It appears Harry Redknapp has already raided Fratton Park.
So much for the devious defector returning in the January transfer window to steal away Pompey's prized assets.
He's been back already – only on this occasion it has been to cram every
little piece of luck he could find into his swag bag before fleeing into the night.
No doubt with an evil chuckle.
Perhaps it was while everyone was conveniently distracted by the Freedom of the City ceremony on Tuesday. Who knows?
Regardless, it's the only logical explanation for the current run of remarkable good fortune he finds himself basking in at Spurs.
In contrast, poor Tony Adams couldn't win at bingo if he was the only one with a card.
It's been nothing but beginners' bad luck for the new man at the Blues helm for six eventful days now.
Take Wigan as a case in point, a match so devoid in assistance from above towards the hosts, it had to be seen to be disbelieved.
The Gods were not smiling on Pompey but bawling their eyes out. Perhaps it explains the horrendous weather conditions the players found themselves in.
Four times they hit the crossbar, three times they had goal-bound efforts cleared off the line.
Then to cap it off, Emile Heskey struck in stoppage time to seal a 2-1 triumph.
It was the England striker's second goal in 14 games this season and his 100th Premier League strike overall.
All this on Adams' home debut as Pompey boss.
As for he whose name must never again be uttered, his Spurs team snatched a last-gasp and incredibly-undeserved win against table-topping Liverpool on Saturday.
It topped off rather neatly on to the improbable Emirates Stadium draw in the week which saw them score twice in the last two minutes to snatch an outlandish 4-4 draw.
Add to that an opening Bolton victory and that's seven points from three games.
So much for karma.
Not that Pompey played particularly well against Wigan – far from it.
Their natural passing game was devastated by atrocious weather conditions.
Cascading rain made it heavy going underfoot, the ball skidding and shuddering to an impromptu halt as passes failed to find their intended targets as the match wore on.
It wasn't just the players taking an outdoor shower.
Those in the vicinity of the left-hand corner of the south stand were treated to a waterfall, emanating from the roof above.
Yet regardless of the weather and its debilitating effect on the hosts, Adams' men should still have run out more than comfortable winners.
And that's where the injustice of football comes into the equation.
Today the former England skipper should be reflecting in his maiden win in the job.
Instead there are, incredibly, already some murmurs of discontent among a minute minority of Blues fans.
That's harsh, extremely harsh, as anyone present on Saturday will have no doubt testified in the grand post-match inquest.
Granted, Pompey were widely expected to beat a Wigan side venturing down to Fratton Park on the back of four successive defeats, with 10 goals conceded in the process.
Adams had at his disposal unquestionably Pompey's strongest squad, even if David Nugent and Glen Little were missing through injury.
As for the side he fielded, few would argue Redknapp himself would have employed precisely the same starting line-up.
With Niko Kranjcar not yet ready to start a game following ankle surgery, Papa Bouba Diop was the obvious choice for the right-hand side of midfield ahead of the much-maligned John Utaka.
Elsewhere, Jermain Defoe was restored up front while Sol Campbell and Glen Johnson reclaimed their places in defence.
A full strength 4-4-2 system at home to Wigan, then: pre-match, few would have been unhappy with that little lot.
Then again, you know what they say about the best-laid plans – and on this occasion, there was one key ingredient missing – Lady Luck.
The first half saw Diop and Peter Crouch hit the bar, both with headers.
The second period saw Johnson and Crouch again smack the woodwork to leave fans looking to the heavens in disbelief.
That was only part of the misfortune which seemed to curse Adams and his men.
Wilson Palacios cleared Diop's header off the line, albeit via the crossbar, in the first half.
After the break, Emmerson Boyce hacked Crouch's shot off the line following a Kranjcar free-kick, while Titus Bramble's knee deflected away a Defoe effort.
Wigan had snatched the lead on the stroke of half-time following another penalty blunder by Diop.
At Anfield on Wednesday, his outrageous slam-dunk had gifted leaders Liverpool victory via the penalty spot with just 15 minutes to go.
On Saturday, he missed a header before lunging in on Bramble as the defender powered across him inside the box.
Replays perhaps cast doubt on the amount of contact, but it was a ridiculous decision to dive in by the former Fulham man on a sodden day when one slip could be decisive. Amr Zaki stepped up to confidently put away the penalty and the Blues found themselves heading in at half-time in arrears.
In truth, Wigan had threatened before that point, Palacios firing in an effort which David James gathered at the second attempt, while in the opening stages, Zaki's looping back header was close to entering the net.
After the break, though, Adams threw on Kranjcar for the ineffective Traore – and suddenly the Blues were galvanised.
The Croat's ability to pick a pass out of nothing added a new weapon to the Pompey armoury and they began to steadily turn the screw as they seized control.
Yet just when it looked like there was no chance of grabbing something from the game, Nadir Belhadj's cross deflected off Crouch and Kranjcar was on hand to slam a left-footed shot into the net.
Buoyant with a new-found belief, Pompey poured forward for the winner, ignoring several testing Wigan counter-attacks.
Then, in stoppage time, Campbell was the wrong side of his man and Heskey ran on to Lee Cattermole's pass to slide the ball past James to clinch victory.
Let's just hope first-team coach-elect Martin Keown has some Irish blood in his family line ... because Pompey certainly need some luck from somewhere at the moment.
