SHAUN PEARSON admits he does not envy National League chiefs having to decide what will happen to teams at both ends of the table after announcing the season has been suspended indefinitely.

The campaign had originally been halted until April 3 at the earliest because of the coronavirus pandemic but a league statement on Tuesday read: “The Board has taken the decision to suspend the National League, National League North and National League South competitions indefinitely.

“The National League is currently obtaining specialist legal advice, is consulting regularly with The Football Association and other stakeholders, and is committed to involving its member clubs in a pending decision on how best to conclude the 2019/20 season.”

There has been speculation on what way promotion and relegation will be decided, with the current table standing and using a points-per-game calculation among the suggestions, or even null and voiding the season.

Wrexham, 20th in the fifth tier and just one point above the relegation zone, have nine games remaining but it now appears the Reds have played their last match.

Captain Pearson says Wrexham - like other teams - would have their own argument for what happens next if the season does not resume.

“Everybody will have their own way of looking at it and have their own argument,” said Pearson.

“At the top, whether you can catch the team in front of you or at the bottom, whether you can stay ahead of the team behind you.

“At the bottom, Fylde have won their last couple and they will be arguing that they are just coming into form, Ebbsfleet have picked up.

“We’d argue that if you look at our form in the second half of the season, we would end up well clear because our points return has been very good.

“A lot of teams will be arguing different things so it will be down to the people in charge to make those decisions; not just our level, it is the same higher up.

“It is a difficult situation and I wouldn’t want to be the one making the decision.”

The National League had said that they wanted to finish the campaign in its three divisions now “for the purposes of player contracts”.

Unlike Football League clubs who give contracts until the end of June, a lot of non-league outfits only offer players deals until the final game of the season, with the last round of fixtures scheduled for April 25.

Pearson admits issues surrounding contracts would make it difficult to complete fixtures if the season was extended.

“People think it is a case of clubs not wanting to necessarily pay players if their contracts are up,” said Pearson.

“But if they are going to get rid of them, why would they want to keep paying them if they are not playing.

“Also, some players might not want to re-sign for their club; they might have had a bad year or fallen out and don’t want to be there any longer than what they have to be.

“And then you have got the issue that if players do leave and teams end up with new squads, is it a fair playing field moving forward.

“But until things have calmed down in respect to what is going on, football will have to take a back-step. I’m sure everybody understands that.”