We just need to keep going to beat Covid
Exactly a year ago, Covid-19 first impacted hard on football in Scotland.
The Scottish FA suspended the domestic game, which included the postponement of an Old Firm clash.
It has been a very frustrating time. Not having fans inside the stadiums makes the game as we know it feel different.
So the sooner fans are allowed back in, the better.
We may well see supporters inside Hampden Park and Wembley Stadium for the Euros this summer.
And on the domestic front, it would give us all a boost if we could get the fans back inside the grounds for the start of the new season.
We need them back as the novelty has most definitely worn off.
Some clubs have excelled with no fans, while others have suffered with the lack of vocal support.
The more the population sticks to the rules, the better the chance football and society will have of being back to some form of normality in the not-too-distant future.
There is most definitely light at the end of the end of the tunnel with the vaccinations now on the go.
Credit to the NHS and the scientists for providing information and communication to keep us all as safe as possible.
The health and wellbeing of everyone will always be the most important thing. We need to follow the guidelines as best we can.
Of course, people have broken the rules. I’m sure there are many, many people around the UK who would admit that they could have done better in the past year in terms of following the rules.
Scottish football has had its share of negativity this season, with players and clubs letting themselves down with some poor decision-making.
But the past year was always going to be a learning process for everyone because we were new to all of this. It was never going to be perfect.
The important thing is that we learn from mistakes and do not repeat them.
There are challenges to overcome every single day, and we just need to try our best to get through them.