Angelos Basinas €1.4 million per annum with AEK Athens, choosing the number 14. Despite the pre-season odds, AEK underachieved during the first half of the season and lost the title race too early, making Basinas favourable towards a new move during the winter transfer period. On 2 February 2009, Portsmouth confirmed the signing of Basinas on an eighteen-month contract. He made his debut for Portsmouth on 7 February 2009 against Liverpool. Just a few hours after his debut, manager Tony Adams, who brought Basinas in, was sacked by the club and replaced by Paul Hart. Under the new manager, Basinas hardly played
History of Portsmouth F.C. of the 2018/19 season. Portsmouth ended the 2017-18 League One season in 8th position on 66 points, missing the play-off places by 5 points. Wigan Athletic, managed by former Portsmouth manager Paul Cook, won the League One championship title with 98 points, followed by runners-up Blackburn Rovers on 96 points, both winning automatic promotion to The Championship. The four League One playoff places were taken by Shrewsbury Town (87 pts), Rotherham United (79 pts), Scunthorpe United (74 pts) and Charlton Athletic (71 pts). 2017-18 EFL League One final table On 21 June 2018, a new club shop named "The Pompey