The NPL were in line with the National League’s view to continue playing games over the weekend, unless clubs made representations they had players showing Covid-19 symptoms and were in self-isolation.
Of their 11 scheduled Step 3 games, only four went ahead – although two of the postponements were because of waterlogged pitches – while the majority of their two Step 4 divisions also played.
A league meeting will be held tomorrow to determine the way forward but Harris felt the NPL following the government’s advice of business as usual was the best course of action ahead of the weekend.
“Our primary responsibility is to our clubs,” Harris told The NLP on Friday evening.
“We are very concerned, particularly in a year where we’ve lost a lot of fixtures to the weather, our clubs are under massive financial pressure.
“Our first job is to try and complete as much of the season as we can.
“In the round, it’s business as usual for as long as possible. We’ve taken the decision we will go ahead this weekend and we will review on Monday where we go after that.
This story is from the March 15, 2020 edition of The Non-League Football Paper.
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