Former Leeds United captain Dominic Matteo has urged Pompey's high-wage eraners to 'do the right thing' by the club.

And he has direct experience of this kind of situation from his time at Elland Road when the club were experiencing financial difficulties.

"If the crisis is as bad as it seems, then Portsmouth’s high earners either reach a compromise or Portsmouth go bust. There’s a big responsibility on their shoulders and trust me, it’s not a situation you want to be in. But it’s up to them to do the right thing," he told the Yorkshire Evening Post.

"I’m not being clever about this. I’m well aware that footballers have families, mortgages and bills to pay. They need money like everyone else and they work hard to earn it.

"But some of the lads at Portsmouth are earning very good money – enough money to make a gesture which keeps the club going. I doubt they’d starve because of it and I’m sure they’d earn a huge amount of respect," he added.

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