EFL chairman Rick Parry has shot down talk that the season could be called to a halt due to fans no longer returning to football grounds in October.
A spike in coronavirus cases has seen the government scrap plans for fans to return to matches in October, with Parry predicting that it will instead be March at the earliest that stadium doors are opened.
It has left many clubs facing a financial black hole, with the EFL trying to raise a £250m rescue package for clubs.
Yet Parry says any talk of not being able to finish the season as a whole is unfounded.
Parry admits that League One and League Two - which includes Wigan Athletic in the former and Bolton Wanderers and Salford City in the latter - must carry on with their campaigns as he warned that if they were to go into 'hibernation', they may not come out of it.
Parry added that the bottom two divisions of the EFL must continue to play and come out of the situation 'stronger'.
Annual salary caps of £2.5m and £1.5m in League One and League Two respectively have been implemented over the summer as part of the response to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to matches taking place behind closed doors and supporters watching from home.
And Parry called halting the season a 'last resort' from the EFL's point of view.
He told Radio Five Live : “I’m not saying that dialogue isn’t happening within clubs or amongst clubs but, from our perspective, it’s absolutely the last resort.
“We need League One and League Two to remain relevant - if we go into hibernation, we might not come out of it, quite frankly.
“League One and League Two matter, they’re the heart of their communities, we need them playing football and coming out of this stronger.”
