However, many of them decided to go elsewhere on Saturday afternoon to get their footballing fix, from The New Saints and Marine to Manchester City and Aston Villa.
We asked those on X, formerly Twitter, to send across their photos from the games they attended instead of Blackburn – with 16 different grounds mentioned.
And here are 32 superb pictures of those Pompey fans on the road...
17. Marine v Needham Market
Terry Como @terryspindle: Went to Marine v Needham. Three of us 2-0 to Marine. Photo: None
18. Manchester City v Spurs
Tilden Owens: Went to Man City v Spurs after the Pompey game was called off, managed to get 2 platinum box tickets and 5 stand tickets for my mates. Photo: None
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