The Wanderers campaign isn't due to begin until ANZAC Day but Pideski, who is nearing 37, believes the team faces an uphill battle to play at all this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.

After a long stint at Henwood Park, Pideski took last year off before returning for a planned swansong with the Wanderers.

But the chance to go out on his terms may be taken away from him.

"That'll probably do me (if we don't play this year) and wipe me out," he said.

"It's disappointing for sure, but you get these things in life. There's always somebody else who is in a worse position and it's only soccer, I've still got my health.

"Those who are younger have got time on their side but when you get to my age and you only have a year to play, it is a bitter pill to swallow."

Pideski was relishing the routine of training and taking a leadership role with a young Wanderers side confident of making the National Premier League Canberra finals for the first time.

"I dare say this season will just be scrapped, barring some sort of miracle," he said.

"We can't train or anything like that, what the boys are doing individually at home is about it.

"I was saying to the wife I'm missing it because it's good physically for me to be doing something and I was looking forward to the season, and to have it just stop is a shock to the system.

"You'd think bar a broken leg or a season-ending injury is the only way you're going to miss a season of football, but for the virus to wrap up the sport is unthinkable."

Pideski owns a small business, Pideski Painting Service, and admitted the uncertain climate the pandemic presents is also a mental challenge.

"I know with our work, and talking to other tradies, it's hard to get motivated because is it all going to come to a halt, are all the job sites going to get closed down?," he said.

"Some builders are finding it tough, it's very hard to be honest. How long can we work until we shut up shop? No one really knows at the moment.

"I've got three fellas working full time for me and I said to them I'll keep giving you work until we're told otherwise.

"It has quietened down a lot, I'm still right for a few weeks but after that it will probably dry up.

"It's one of those things, a once in a lifetime situation and you have to get by."

The Wanderers were due to begin their FFA Cup campaign last week, with their NPL round one fixture against Narrabundah on April 25.

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