With Nicola Sturgeon set to address MSP’s this afternoon an ominous warning for sports fans has arrived from Wales.
The Scottish and Welsh Government’s have been closely aligned throughout the pandemic, making tougher restrictions than the Westminster Government who seem afraid to bring in any restrictions ahead of Christmas Day.
Yesterday the Welsh Government announced new restrictions which includes sports events being played Behind Closed Doors from December 26.
The SPFL Premiership has a natural break occurring between January 3 and the weekend of January 22 but if pubs and restaurants face closure or tight restrictions it is unlikely that the Scottish Government will allow capacity crowds to attend the Glasgow and Edinburgh derbies on January 2 and 3.
It seems that the lack of UK Government financial support has held back further closures and restrictions but the hospitality sector has been badly hit over the last two weekends.
All will be revealed early this afternoon with Celtic hosting Hibs on December 29 and the Glasgow derby on January 2.
Playing the derby matches Behind Closed Doors will lead to more household mixing to watch on television, ahead of the League Cup Final on Sunday Jason Leitch expressed his concern about fans travelling together to Hampden.
Here’s the front page of Tuesday’s South Wales Evening Post https://t.co/KmSuE2UAp9#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Wx1eHcxV5C
— WalesOnline ??????? (@WalesOnline) December 21, 2021
Here’s the front page of Tuesday’s South Wales Echo https://t.co/LFSSxzmZFM#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/nKGHtNO5gE
— WalesOnline ??????? (@WalesOnline) December 21, 2021
Covid: All sports events in Wales go behind closed doors https://t.co/eAeFwnJUMZ pic.twitter.com/aXggZ4YazG
— P. Politics (@PointPolitic) December 21, 2021
Today’s rugby headlines as Welsh regions left devastated by ‘horrendous and brutal’ Mark Drakeford announcement https://t.co/mFUSKM01dS
— WalesOnline Rugby (@WalesRugby) December 21, 2021
This has been on the cards forvweeks now, ratger than closed doors, call thd break early. Will satify tv and sporting integrity but niot the klan and the hun establishment.
Call it now… but we all know they wont until the establishment get there cash for a full house on boxing day. So much for independence Jimmy. You’re always looking for hawners. We fckn shitebag.
Shut yer moaning gash saftey first,I hope you don’t have go through what others have……..losing people to this is hellish plague.
Spot on Thomas. Anyone that thinks differently must have been living under a rock for the last couple of years. Lost a younger cousin to this horrendous disease. Football is way down the pecking from people’s health and indeed Mental well-being. Some people need to engage their brain before posting