However, Scottish Professional Football League chief executive Neil Doncaster warned that financial support from government was needed with the game in “grave peril”. FitzPatrick was joined by Scotland’s national clinical director, Professor Jason Leitch, in hearing the concerns of the SPFL, Scottish Football Association, Scottish Rugby Union, sportscotland and Scottish Racing. Neil Doncaster warned of ‘grave peril’ to Scottish football (PA)“We have already seen the UK Government pledging £16million support to Rugby League in England to prevent it from being devastated by Covid-19. “We also reiterated that supporters attending matches is a fabric of Scottish football, and integral to the match-day experience and future viability of the sport.”The Scottish Rugby Union described the meeting as “positive”. “As such, we will continue to work with each sport and local partner to determine what further financial support may be required.

Source: Express May 05, 2020 18:00 UTC