Former Celtic star Charlie Nicholas has slammed the guardians of the Scottish game for not taking a stand against new restrictions on fan attendance.
The new limit of 500 fans at all outdoor events in Scotland from Boxing Day led to sad scenes as the roaring stands we became accustomed to in the last few months disappeared, to be replaced by those familiar empty seats.
The Scottish Government took decisive action in the run up to Christmas to combat the new Omicron variant of Covid.
But Nicholas believes FM Nicola Sturgeon and her advisors seem to pick on football – and has demanded the SPFL take a stand for the supporters.
The winter break was moved forward to give fans the best possible chance of attending games such as Celtic vs Rangers and Hearts vs Hibs.
However Nicholas wrote in his Express column: "The lack of leadership at the SPFL has been evident during this latest Covid outbreak crisis.
"Hampden chiefs seem content to sit back and let politicians decide what happens to our game, such as limiting spectator numbers to just 500.
"When are they going to make themselves heard and argue how important Scottish football is?
"The fans are getting sick of it and rightly so.
"It is pretty deplorable we don't have a voice standing up for Scottish football. Our authorities are happy to pass the buck to the government."
