Dodds fires a threat of Ton call-off
us to accept those conditions? It was freezing cold, soaking wet. The upstairs portacabin was damp as well.
“It is laughable. We’re professional footballers. Do the professional thing.
“There were two portacabins, one on top of the other, in darkness.
“We couldn’t risk the players using the steel stairs to the top one.
“We’ve got video evidence of it. It was a health and safety hazard just ridiculous.
“We also got two injuries in the tie, Aaron Doran and Sean Welsh. My physio could not see them and diagnose the problem.
“There is a treatment table in the portacabin but my physio couldn’t see the injuries. It was a scandal.
“My kitman at the end didn’t even know if he’d packed all the kit.”
It is understood that Caley Thistle have the backing of the SPFL in their grievance, with Ayr United and Kilmarnock also having lodged complaints about Cappielow facilities.
Dodds said: “I believe Morton’s general manager has been in touch with Scot Gardiner, our CEO.
“They are trying to throw it back on us, for some reason. If we go back down and it is not Covid safe, there could be a problem.
“They’ve tried to say they offered us an alternative place to change, which is not the case.
“I go to do my team talk before the game and the lights go out. At half-time, I’m in pitch black doing my team talk. Me and three or four of the players are using our phones.
“I don’t generally make a big deal out of things. I try to focus on my team but what is happening here?
“This could be one of the biggest embarrassments in Scottish football but for Morton especially.”