COLWYN Bay manager Craig Hogg felt the Football Association of Wales made the correct decision to cancel the domestic season.

The Seagulls’ boss stated there was a “certain inevitability” about the outcome despite the hope given by the governing body since the campaign was initially suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

This brings to an end what has been an incredibly encouraging first season back within the Welsh pyramid season for the Seagulls, which saw them achieve a top-four finish in JD Cymru North.

Hogg, said: “There was a certain inevitability about it, with the time we’ve all had away from the game due to the national health emergency.

“For me it’s probably the right decision to now officially end the season. So many people have been impacted by the virus both from a health and economical view point, it wouldn’t have felt right to resume playing I feel.

“On the flip side and, more so for our level of the game, financially it wouldn’t have been viable to restart the campaign either. “ The Bay manager highlighted the complications that would have arisen from playing games behind closed doors for semi-professional clubs across the country, which was an option being considered earlier on during the suspension.

Hogg is also keen to see how the FAW handle the promotion or relegation element of the season, which will have significant ramifications on clubs such as Prestatyn Town, Holyhead Hotspur and Holywell Town.

“Playing behind closed doors would have been massively counter-productive and would have starved all clubs of crucial revenue, needed just to for fill fixtures for example,” he added.

“As a semi-pro club, we simply don’t have the funds to test players at a frequency that would have been acceptable to guarantee people’s health either, so the democratic decision now taken is probably correct for me.

“What happens with promotion and relegation remains to be seen, but sporting merit also means that teams are promoted and relegated, so it will be interesting to see if that becomes the case throughout the pyramid in Wales too.”