A leading BBC journalist has claimed that Scottish football clubs are coming to terms with the fact finishing the season looks incredibly unlikely due to the coronavirus.
Chris McLaughlin – who has been locked in a feud with Rangers for years – claims that as a result, the members of the SPFL are seeking legal advice over how to conclude the campaign [BBC Scotland].
The journalist also claims that clubs are not eager to go down the reportedly Premier League fancied closed-doors route, aiming instead to protect next season as much as possible.
According to McLaughlin, this is because a new television deal is set to start next season and there would be complications playing other matches.
With clubs looking for as “little delay as possible” over the outcome of the league the report claims that the SFA is not focused on finishing the campaign but rather ensuring the survival of clubs.
The likes of Hearts and Aberdeen have been publicly outspoken about the financial ramifications of the league shutdown, with the Jambos asking staff to take a 50% wage cut.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has said the season would “probably be lost” [La Repubblica] if it cannot be restarted by June.
If this is to happen, his vice-president Michele Uva has revealed it will be the job of the SFA to decide what happens with the Scottish season [Scottish Sun].
