Ayr United have pledged NOT to impose wage cuts on players and staff as the coronavirus crisis tightens its grip.
Somerset chiefs say they won’t follow the example of clubs like Hearts in asking for brutal reductions to pay packets.
United intend to honour “all wages and salaries to the end of May” as they bid to ride the financial storm.
Bosses admit they are enduring “one of the hardest times in our club’s history.”
And they say the fallout of the pandemic will be “very difficult to navigate around”.
But director David Smith told the Ayrshire Post : "Like most clubs, we rely heavily on our home games for income so to have that removed without a lot of notice is very difficult to manage.
“The flip side is that the package of assistance announced by the Government is very, very welcome and provides our club with a potential lifeline to get through the season.
“Despite the assistance, the margin between success and failure is slim but thankfully the Honest Men and Bonnie Lassies of Ayr have stepped up and given us a real cash flow boost with support through our AU500 fund, our (non) Player of the Year event and early purchase of new strips.”
Montrose, Dumbarton, Peterhead and Elgin are among the lower league clubs whose players have either offered to take wage cuts or accepted reduced terms.
But Smith pledged: “We are intent to get through this with as little stress to all our staff as possible, and intend to honour all wages and salaries to the end of May.
“This is the intention, but we will review this regularly and things may change as circumstances arise.
"It’ll be interesting as we head to the end of May and see what the landscape around us looks like at that point.
"It’s a very fluid situation and we trust that a decision by the SPFL will be forthcoming to allow us to plan ahead.
“We’d like to thank the fans and ask them to continue to help as much as they can.
“It’s hugely appreciated and has helped us through one of the hardest times in our club’s history.”
It comes as fans handed over another £10,000 from the AU500 Fund.
The supporters' group has now donated £93,000 to the club since its formation four years ago.
More than 200 tickets have also been sold to the club's virtual Player of the Year fundraiser at £30-a-head.
And strong pre-sales have been recorded for the new hummel kit, which United unveiled last week.
