{"id":464303,"date":"2019-06-22T15:57:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T19:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=464303"},"modified":"2019-06-22T15:58:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-22T19:58:05","slug":"portsmouthellis-harrison-paul-downing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/06\/22\/portsmouthellis-harrison-paul-downing\/","title":{"rendered":"Portsmouth Sign Ellis Harrison and Paul Downing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portsmouthfc.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portsmouth<\/a> have made their second and third signings of the summer after they brought in striker\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/ellis-harrison\/profil\/spieler\/185109\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ellis Harrison <\/a>and defender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/paul-downing\/profil\/spieler\/113034\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Downing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harrison has signed a three-year deal with the League One side and arrives for an undisclosed fee from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itfc.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ipswich Town<\/a>, whilst Downing joins from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rovers.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackburn Rovers<\/a> on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<h1>Portsmouth Complete Signings of Ellis Harrison and Paul Downing<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f Forward Ellis Harrison has become <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pompey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Pompey<\/a>&#8216;s second signing of the summer transfer window<\/p>\n<p>? Welcome to Fratton Park, Ellis <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l3k0uoAmX8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/l3k0uoAmX8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pompey\/status\/1142099860767686656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f And another! Defender Paul Downing becomes <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pompey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Pompey<\/a>&#8216;s third summer recruit, signing on a three-year deal<\/p>\n<p>? Welcome to the club, Paul ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kl2pNCsHhj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Kl2pNCsHhj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pompey\/status\/1142122508457410561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Harrison Brings Strength in Attack<\/h2>\n<p>Harrison has a decent goalscoring record over the years. The former Wales U21 forward scored 52 goals in just over 200 appearances in a seven-year spell at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolrovers.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bristol Rovers.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During his time with the Gas, he won back to back promotions from the National League to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/League+One\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">League One.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite only moving to Ipswich at the start of last season for \u00a3750,000, Harrison only scored once in 17 appearances for the Tractor Boys but has had an injury-hit season.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portsmouthfc.co.uk\/news\/2019\/june\/blues-bring-in-harrison\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Gallen told the club&#8217;s official website:<\/a> \u201cWe\u2019re really pleased to get Ellis here \u2013 he\u2019s someone we\u2019ve kept tabs on for around 18 months now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve always liked him as a player. He can fit into our system as a number nine and hold the ball up, win headers and score goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe also brings added mobility to that position and has the right attitude, which is really important for us and fits into our philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEllis has a good record in League One and all the attributes we need. We feel he has the whole package and can add to our squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the players that we\u2019re starting to bring in, we\u2019re confident that they can make the difference for us in getting out of this league.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Portsmouth Building From the Back<\/h2>\n<p>Harrison arrives at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/search\/Portsmouth\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fratton Park<\/a> following the signing of right-back\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.portsmouth.co.uk\/sport\/football\/portsmouth-fc\/new-portsmouth-signing-james-bolton-believes-he-can-help-bridge-gap-to-promotion-1-8955793\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Bolton from Shrewsbury Town.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-o-paragraph--bold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/kenny-jackett\/profil\/trainer\/4155\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenny Jackett<\/a> also snapped up Blackburn defender Paul Downing on a free transfer. The 27-year-old will join Pompey on 1 July when his contract with Championship side expires.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The defender told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portsmouthfc.co.uk\/news\/2019\/june\/downing-pompey-tick-all-the-boxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club&#8217;s official website<\/a>: \u201cI obviously can\u2019t wait to get started \u2013 I\u2019m looking forward to meeting the lads next week and get cracking with pre-season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to have a bit of stability in my career and hopefully I can settle in, find a home here and achieve something special.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sheer size of Pompey made me want to sign. This is a club with ambition that wants to get out of the division.<\/p>\n<p>Downing&#8217;s arrival will be a positive one around Fratton Park after the League One side lost defender\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.portsmouthfc.co.uk\/news\/2019\/june\/clarke-signs-for-brighton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Clarke, who joined Brighton &amp; Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old centre-back made a total of 175 appearances \u2013 scoring nine goals \u2013 during his four seasons with the Blues.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"hzhN-IAmTW5TtSLbUlpLng\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1026296454\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'hzhN-IAmTW5TtSLbUlpLng',sig:'kQYxZS3PxWTaO296tF3hyj2WKcmIyJZ4ZOPZlauNWWM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1026296454',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portsmouth have made their second and third signings of the summer after they brought in striker\u00a0Ellis Harrison and defender Paul Downing. Harrison has signed a three-year deal with the League One side and arrives for an undisclosed fee from Ipswich Town, whilst Downing joins from Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer. 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