Formartine United boss Paul Lawson says the club will endeavour to look after its players as best it can during the lockdown.
Some Highland League clubs, including Buckie Thistle and Deveronvale, have agreed to suspend wages of players after discussions with those involved.
There are talks ongoing between the club and players during what is a stressful time, with the majority now sent home from work with young families to look after.
Lawson said: “We haven’t decided anything yet – we’ve been talking and we know it’s a tough time for everyone. We want to support the players as much as we can, but we have to assess and see what position we’re in ourselves.
“It’s a problem we’ve not encountered before. It does take a lot of discussions and decisions are going to have to be made. It’s hard because everyone’s situation is different.
“In the last year we’ve had a few boys who have had babies. We want to help out as much as we can as players’ wellbeing is very important.”
The resolution of the Highland League season will at least give managers the opportunity to do some preparation for next season, even if there is uncertainty as to when football will return.
At a meeting last Saturday, clubs unanimously declared Brora Rangers as the league champions, becoming the first league in Scotland to draw a line under this campaign and name a winner without completing the full schedule of fixtures.
Lawson added: “As much as things are up in the air just now, we know that the season is done. Credit to the Highland League – they’ve made a decision and everyone agreed with it.
“I don’t know if I’d be saying that if we were a couple of points off the top, but the reports we’ve had back (on Brora) say they’re top of the league on merit. I couldn’t have seen them losing the games they needed to concede the league so they probably deserve it.”
