Stefanovic blow

Last updated : 04 October 2004 By Keith Allman
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Former Serbia captain Dejan Stefanovic has been ruled out of action for at least a month with a torn thigh muscle. He joins Arjan De Zeeuw and Hayden Foxe as defenders on the treatment table.

Possibilities of Harry's next step are numerous. He can try and ride out the crisis with just David Unsworth and Linvoy Primus; he can recall Eddie Howe or John Curtis from loan spells; Lewis Buxton could get a well deserved chance in the first team; there is even some talk of Martin Keown. The former Arsenal stopper was touted with a move to Fratton in the summer and with his contract at Leicester cancelled, another attempt to secure his services is on the cards.

Luckily for Pompey, it's two weeks until our next match. But with a late flurry, including three games in six days, it's not an ideal time to be short.