 30 ex-players who Fratton Park fans believe should never have been allowed to feature for Pompey.
25. Boris Zivkovic
The Croatia international joined Pompey on a free transfer from Bayer Leverkusen in June 2003 but was back in German football seven months later after 20 appearances for the Blues. A public fall-out with manager Harry Redknapp led to him being released Photo: Ross Kinnaird
26. Lee Williamson
The midfielder arrived on a free transfer from Sheffield United in August 2012 and made 24 appearances for the club before moving to Blackburn in March 2013. Photo: Barry Zee
27. Mark Stimson
The former Newcastle man made more than 80 appearances for Pompey during the '90s and cost the Blues £100,000. Photo: Aubrey Washington
28. Drew Talbot
Paul Cook brought Talbot to Fratton Park from Chesterfield in the summer of 2016 and told Blues supporters at the time that the right-back would be a firm fans’ favourite because of his attacking style of play. Yet the former Owls trainee never got the chance to showcase his ability as he quickly found himself out in the cold just weeks after signing a two-year deal. Photo: Joe Pepler