Former chief warns league bosses not to scrap season

ORMER SFA chief executive Stewart Regan says that the current Scottish football season must be played to a conclusion to protect the integrity of the game, no matter how long that may take.

As his successor Ian Maxwell prepares to take part in a UEFA teleconference along with 54 other countries in response to the coronavirus pandemic later today, Regan has stated his own belief that the season cannot simply be declared over with scheduled games still to take place.

He is hopeful that the potential

plan in their minds that they would like to deliver, but they won’t be pressing the button on that plan until they have consulted with the countries.

“When there is a final plan, that will then have to be circulated around and discussed with other stakeholders like broadcasters, perhaps the sponsors, to see if the rights can still be delivered if everything is happening in a very tight window.

“The broadcasters will want the content, but they won’t want it all to be played on the same day at the same time. There’s got to be a bit of give and take, and a little bit of detailed planning before it will be communicated to the public.

“So, don’t expect anything to be announced on Tuesday, it will be a few days or perhaps a couple of weeks before everything is finalised.”

Regan outlined his own personal thoughts on a possible way forward for the leagues north and south of the border on social media over the weekend, suggesting that this season had to be played to a conclusion and offering ways to truncate the following campaign to accommodate.

“It is a massive challenge

It will be the first step on a journey to put a plan together