Rod Petrie has restated the SFA’s determination to complete the 2019/20 Scottish Cup.
Next weekend should have seen the trophy decided at Hampden but the competition remains suspended at the semi-final stage.
The SFA have been hit hard by the suspension of football with the Euro 2020 Play Off against Israel one of the first casualties followed by three Scottish Cup ties and five matches at Hampden for Euro 2020.
Earlier this season the SFA took over the running of Hampden Park from Queens Park but so far they have yet to stage a single event to offset the maintenance costs.
Petrie took over as President of the SFA last June and is determined to see thorough this season’s competition.
Picking up on an interview he gave with Radio Scotland, The Sun reports Petrie saying:
We want to play the games in that showpiece competition. We want to play both the semi finals and the final in front of fans later in the year, even into next year.
That is why the regulation group looks at it and the Scottish FA has the power to determine when it can play that competition.
We are going to have questions to deal with in terms of the practical arrangements for sets of supporters travelling.
In a league one of the things you might look at in the league is having only the home fans there. So we may need to wait until we can have a meaningful and joyful Scottish Cup.
Hearts and Hibs are due to meet in one semi-final with Celtic facing Aberdeen in the other. The hoops are bidding to become the first team ever to win the trophy for the fourth season running,