Scottish football will have to beg for special dispensation from Nicola Sturgeon’s lockdown rules in a bid to survive the catastrophic coronavirus crisis.
revealed on Thursday how bosses at Hampden are preparing a detailed action plan to show how the national game can get safely back up and running – on the day that the First Minister announced plans to let some sports come out of cold storage.
Shortly after midday Sturgeon confirmed to Holyrood that tennis courts and golf courses can be reopened by the end of next week with bowling greens also allowed back to action.But while those sports can comfortably adhere to the government’s strict social distancing edicts, football clubs face a raft of more complicated issues before they can be