Green Brigade switch their protest on from Bernard Higgins
With Bernard Higgins no longer on the menu the Green Brigade switched the focus of their protests to the Scottish Government.
Around 5,000 fans watched last night’s 0-0 draw away to St Mirren but Sunday’s match away to St Johnstone will be played out in front of just 500 fans.
Indoor shopping centres will be busy with bargain hunters but if you want to support your team you’ll have to watch on telly with many fans meeting up indoors to watch their favourites in action.
Banner at St Mirren (A) Tonight.?? pic.twitter.com/yL2gFbf4q9
— Declan Blair (@DeclanBlair1967) December 22, 2021
The logic in the latest sanctions against football is hard to work out, 500 fans inside Celtic Park is fairly different to the same number inside a lower division ground with Dumbarton’s C & G Systems Stadium holding 2050 seats in one stand.
Lobbying yesterday to put the 500 limit on stadiums back till midnight on the 26th of December was rejected. A week after 50,000 were inside Hampden Park to the retrospective concern of Deputy First Minister John Swinney.
@NicolaSturgeon On behalf of Scottish football fans, including those home for Xmas who plan ahead to attend games with their families, we at Aberdeen FC respectfully ask the FM to consider delaying the 500 fan limit on Boxing Day until midnight on 26th. Thank you in advance.
— Dave Cormack (@CormackDavie) December 22, 2021
Fans can get on buses and trains on Sunday to congregate elsewhere but meeting up inside an outdoor arena is strictly off the agenda of the Scottish Government.