Scottish football chiefs are demanding urgent talks with the Scottish Government to discuss how it plans to follow Boris Johnson’s lead after he announced turnstiles will reopen in stadiums south of the border from next month. The Prime Minister confirmed on Monday that English clubs will be allowed to welcome back supporters if they are based in areas with lower coronavirus infection rates. Scottish clubs remain in a state of limbo after much of the country saw Covid-19 restrictions tightened last week by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The Scottish Football Association has already warned MSPs that the pandemic could eventually cost the game in Scotland up to £100 million by the time fans are allowed to return. “Many of our clubs are in extremely precarious positions, given the enormous reliance on gate income in the Scottish game.

Source: Express November 24, 2020 09:33 UTC