Chris Sutton and co. react to the suspension of Scottish football

By Hamish Carton

March 13, 2020

Scottish football has been suspended “until further notice” due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

The Joint Response Group, set up following the spread of the virus, came to the decision on Friday morning that all levels of football in this country would be postponed for the foreseeable future.

The news was released on many platforms, including the SPFL website.

SPFL chief Neil Doncaster (Photo by Vagelis Georgariou/Action Plus via Getty Images)

The statement read: “The SPFL has announced the postponement of this weekend’s and following midweek’s fixtures, starting with tonight’s Premiership match between Motherwell and Aberdeen and the Championship match between Queen of the South and Ayr United.

“The Scottish FA and SPFL will continue to liaise with governments and UEFA in relation to domestic, European and international fixtures in the coming days and more information will be communicated at the appropriate time.”

The early reaction

Given the unprecedented nature of the story, and the decision of our governing bodies to suspend football at all levels, it is no surprise that many journalists and Scottish football figures have been giving their views.

Across the board, the consensus seems to be that common sense has prevailed in this country, at long last.

Nobody knows how this will play out

These are crazy times that we’re living in.

We will have no sport to entertain us for the next while at least, with further government measures likely to come into place in the coming weeks.

Speculation will be rife about what will happen to the Premiership season, and the Scottish Cup.

Celtic are hunting another treble (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Right now we can speculate too, but the truth is that nobody has a clue how things are going to play out.

But there’s far more important things at stake. Football is just a form of entertainment at the end of the day.

We’ll keep you updated with any updates from the SFA, SPFL or Celtic. If you’ve got something to say, why don’t you join the discussion on our newly launched fans forum, below…

Hamish Carton
Hamish Carton is a sports media professional with more than eight years of experience in the industry. Previously a football reporter for the Press Association, Hamish joined 67 Hail Hail to cover his beloved Celtic FC, the team he has supported all of his life. He is the face of the website’s YouTube channel and is responsible for planning, presenting and editing videos on the channel. He writes occasionally on the website and, just like Patrick, he is so in love with Ange Postecoglou that he's even written a book about his journey at Celtic.

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