Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley has been explaining why on-loan Blues striker Joe Pigott has played so little football since joining Pompey on a season-long loan in the summer.

The 29-year-old has made only three League One starts and 11 sub appearances, scoring once, in addition to five cup starts and one game from the bench, netting a further two goals.

“We have different options in the top end of the pitch,” Cowley said when quizzed on Pigott’s scant involvement by the Portsmouth News.

“I think you're always trying to find the right blend and partnerships and that's always what you're trying to do.”

In the summer, Cowley confirmed that he had insisted on the loan deal including no January recall clause in case either Pigott had hit a rich vein of form or Pompey had emerged as one of the Blues’ main challengers for promotion.

Asked whether it might now be possible Pigott could return to Portman Road next month, Cowley remained tight-lipped: “I think Joe is a really good character.

“He's been great for this group and he'll rightly be frustrated at the lack of opportunities he's had.

“But Colby [Bishop] and Dane [Scarlett] have formed a good partnership. Colby has scored regularly and, probably, it's Colby or Joe rather than Colby and Joe.

“Colby has performed really well and sometimes, particularly for forward players, you can have a really good player that's in a queue behind a really good player and sometimes they just get in each other's way.”

Pigott has another 18 months left on the three-year deal he signed when he joined the Blues in the summer of 2021 after leaving AFC Wimbledon.

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johnwarksshorts added 17:08 - Dec 9 Not working out for him there or with us. Think he needs to move on either in Jan or next season. Good luck to him.
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Cloddyseedbed added 17:25 - Dec 9 Everywhere he goes he's mentioned as a good character and good to have about the place and very popular, unfortunately if you don't do it on the football pitch you aren't a lot of use. He needs to be moved on permanently. Sign Colby Bishop, now he is a proper striker!
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Ipswichbusiness added 17:34 - Dec 9 It sounds as if they might send him back to us next month. I can't see him getting into KMc's team.
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Dissboyitfc added 18:14 - Dec 9 Well well got that one wrong didn't you!!! Like it, or not Folks - Cowley will play him to his strengths. One Manager let's him go, another welcomes him with open arms - we'll see who made the right choice in May 2023. We will see …. !!! Don't think we need to wait until May 2023!
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blues1 added 18:25 - Dec 9 Cloddyseedbed. He cant do it on the pitch if he isn't given the chance. Didn't get enough time on the pitch here last season, despite scorin 3 in his 1st 5 games for us. Hasn't there this season, despite a good start. Give him game time, he'll score goals. The only thing here would be, if he could fit in to the way mckenna wants to play.
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ImAbeliever added 18:33 - Dec 9 Didn't Cowley describe him as his Harry Kane?
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Bazza8564 added 18:34 - Dec 9 Hes off our roster until June, end of. He wasnt good enough for us last season and he wont be next, sorry hes not good enough in a footballing side
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Dissboyitfc added 18:36 - Dec 9 He certainly did I'm a believer!
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itsonlyme added 18:50 - Dec 9 Refuse to take him back! They insisted on no January return so they can get stuffed. Anything to piss them off is ok by me. Cowley talks more about us than he does his own team!
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DerryfromBury added 19:49 - Dec 9 Here's an idea. bring Joe Pigott back, and either sell Kayden Jackson or send him on loan.
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Linkboy13 added 19:52 - Dec 9 Yes failed to make the step up to a bigger club which often happens im afraid. Needs to kick start his career at someone like a Morecombe or Accrington Stanley. Dosent show enough heart or desire for me hope he finds form at pastures new.
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ThaiBlue added 20:37 - Dec 9 Let wimbledon bye him back waste of time here to be honest
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bobble added 07:38 - Dec 10 has to be better than jackson surely ?
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ArnieM added 08:05 - Dec 10 I wonder if Pompey took him on loan with no recall clause expecting him to hit form and were actually trying to reduce our potency and threat to their perceived promotion aspirations? As a side, I do feel very sorry for JP, because he just doesn't seem to get a fair crack of the whip does he. He's clearly a very skilful player but for whatever reason it never happens for him in first team selection. If you're not picked you can't show what you can do!

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dirtydingusmagee added 10:13 - Dec 10 ok ,so he never got much game time with us, BUT when given opportunities he failed to show anything, and despite his laughable ''Harry Kane'' tag , he obviously isnt making it happen now. Needs to shake a leg elsewhere at a lower level , and hopefully for him succeed, nothing personal against him , and good luck .
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Linkboy13 added 18:15 - Dec 10 Scored his goals against sub standard opposition never looked like scoring in the league games missed some sitters though.
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cantona11 added 19:00 - Dec 10 Give him a chance here can't do any worse than what we currently have non of them have been prolific so what the harm in him trying in our side!!!!!!!
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