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No, just not deluded about what we're living through - the worst health pandemic for 100 years according to Scotland's national clinical director earlier today. I don't hope for clubs to do anything - it's for them to decide.

Also got to bear in mind that as soon as the current restrictions are eased, cases will climb again. All that the mini lockdowns are really equivalent to is holding someone under water - as soon as you let go, they come up again. Cases will rise again. This has never been denied and it's openly the strategy - keep the impact on NHS at as realistic a minimum as possible.That we're artificially plateauing at 1000+ cases a day doesn't bode well for the weeks ahead.

While yesterday's figure was artificially highest it was easily on a par with days prior to the ballsed up weekend data.

I would absolutely love it to work - but I am not convinced now is the time.

And here in Scotland we allowed all leagues outwith the Scottish Amateur FA's jurisdiction to continue in the central belt after the banning of all 'non Professional contact sports' - the SFA had to argue with the Scottish Government for that but they succeeded. So guys playing for expenses alone (as a fair proportion are) were green lighted to play. The SG's own definition of 'Professional' was people who earned their main income from playing sport (or words to that effect).

Last season's average for all games was 520, 547 in the league alone.

yeah well crowds are higher than that at the clubs I am thinking of but it will be more like a 20-24 man squad plus management.

There are clubs in this set up with SIX figure annual wage bills. Others that pay expenses only.

The only one definitely wrong is you.

I also have seen reference to teams having players 'defer' wages- are they looking to be paid in full when fans do return? And how many fans have to return for wages to kick in?

I only googled her because she had what is typically a lad's name and sounded like a young teenage boy. I was surprised to see the BBC using a recently left school teen and that was the purpose of the post. The pic was illustrative of the post. I have no idea what Sandra Brown or Heather Dewar look like, nor do I care. I am not remotely sexist and as I said before, I have no view on any of the BBC's female employees / freelancers (unless they're shite - and that equally applies to the men as well). I will accept ageist but sexist is wide of the mark on this one. I couldn't give the slightest shit whether the BBC use men or women.

Was more a comment on her age - not many teenagers on OAM. I have listened to McLaughlin, Dewar, Brown etc over the years without need to comment on their gender. Whose bio would you like? I'll try and get it for you before the Offended Bus comes along.

There's a lassie doing open all mics today that is younger than most of the players. Makes a change from gruff old duffers I suppose https://www.linkedin.com/in/arran-hannah-0a7331172/?originalSubdomain=uk

Girvan also.

Update from up North (c/o Montrose Roselea fb):

Is his sister at a loose end any time soon?

They gave him a job.

It has been discussed in this thread that the clubs who have sat out will miss out. Currently missing out on a share of 0%.

Nicola Sturgeon just said in her press conference there is no Scottish Government money for football clubs. She and the SG continue to press Westminster to loosen the purse strings to provide something.

Agreed - but we would need a 6 figure sum to go on as normal. That isn't coming. Let's say every club outwith the public park amateurs got £10,000 - that's £2.5 million or thereabouts. You can bet your last raffle ticket stub that the big boys will wolf down the biggest share of any bailout so let's say THEY got money that came close to covering their average losses - say a million each? How big a pot of cash are you anticipating? I have said it already - I think help will go first to Licenced clubs. Those not licenced could be sitting on the pot for a while before anything drops. I don't anticipate much of a splash.

Match day income of all types pays approx 50% of wage bill at Pollok. The rest is sponsorship and fundraising.

Should be social distanced

Saltcoats out.

Johnny Millar & Co a covid casualty