Jack Ross has defended SFA and SPFL chiefs over their handling of the Coronavirus crisis.
The Hibs boss believes criticism of SFA chief exec Ian Maxwell and his SPFL counterpart Neil Doncaster is unfair.
It wasn't until Friday that fixtures were postponed, including a Rangers v Celtic derby that would have been played in front of 50,000 fans at Ibrox.
The Easter Road boss, however feels this would have been a particularly difficult decision to make.
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound, Ross said: "I know other sports maybe made their decision earlier but football is such an important part of everyday life in the UK.
"Sometimes that makes decisions a little bit more difficult compared to other sports.
"But I don't think we were that far behind other sports.
"Whatever decision is made regarding the Scottish football season and the consequences of it, we shouldn't be finger pointing and apportioning blame to those in positions of leadership like Ian and Neil.
"I know over recent years they've both had criticism - or their predecessors have - and the opinion of whether that is right or wrong is out there.
"But in this situation the decisions they have to take won't be easy ones. It will be done with the best interests of the general public in mind."
Ross has brought forward a week of time off that he planned to give his team over the international break at the end of this month, and his squad will not report back a week on Monday.
Despite Celtic boss Neil Lennon calling for his side to be awarded the Premiership title in the event of the season being called off, Ross is reluctant to enter the debate about final outcomes.
He said: "My gut feeling is that it will be very difficult to fulfil the remaining fixtures in the time frame to the end of the current season. It will be nigh-on impossible if you look at the way the advice is going for what we need to do as a society to control this virus.
"How we manage the fall out of that will not be easy. There will be some people unhappy with the choices made but I think it is a time for taking a step back and realising it is of secondary importance.
"I don't really know what the best answer is. I don't have a strong opinion because I've tried to step back and take a broader view. I know that sometimes there are things which are more important.
"People might say I'm sitting on the fence because we're sixth in the table. But we've still got a Scottish Cup semi-final and have an outside chance of finishing in a European position, so there is a lot selfishly for us to play for.
"But I don't have a strong opinion because whatever decision is made, some people will be unhappy.
"It's very much unprecedented circumstances and ones I hope we never end up in again.": "I know other sports maybe made their decision earlier but football is such an important part of everyday life in the UK.
"Sometimes that makes decisions a little bit more difficult compared to other sports.
"But I don't think we were that far behind other sports.
"Whatever decision is made regarding the Scottish football season and the consequences of it, we shouldn't be finger pointing and apportioning blame to those in positions of leadership like Ian and Neil.
"I know over recent years they've both had criticism - or their predecessors have - and the opinion of whether that is right or wrong is out there.
"But in this situation the decisions they have to take won't be easy ones. It will be done with the best interests of the general public in mind."
