Here it is - the ultimate list of hardest footballers to ever play for Pompey.
True hard men are now a dying breed in the game, but when it comes to those enforcers who wore the star and crescent on their chest with pride there’s a long line to have done so with distinction.
So we’ve compiled a definitive list of the absolute elite, when it comes to rock solid tough nuts you didn’t want to cross on a football pitch.
Do you agree with the names present? Who would you have added to those mentioned?
5. Gavin Maguire
Has to be included - simply for the picture! Maguire of course came with a hard man reputation from QPR in 1989, one he lived up to! | The News
6. Billy Rafferty
Helped Pompey to the Division Three title with 45 goals in 112 appearances between 1980 and 1984, as the Scot forcefully led the Blues front line. | The News
7. Steve Aizlewood
A force on the ground and in the air - Aizlewood made 201 appearances between 1979 and 1984. | The News
8. Noel Blake
You could probably have put all of Bally's Gremlins in this gallery but NO ONE fancied going up against Noel Blake, who was a fearsome operator and picked up back-to-back player of the season awards in a successful period - which says it all about how the defender was appreciated. | The News