Peterhead chairman Rodger Morrison was not surprised by the shutdown of football below the Championship. Morrison believes the lower-league clubs have been made to pay the price for Celtic’s controversial trip to Dubai, which has seen 13 players and three staff required to isolate. Peterhead had been due to play Stenhousemuir in the Scottish Cup on Tuesday night, as well as having League One games against Airdrieonians and Dumbarton shelved. “I do feel we’ve been operating in a safe manner, with what we’ve agreed to and what we’re doing. “They probably won’t shut down the football altogether because it’ll be fresh in their mind what happened the first time around.

Source: Express January 14, 2021 12:33 UTC