Portsmouth signing will be quality addition in League One - Norwich man showed at Rotherham he'll put head where others won't stick feet

Portsmouth are getting a very good League One defender in Sean Raggett.

It’s a shame his time at Rotherham was wrecked by injury really. He played 10 games last season because of several problems.

I'm not surprised he was sidelined a fair bit because he's a throwback to the old days.

He's the kind of centre-back who will give it everything and put his head where people won't put their feet.

I was always wary of him at training and I remember writing a piece saying he always looked like he'd just come out a horror film - and wanted to get straight back into it!

When he did play he looked very good and very solid.

He lacks a bit of pace, but if you want someone to contest everything, head it away and get you a goal at the other end every now and again - he's your man.

He's a decent player and I'd say he's definitely a top-end League One centre-back.

I remember Kemar Roofe doing him for pace at Leeds, and if a quick player is going through the channel or forces him wide he's not at his best.

But for kicking it, heading it and getting stuck in I didn't see many better last season.

Norwich have decided he's not quite Premier League quality, but Portsmouth are getting a very good defender in League One.

He may be able to play on the left but he was always a right-sided centre-half at Rotherham. We had two left footers in Richard Wood and Clark Robertson.

Sean will give everything and is always a seven or eight out 10. He won’t be a six and may not be a nine either, but you know what you’re going to get from him every game.

I think he’s one of those that when you look around the dressing room you’d know no opponent is getting an easy game with him on your side.