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The 20 Portsmouth striker signings who spectacularly bombed at Fratton

By Jordan Cross

Published 18th Apr 2020, 08:00 GMT

Updated 18th Apr 2020, 11:33 GMT

There’s been a few too many strikers who’ve arrived at Fratton Park to great fanfare down the years – and then desperately failed to live up to the hype.

We remember 20 of the players we had great hopes for – but couldn’t hit a barn door when they were at PO4.

Made 22 appearances but just the single goal at Pompey and was part of the side relegated from the Premier League in 2010

5. Tommy Smith

Made 22 appearances but just the single goal at Pompey and was part of the side relegated from the Premier League in 2010 | JPIMedia Photo: Allan Hutchings

Scored goals around Europe but not in England in the 2005-06 season

6. Dario Silva

Scored goals around Europe but not in England in the 2005-06 season | JPIMedia Photo: PICTURE:JONATHAN BRADY 055991-318

Pompey's first £1m signing proved to be injury prone and disappeared from the club to watch the Ashes in Australia.

7. Rory Allen

Pompey's first £1m signing proved to be injury prone and disappeared from the club to watch the Ashes in Australia. | JPIMedia Photo: The News

Top scorer in the Bundesliga but didn't get a look in under Tony Adams and Paul Hart

8. Theofanis Gekas.

Top scorer in the Bundesliga but didn't get a look in under Tony Adams and Paul Hart | JPIMedia Photo: Steve Reid

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