Gosport Borough boss Lee Molyneaux: There could be grey areas for football authorities to deal with

That's the view of Gosport Borough boss Lee Molyneaux with a number teams outside of the Football League facing an uncertain few months because of the current epidemic.With the government placing the UK on a virtual lockdown on Monday evening, it remains unclear when competitive action could return in Britain.There is a blanket ban on football and all sport as government officials attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus.But for non-league teams, health fears for family members and friends is not the only worry at the moment.A loss of matchday income and other revenue stream could leave some clubs on the brink of financial ruin.Added to that the different dimension in the non-league with some playing staff contracted and others not at the lower levels, Borough boss Molyneaux stressed it's an uncertain time.‘We’re just doing what we’re told,' said the Gosport manager.‘Who are we to decide anything? We’ll do exactly what we’re told.‘We trust the government and trust the authorities to do their job, I know they’ll do all they can.‘I think in non-league football they're going to be some grey areas with contracts, non-contracts, employed and not employed players, staff and everything.‘There are a lot of grey areas that might arise and we’re going to have to work through.‘We’re just sitting tight and doing as we’re told because that is all we can do and we don’t want to do anything wrong.'Gosport are obviously unable to train at the moment because of the Covid-19 epidemic.And Molyneaux is leaving it in the hands of squad as to what fitness regime they follow during the extended break.‘We’re just telling the lads to keep themselves fit as every footballer in the country is doing at the moment,' he added.‘We’ve left it up to the players (in fitness terms).‘We did stuff in pre-season and we gave them loads of literature in pre-season.‘We’ve referred them to that.‘They know what to do and they know that they’ll need to be in the best condition possible if and when we do return to football to have half a chance of getting in the team.‘We’ve got a strong squad at the moment and some players will be using this as a clean slate.

‘We’ll go again when we return and positions are up for grabs.'