Four years at Portsmouth: Rich Hughes’ best – and worst – Fratton Park transfers

Neil Allen reviews the recruitment record of Portsmouth sporting director Rich Hughes to mark his four-year anniversary at Fratton Park. Since arriving from Forest Green Rovers in September 2022, Hughes has overseen promotion to the Championship and signed 78 players while working alongside recruitment heads Phil Boardman and Brad Wall.

The writer assesses Hughes' key hits and misses, highlighting top performers such as 22-year-old top scorer Adrian Segecic and £50,000 signing Terry Devlin. Conversely, forward Elias Sorensen was rated as a miss after departing Fratton Park just five months into his stay.