From the despair of QPR to preserving their Championship status just six games later, it has been another emotionally exhausting season for Pompey.
Certainly few among the Fratton faithful wouldn’t have anticipated staying up with two games to spare after that 6-1 hammering at Loftus Road.
Still, John Mousinho has once again overseen survival, steering the Blues into 18th position and collecting one more point than last term.
And here are Neil Allen’s Pompey player ratings for the season…
17. Andre Dozzell - 8.5
(39 games, 2 goals) Built on an encouraging first season at Fratton Park to become one of Pompey’s best performers in his second campaign, particularly in the first half of the year. Mousinho made him an automatic first-team choice whenever available as the former Ipswich man continued to flourish under the Blues boss. Indeed, his return from an ankle injury after QPR was a crucial factor in Pompey’s survival. It was his cross put through his own net by Mattson at Norwich, while the 88th-minute leveller for 10-men Blues against Oxford United was one of the pivotal moments of the season. Has now bid farewell and moved to DC United, but will always be welcomed back to Fratton Park. | Barrington Coombs/PA Wire
18. Marlon Pack - 8
(35 games, 2 goals) By his own admission, Pack expected to be a ‘bit-part player’ this season, yet, once restored to his favoured central midfield role and not centre-half, he produced a string of outstanding performances, particularly the relegation run-in. Pompey needed leadership and direction after QPR, with their skipper and most experienced player striding forward to answer the job advert. At one point from February, the 35-year-old made 13 successive Championship starts - and was still one of the best performers. Classy on the ball, the best passer in the squad, outstanding competitor and the finest captain since Michael Doyle. Never write him off. | Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages
19. Luke Le Roux - 6
(16 games, 0 goals) A curious first season in English football for a player who came to the Championship to cement his place in South Africa’s World Cup squad and ended up losing it completely. An archetypal defensive midfielder who relishes a tackle, gets around the pitch and gives the ball sensibly, Mousinho simply hasn’t fancied him for the vast majority of the season, spending almost his whole time as an unused substitute. There were a flurry of appearances at the end, with three starts in the final eight games, but with midfield urgently needing strengthening this summer, he could well fall further down the pecking order. | Graham Hunt/ProSportsImages
20. Mark Kosznovszky - 6.5
(16 games, 0 goals) Unluckily suffered a season-ending injury against Charlton in December at a time when the Hungarian was beginning to establish himself in the first-team. Energetic and mobile, he was steadily growing into the English game before sustaining that ACL injury, so it was a cruel blow to a player who was gradually beginning to win over admirers. Yet, aside from the 3-1 win over Millwall, he never really had too much impact in his Pompey appearances, failing to influence matches sufficiently. | Simon Roe/ProSportsImages