The 20 big Portsmouth hopes who ended up being big flops

By Jordan Cross

Published 16th Apr 2020, 18:37 GMT

Updated 16th Apr 2020, 18:38 GMT

There's been many high-profile Pompey signings who arrived at Fratton Park to great fanfare down the years - but ended up being high-profile flops.

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'The next George Best" never lived up to the hype or his big-money ticket | JPIMedia Photo: Archive

One of the best in the business but fading by the time he came to Fratton | Getty Images Photo: Paul Gilham

Big price tag and obvious talent but never found a level of consistency | JPIMedia Photo: John Stillwell

Recently described by Peter Crouch as the most talented player who couldn't produce it on a matchday | JPIMedia Photo: Steve Reid

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