The SPFL and SFA Joint Response Group have offered their thoughts on the idea of vaccine passports as a condition of stadium entry to Scottish football matches.
Plans unveiled by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon last week pointed towards a certification which will be required to attend any outdoor event with a capacity of 10,000 or over.
That would mean clubs such as Celtic and Rangers would require their entire support to be jabbed, as well as any away fans. The threshold would likely affect Hearts, Hibs, Aberdeen and the Scotland national team as well as other big sell-out crowds.
St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin spoke out against the plans earlier on Thursday and called on his fellow bosses to resist changes.
But now the JRG have issued an update in which the game's governing bodies reveal discussions between themselves and the Scottish Government to see how vaccine passports can be implemented in our game — with football chiefs keen to avoid delays in entering stadia and favouring potential random checks rather than inspecting every fan.
A spokesperson for the JRG said: “Both the Scottish FA and the SPFL wholeheartedly support the national effort to eradicate COVID-19.
“We have been in discussions with Scottish Government officials regarding the practical implications of vaccine passports for major events, and in particular the risk of health and safety issues and crowd disorder if fans are delayed getting into stadiums, which everyone naturally wants to avoid.
“With only three weeks before the 1st October deadline, we are committed to working hard to develop an effective and workable solution.
“With that in mind, we are keen to explore whether any vaccine passport regime can include spot-checks, rather than blanket inspections of everyone attending games.”
The Government's plans are now officially law after MSPs backed the scheme 68-55 in a Holyrood vote.
