Diamonds hold talks with MP on fan return

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has held talks with Airdrieonians to discuss the ongoing financial struggles engulfing the game.

Mr Ross, who is also a qualified assistant referee and MP for Moray, held a call with representatives from the Diamonds and other clubs across the Scottish leagues to hear the impact of no fans being in grounds for the foreseeable future.

On the call alongside Mr Ross was director and company secretary, Ann Marie Ballantyne, who urged more action to be taken in order to secure the future survival of clubs and ensure fans have clubs to return to support.

Following the discussion, Mr Ross says he will be bringing forward options to help clubs like Airdrieonians in the weeks and months ahead, who are the lifeblood of communities, including in Lanarkshire.

Mr Ross said:“it was really useful and insightful to hear direct from Airdrieonians about the perilous state of the game at the moment and what they need to survive.

“I obviously have a huge personal interest in football but that’s not the only reason that I wanted to have this discussion.

“Every political leader should be working to help our game recover and rebuild.

“I’ve taken on board what I heard and I’ll be bringing forward options to keep clubs like Airdrieonians afloat in the near future because there’s no doubt that they need our help.”