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The countdown is on to the start of competitive action this weekend as Pompey go to Stevenage in the Carabao Cup.

Then it’s the EFL Trophy against Colchester at Fratton Park, before Shrewsbury come to town for the League One opener on September 12.

We’ll be looking ahead to those games and keeping a close eye on all the transfer tit-bits coming out of Fratton Park, as the wait goes on for some transfer business to be completed.

We’ll be keeping you abreast of all the other news coming out of Fratton Park with the players working at their Roko training base in Hilsea all this week.

And there’s all the updates from around League One to keep you up to speed with, as rivals reshape their squads for the season ahead.

As ever, we’ll be pulling all the news together for you to make our blog your one-stop-shop for all the updates you need.