Appearances deceive over bad boy Benno

Or perhaps it’s the fact he’s paid reasonably well to do his job by League Two standards.

It could just be he fulfils the stereotype when it comes to wingers and the ebbs and flow their form go through.

But there very definitely a pre-conceived idea among Pompey fans about the type of person Kyle Bennett is.

And the notion he’s an aloof character with an indifference about his team’s cause couldn’t be further from the truth.

Bennett has had to contend with the murmurs and chuntering from sections of the Blues support in his 16 months at the club.

They have actually become fairly vehement at times as he became a focus for frustrations over home form last term.

It’s fair to say Bennett’s form has fluctuated since his arrival from Doncaster last summer.

But his nine assists in the 2015-16 campaign represented one of the highest of any player in the division, a return none of his team-mates could better.

They were supplemented by seven goals of his own, in a season which, if, not mindblowing, certainly represented a reasonable return from the attacking talent.

The arrival of forward-thinking reinforcements over the summer – most notably Milan Lalkovic – put Bennett’s place in the team under threat, however.