In keeping, perhaps, with the myriad of different systems and tiers in place across the UK, the footballing landscape is a very patchy picture at present.
England's current lockdown is scheduled to end on 2nd December and, in the absence of any real road map as to what happens next, clubs and leagues below National League level are tentatively making plans to restart either immediately on the weekend that follows or on Saturday 12th.
Higher up the pyramid the government, keen on some better headlines maybe, are hinting that lower tier areas may see supporters back at matches before Christmas but crisis point is surely approaching for a number of EFL clubs.
In Scotland, clubs in the Highland and Moray areas who play in the Highland League (around two-thirds of the teams) are poised to welcome home fans back through the gate when the new season makes its belated bow on Saturday 28th November.
Its counterpart, the Scottish Lowland League, is underway but behind closed doors and a tightening of restrictions in many of the areas where its clubs are based, announced by Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday, means the prospect of fans coming back seems as far away as ever.
Clubs are working wonders to try and get games streamed live and the Donate A Ticket website continues to prove a lifeline for many.
And some good news from Wales where lower league clubs were finally able to take to the field at the weekend, albeit in friendly matches with no spectators, which meant a return of football in Rhyl as CPD Y Rhyl played their first ever fixture having risen from the ashes of Rhyl FC.
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