Christie’s fear for Caley Jags

Celtic star Ryan Christie is concerned about the impact Scottish football’s shutdown could have on smaller clubs, including his former side Caley Thistle.

Many Scottish football clubs are predicting difficult weeks ahead if there is no money coming through the turnstiles on matchdays in the coming weeks.

The SPFL and SFA announced an immediate and indefinite suspension of Scottish football on Friday due to the coronavirus.

Christie said: “I said that to one of the boys the other day, that there are so many teams in Scotland that need money coming through the gate every weekend to keep the books balanced.

“Again, it is not great. It doesn’t really help many teams in Scotland, but you have to put it into perspective.

“You would rather do that than put people’s lives in danger.

“Most of the time, with all these questions, you have

Ryan Christie has been a standout player for Celtic as they romped to a deluge of trophies in recent years