LEE Hughes might have gone – but at least Notts County fans are not having to throw away their 2013 club calendars like Portsmouth supporters.
Fans' hero Hughes, who left Meadow Lane for Port Vale on Monday, is May's poster boy in the Magpies' new calendar.
But the rest of the club's pin-ups, like leading-scorer Yoann Arquin (February), Alan Judge (March) and captain Neal Bishop (July) are still there.
In contrast, nine players that appear in Pompey's calendar have either left or are on their way out of Fratton Park just over a week into the new year.
It just shows the chaos at the cash-strapped south coast club ahead of their league game against Notts on Saturday – and also puts the Magpies' own financial issues into sharp perspective.
Notts could actually face a bunch of kids at Fratton Park, which gives them a great chance to claim their first win of 2013 and extend their record unbeaten away run to 23 games.
Former Magpies' defender Jon Harley is one of four victims of the latest cull at Portsmouth, alongside Brian Howard, Mustapha Dumbuya and ex-Mansfield midfielder Lee Williamson.
They were all told on Monday that their short-term contracts will not be renewed because of cuts by the club's administrator so they are all set to leave next Tuesday – or before.
On-loan midfielder Nathaniel Mendez-Laing has also gone back to Peterborough, leaving Pompey caretaker boss Guy Whittingham with a major headache ahead of facing the Magpies.
However, Harley has admirably said he wants to face his old club on the weekend.
"I was in a state of shock when Guy told me I would be leaving, but as I left the training ground I told him I still wanted to be available for Saturday," he said.
"It's my last game and I just want to go out, put on something for the supporters and say thank you to everybody.
"I've really enjoyed being at the club.
"Looking at the big picture, I completely understand the reasons behind me leaving, the most important thing is for the club not to be liquidated.
"If me going helps, so be it.
"I just want to go out there one last time and put on a good show.
"I would love to play and really hope I'll be given the opportunity, but it's not something that is down to me.
"I've just got to keep my fingers crossed that I can play.
"I want that chance to say goodbye."
