Wanderers manager Ian Evatt as to whether this was a tactical move - but the Wanderers manager confirmed this was not the case.
With Greater Manchester and the North West now placed in tier 4 of national coronavirus restrictions, Evatt confirmed the move was purely part of protocols to reduce the risk posed by the virus and was a health and safety measure.
He explained: "Because we are tier four now and we have to protect our assets and protect the players and make sure that we’re limiting the environment for Covid as much as we possibly can. "Is that better for us that they’re in a different environment away from us?
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