Yellows chairman hails manager

In a wide ranging interview on the club’s official website, Macormac revealed that the coronavirus pandemic will cause an estimated £70,000 shortfall at the club.

Having missed out on promotion with an agonising super play-off final defeat after extra time last season, the Yellows were finely poised in third place when the season was brought to a premature end.

Macormac said: “Cards has been phenomenal. He already cares about everything the club does, he cares about me personally, because he understands what I put myself through to get the club where it needs to be.

“He’s never once talked about finances the last few weeks, aside of how are we getting on, are we managing to stay afloat.

“Aside of budget being drastically reduced, he’s just been cracking on. On the player side, phones have been quiet and speaking to other clubs and managers, they’ve said the same.

“No one really knows what’s ahead.

“All clubs are run in different ways, with different committees and funding models; we’re in the position where it doesn’t take three or four meetings to get a decision made, which will hopefully help.

“Everyone is going to have some sort of problem, and some clubs across the pyramid have already asked to take voluntary relegation because they can’t compete, so are cutting their cloth to suit.”

The Yellows launched a crowdfunding page on Monday, and within 12 hours had raised almost £3,000.