Fleetwood Town fit and will be ready to play says captain Paul Coutts

Promotion-chasing Town are among those who wish to complete the season on the field but the League One clubs are not due to vote on the matter until next week.

And with squads in the third tier not even allowed to train together as yet, the timeframe is becoming very tight for League One to resume training, then complete all its fixtures and play-offs by the end of next month.

However, Coutts says Town have kept in such good shape that a week’s normal training would suffice before the kick-off.

Fitness coach Youl Mawene set out a lockdown fitness programme for all the players and Coutts, 31, told The Gazette: “We didn’t really stop. We’ve had a programme all the way through with the plan to resume.

“With the news coming out that there’s going to be some sort of resumption to the season (promotion play-offs at least, in which Town would be involved), that’s made it worthwhile for everyone.

“Everyone has worked pretty hard and we should be in good shape when we go back.

“You obviously need that week of ball-work and training with your team-mates with a competitive edge to get right up to speed.”