The SFA seem to be having a real struggle to announce a verdict on the appeal of the Ibrox Covidiots including star starlet Nathan Patterson.
Steven Gerrard’s side are in action tonight against St Johnstone but less than 10 hours from kick-off he is in the dark about whether three first team squad members are available to play or suspended.
Way back on Valentine’s Day Patterson and four team-mates decided that the laws of the land didn’t apply to elite athletes inside the Ibrox bubble and staged a house party with five mystery guests.
Police Scotland issued Fixed Penalties to all 10 law-breakers but fortunately for Patterson a few days later James Tavernier got a sore leg.
Back in August Celtic had two matches postponed after news emerged that Boli Bolingoli had failed to self-isolate after taking a trip to Spain. Eighteen days later the defender was given a three match ban.
With Peter Lawwell firmly on mute 18 days came and went without any activity from the SFA, something of a constant since July 2012.
Finally a four match ban was announced a few days after the March Glasgow Derby. The appeal went in three weeks ago with the hearing scheduled for two days after Celtic’s Scottish Cup tie at Ibrox.
It is unclear whether James Tavernier has come through two days of training unscathed, on February 18 Tav got a sore leg in Belgium and hasn’t played since.
Did the Rangers Covid 5 appeal go ahead yesterday @ScottishFA ?
— Tigertim Esq (@asmallteaser) April 21, 2021
