Scotland government has been warned football north of the border cannot survive behind closed doors without an emergency bailout from Holyrood.
understands this was the key message delivered to minister for public health, sport and wellbeing Joe FitzPatrick during coronavirus crisis talks with the game’s governing bodies.
And it was made clear to him that, while clubs in England’s cash rich top flight can afford to play on in empty grounds until next summer, such a scenario would effectively wipe the Scottish game off the map.A source close to the talks revealed: “It was explained to the minister that we are not England.