Portsmouth have announced the release of their third kit, and it hasn't been met with the reaction of fans they would have hoped for.

It is a bold decision from the club as they have opted for purple, prompting disgust amongst the supporter base and comparisons to the Teletubbies and singer Prince.

The club is still yet to reveal its home and away kits for the upcoming season, but it is likely they will go down the same avenue as last season with blue strip for home and white for the away, hence the reason to mix it up with a purple kit for the third.

Portsmouth have traditionally worn blue for their home strip throughout their history, but when they started out a pink strip was used. Although that was at the turn of the 20th century, it still shows they have history for unusual kits.

Here is some of the reaction from astounded Pompey fans on Twitter...