Next season might seem a long way away, but already some of Pompey's present squad are getting in early with their bids to be part of it at Fratton Park.

Speaking after the Easter Monday morale-boosting win over Plymouth, Ryan Taylor and Nyron Nosworthy each expressed a desire to stick around and be involved in Pompey's bid to get out of League Two at the third time of asking.

Taylor told BBC Radio Solent: 'You only have to look at the result and the fans were loving it, 16,000 fans. It's unknown in League Two, why would I want to play anywhere else?'

Looking at the remainder of the current season, the in-form striker, who netted his 10th goal of the season against Plymouth, said: 'It's a big five games for us all. There are a lot of players out of contract in the summer so we can't rest on our laurels.

'I'll keep working hard on the training ground and maybe I'll get a new contract.'

Meanwhile Nosworthy had his best game to date in a Pompey shirt in the Plymouth win and he revealed he was enjoying his stay on loan from Gillingham.

Nosworthy has played three times since arriving on loan in March and has been impressed by what he has seen at Fratton Park.

He said: 'Portsmouth is a good club, it's a sleeping big club. At the moment they're trying to start from the grass roots and get things better.

'I want to enjoy my football - it's a short career - and, unfortunately, I'm coming to the end of mine. As long as I feel fit and healthy I want to continue to enjoy it and Portsmouth would be a nice place to do that.'

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