But there’s little doubt this mix of respected, big and some legendary names would’ve had an impact at Fratton Park - with all those mentioned nearly arriving in the Blues hot seat.
5. Slaven Bilic
Slaven Bilic indicated he was open to the Pompey manager's job in 2009 after Paul Hart departed | JPIMedia Photo: Dave Howarth
6. Bill Shankly
Yes, the great Bill Shankly was close to coming to Fratton in 1974 and spoke publicly of his interest in the post before it went to Ian St John | User (UGC) Photo: n/a
7. Diego Maradona
One of the la la names mentioned by Sulaiman Al-Fahim. If the Netflix series on his spell in Mexico's anything to go by, Pompey dodged a bullet. | JPIMedia Photo: NA
8. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Touted for the job in the CSI era in 2011 when boss at Norwegian club Molde | Getty Images Photo: Catherine Ivill