Neil Doncaster says around £7 million is ready to be sent out to Premiership clubs, as quoted by BBC Scotland.
The SPFL chief executive appeared on Sportsound on Saturday afternoon and discussed a variety of issues as Scottish football attempts to navigate through the global health crisis.
He pleaded ignorance regarding Rangers’ allegations of a lack of fair play during April’s ballot, before discussing financial matters.
Justifying the decision to bring lower-league seasons to a close in order to release funds, he claimed that ‘in principle’ the SPFL could have made ‘individual loans to individual clubs’ to help them to stay afloat, but that it would have been impossible to do so for all 42 clubs throughout the league pyramid.
Doncaster then went on to assert that funds totalling approximately £7 million are already in SPFL accounts and are ready to be distributed to Premiership clubs if and when the current campaign is declared finished [BBC Scotland].
Verdict
In stark contrast to the approach adopted in England, it has been clear for some time that the governing bodies in Scotland don’t see any more football being played this season.
The SPFL were successful with their April resolution which brought three leagues to an early conclusion and Doncaster has already made it clear he favours deciding the Premiership on a points per game basis [Edinburgh Evening News].
Rangers have argued throughout that all efforts should be made to complete the current campaign and are locked in a feud with the league association ahead of an EGM set for 12 May.
While major competitions such as the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A continue to search for ways to resume action, it would seem hasty for the Premiership to be concluded now.
Yet, these are unprecedented times and it’s encouraging that if and when a call is made, funds will be immediately available to clubs.
