Why skipper Tom Naylor believes stoppage can be beneficial for Portsmouth's season

And the Blues skipper sees no reason why a top-two finish couldn’t be achieved as and when the League One season resumes.

It’s now approaching four weeks since Kenny Jackett played their last fixture in the 2-2 draw with Fleetwood.

Pompey’s form had dipped before the games stopped, with four defeats and a draw from nine games following on from their record-breaking winning run through January and February.

Naylor still has his his eyes on what can be achieved this season and, with his side just two points off second place, is being motivated through a challenging period by what his team could yet do if the campaign is to be completed.

He said: ‘We’ve had a few weeks to recharge the batteries.

‘Once the season gets back on track, we’ve got some teams around us.

‘We need to win them. If we do that we’ve still got a massive chance.

‘Everyone’s writing it off, but I don’t see why we still can’t get automatic.

‘Coventry are doing well, but you don’t know if they come back and have a few bad results what can happen.

‘It’s that type of season where you could see it happen because anyone can beat anyone in this league.

‘We’ve seen that this season, so you can’t rule anything out.

‘Once that date is confirmed we just need to be ready to go and look forward to hopefully getting promoted.’