Kenny Jackett arrived at Fratton Park at a strange time.
The club had just won promotion from League Two but manager Paul Cook had walked away to join Wigan Athletic.
Michael Eisner’s purchase of the club from the Pompey Supporters Trust was being completed. The League Two promotion side was breaking up, with key players Enda Stevens and Michael Doyle having already departed.
Jota played more than 130 times for Wolves from 2017 to 2020, helping them get promoted to the Premier League, before his move to Liverpool, and scoring 44 goals.
Liverpool are set to commemorate Jota and his brother with a number of tributes at their friendly at Preston North End on Sunday.
Liverpool’s match at Deepdale is their first since Jota’s passing.
It has been another incident-filled year in the English Football League.
The managerial merry-go-round has spun as quickly as ever, there have been record transfers in League One, and supporters up and down the land have experienced their share of joy and despair.
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Even with Ramsey missing, Cardiff enjoyed an improved season under Bulut, finishing 12th having narrowly avoided relegation 12 months earlier.
Now the Welsh club are hoping for further progress in Bulut’s second year at the helm.
Cardiff have signed Calum Chambers, Chris Willock, Anwar El Ghazi and Wilfried Kanga this summer, and are also close to sealing a deal for Manchester City midfielder Alex Robertson.
This season’s Premier League has been full of drama, with everything from points deductions towards the bottom to a title race that has gone to the final day.
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