Scottish football is in limbo as talks rumble on over the attendance cap and moving the winter break.
The latest blow fans comes ahead of a packed winter fixture calendar with some of the biggest games in the country on the horizon.
The new restrictions will come in from Boxing Day for three weeks, with the focus immediately falling on the matches scheduled for January 2.
The top of the table clash between Rangers and Celtic has caught the eye with Dundee facing Dundee United meet on that Sunday, while Hearts visit cross the city to face Hibs 24 hours later.
The winter break was planned for after the Edinburgh clubs, but several Premiership clubs are pushing for the winter break to begin on Boxing Day.
10 Scottish top flight clubs have spoken out since the Scottish Government's attendance cap was unveiled, while St Mirren are dealing with their own Covid issues ahead of Wednesday's clash with Celtic.
Here is every club who has spoken out and what they have said so far.
Aberdeen
"Matches at Pittodrie over the festive period are traditionally very well attended and are a vital source of revenue for the club, particularly given the challenges it has already faced in the previous two years.
"These latest restrictions are likely to cost the club up to half a million pounds.
"Whilst the safety of our supporters — and those in our wider community — are of uppermost importance, the news is a huge blow to all at Aberdeen FC and clubs across Scotland."
Celtic
"Everyone at Celtic recognises the difficulties presented to society by the current pandemic, and the health and safety of all must always be our priority.
"In light of today’s announcement regarding supporters attending matches, Celtic can confirm that it has today requested that the SPFL bring forward the scheduled winter break and reschedule the fixtures affected by the regulations announced.
"The game owes it to supporters to explore all opportunities to maximise the prospect of all supporters being able to attend matches and support the game they love."
Dundee
"We understand the difficulties and pressures surrounding the decisions currently being made but we have made our view clear that every possible effort must be made to have supporters inside stadiums for these fixtures.
"As such, we are supporting the proposal to bring forward the winter break and allow these matches to be rescheduled. This is not an easy task and one that will require assistance from many parties.
"However, having played through a season behind closed doors and seeing the impact the return of fans has had this season we feel we must try any avoid going back to empty stands where possible.
"Football is not the same without supporters. We have been looking forward to big crowds and great atmospheres over the festive period, culminating in a sell-out Dundee derby in just over a week. To play these matches with no supporters is not something that anyone within the club wants."
Dundee United
"Following last night's emergency meeting called by the Joint Response Group and SPFL, Dundee United FC would like to confirm that we submitted a request to the SPFL to bring forward the winter break and reschedule any fixtures affected by the most recent regulations announced by the First Minister recently.
"We believe doing so would allow more time to ensure the Government's vaccination booster programme to take greater effect and assist the whole country in winning the battle with the ongoing pandemic.
"Further to this, it is a fundamental to football that fans be allowed to attend matches and support the game and bringing forward the winter break would mean fans will not miss out on attending fixtures over the next ten days."
Hearts
"Since that announcement, it has been well documented that discussions have taken place between SPFL clubs with the aim of exploring all options with regard to upcoming cinch Premiership fixtures.
"This is not a straightforward process with some difficult decisions for the SPFL to make and no easy solutions, as bringing the break forward may simply delay bigger issues both in relation to Covid and potential fixture congestion.
"However, on balance, we are in favour of bringing the winter break forward to give us all time to evaluate and alleviate any potential issues relating to playing once again in front of supporters.
"Again, the club would like to thank our magnificent supporters for their continued backing and patience, and we will update you further as soon as we can."
Hibs
"Hibernian FC has requested that the SPFL bring forward the scheduled winter break and reschedule the affected fixtures.
"Hibernian FC completely understands that this is an incredibly difficult situation due to on-going pandemic, and with that in mind health and safety should be at the forefront of every decision, which is why the club has made this proposal to the SPFL.
"Alongside this, every effort should be made to allow supporters to watch their team and the game they love. The club also believes that this will protect the integrity of the competition and would save clubs from the potential loss of substantial revenue."
Livingston
"While we understand the risk associated with this to the fixture calendar, we believe that we need to give ourselves the best possible opportunity to play these games Infront of our supporters.
"Football supporters up and down the country have been asked to give up so much since the pandemic started and we believe that taking this decision to give ourselves the chance for our supporters to attend these matches is the least that can be done by clubs.
"However, there is a bigger picture here which football clubs are aware of. Scottish football wants to take its responsibilities seriously in helping to curb the transmission of the Omicron variant.
"We believe that by bringing the scheduled winter break forward, we can help in slowing down transmission rates due to no supporters attending stadia but also with a reduction in the likelihood of supporters gathering in public places, pubs, restaurants, and households. F
"Furthermore, it takes a lot of pressure away from the players who are extremely concerned that they will be the vehicle for the virus into the football club.
Motherwell
"The club is putting plans in place for a potential ballot of season ticket holders to accommodate 500 fans at our Boxing Day game with Livingston.
"Once a decision has been reached by the SPFL board, we will communicate it immediately.
"If the decision is taken to continue with games in front of a restricted crowd of 500, ballot information will be immediately emailed to season ticket holders.
"The decision of the Scottish Government on Tuesday to restrict numbers due to the Covid-19 pandemic means our next fixture at Fir Park will be played with limited fans, should the SPFL board agree to proceed with games."
Ross County
"Following the announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, our Operations Team will meet in the next 24 hours to discuss and plan for our home matches with Motherwell and Aberdeen. A further update will be provided as soon as we can."
St Johnstone
"St Johnstone has requested that the SPFL bring forward the scheduled winter break and reschedule the affected fixtures.
"Due to the government announcement yesterday, we believe this is the best solution for our football club and our supporters"
