Unideal, but I think the squad thing is a misnomer. Squads change all the time. We literally have a mid-season transfer window and a loan window active for about six months of an eight month campaign.
Carrying on in some form, an agreed date in the future, was possible. It’d have been messy and complex, but it was possible. It’s not any more because the decision has been made, but it hasn’t made any problems that were there before go away.