So far this season, Pompey's management and players have either steered clear of talk of a second straight promotion, or played it down.
But after the victory at Charlton - their fourth win in five league games - manager Kenny Jackett at least allowed himself to have a conversation about the prospect of Pompey finishing high enough to nab a play-off spot.
In summary, his view was that beating Charlton could give the Blues conifdence they were strong enough to be contenders - while at the same time warning they could not allow standards to slip if they wanted to stay among the promotion chasers.
Jackett told The News: 'I think (the result) can give your players confidence they can do it. If we think or I think this result is the answer, though, we’ll find out it’s not, too. We need consistency and we need to be in and around the top sides.
‘We need quality but consistent quality. We must have that. Defending is a quality, going forward and getting shots in is a quality and keeping the ball is a quality. We need consistency in those areas to be one of the better sides.
‘I know this division very well and the better sides in the division end up with a high points total. It’s maybe slightly higher in the Championship. A lower points total can get you around fifth or sixth but for the top sides, it’s proving again they do look the top teams.
‘I include Charlton in that. They are a very good club with an outstanding squad.’
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