It’s a massive worry going forward — will clubs in Scotland be able to survive a long shut down.
Nicola Sturgeon declaring closed door games look out of the question for the short to medium future has put clubs in massive jeopardy.
However, the way the crisis has developed in the UK — there’s little choice.
Davie Provan believes that not even Celtic will be immune to some serious harsh financial realities if football doesn’t kick off in the near future.
The Sky Sports man cites Celtic’s high wage bill and if they have to honour every contract with no real income — there will be a lot of austerity at Celtic Park.
While Celtic will survive this, it’s not yet known what the whole of Scottish football will look like when the game gets the green light to continue.
“If the money from television, sponsors and turnstiles is turned off, there won’t be a club left standing this time next year.” Provan told SunSport.
“Even Celtic will be in bother if they have to honour players’ contracts.
“Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack was spot on when saying the game is facing “financial Armageddon” if clubs can’t play soon.
“That won’t happen unless Hampden convinces Holyrood it’s safe to do so.
“Hard to see how Doncaster can sell that to politicians when Covid-19 continues to outrun us”
This season has not been set in stone at the moment. The prospects of getting back onto the pitch look tiny this campaign. A later kick off to next season at some point this year would be a big ask but the best case scenario.
