In a bizarre twist this week, the media have been publicising grievances from the lower leagues clubs that Celtic have got their game suspended for three weeks.

It just so happened the suspension coincided with Celtic’s trip to Dubai and the positive Christopher Jullien test.

The flimsy argument being, Celtic’s trip had caused the government to close the lower leagues but keep Celtic and others still playing — where would be the logic in that?

Well, there is no logic because it simply isn’t true.

Speaking this week about the football shutdown and why it came about for leagues below the championship, SPFL chief Neil Doncaster revealed these talks happened before the Dubai fiasco.

“Those who are connecting the suspension of the game to Celtic having a positive Covid result after a trip to a training camp in Dubai are simply wide of the mark.” Doncaster categorically stated to MailSport. Discussions on suspension started last week prior to there being any indication of a positive in the Celtic camp. So let’s nail that one unequivocally.

“I think what the Scottish FA have done in terms of deciding to suspend the women’s game and the men’s game beneath the Championship is genuinely a proportionate and sensible approach to take with record numbers of deaths and huge numbers of people in intensive care units and the government urging those who can stay at home to stay at home.”

You couldn’t make it up. Celtic have been the victim of their own downfall but that’s where it stops.

To somehow blame the club for a break in proceedings smacks of a desperate attempt to find blame.

We’re delighted this has been cleared up this week, not that it will stop the people who want to believe this from doing so.