Nine months on and the latest crop of Fratton Park youngsters did their futures no harm with an impressive victory over AFC Stoneham in the third round of the Hampshire Senior Cup on Wednesday evening.
But how exactly have those who now call PO4 their former home been getting on?
We took a quick look to find out.
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9. Harvey Rew - Gosport Borough
The Pompey fan had dreams of one day playing for the Blues in front of a packed Fratton Park. But last April, following the conclusion of his scholarship, the left-back was deemed surplus to requirements and went on to have unsuccessful trials at Millwall, West Ham and Sheffield United. The 19-year-old has since returned to his home club Gosport Borough where he has been a regular fixture in the Boro defence this season. Photo: The News
10. Harry Kavanagh - Gopsort Borough
Another to link up with Shaun Gale at Gosport was academy captain Harry Kavanagh. The 20-year-old joined Pompey in 2018 and was given a contract following the expiration of his scholarship last year. The right-back turned down the contract and turned his attention to playing for Boro and has been another regular in the Gosport backline along with Rew. Photo: The News
11. Eoin Teggart - Portadown
The Northern Irish winger spent three years at Fratton Park, making just two first team outings. After he was released from the south coast, he spent a month training with the Northern Irish club before signing last October. So far this campaign the 20-year-old has played five times for the Ports but has failed to net in any occasions. Photo: Robin Jones
12. Seok Jae-Lee - Gosport Borough
Lee was another player given the opportunity to extend his stay but decided to pursue other options. The News understood that he went on trial with Sunderland’s under-23s side at the start of July, as well as a trial with Brentford, but neither failed to come to fruition. After several months without a club, the 18-year-old linked up with many of his former teammates at Gosport where he joined last November. Photo: Nigel Keene