As Danny Cowley was handed the full-time reins at Fratton Park, a number of his predecessor’s Kenny Jackett senior players sought pastures new.
This saw a mass overhaul of the playing squad, as 11 first-team regulars left for the Championship or League One rivals.
But how did those who departed the Blues in pre-season fare this term, as the curtain fell on the 2021-22 campaign?
Here’s what we found out as some proved the grass is sometimes greener - while others spectacularly didn’t...
But how did those who departed the Blues in pre-season fare this term, as the curtain fell on the 2021-22 campaign?