Boli Bolingoli and Aberdeen eight place Scottish game under pressure | Ewan Murray | The Guardian

The Scottish government now calls the shots not the football authorities after two major breaches of coronavirus protocolsScottish football has had worse weeks. It is just now difficult to remember them. For two days out of the past three a government coronavirus briefing has been dominated by the once beautiful, now unseemly, game.That eight Aberdeen players thought it wise to attend a busy city-centre bar after a home defeat by Rangers had politicians fixing their eyes towards the Scottish Premiership’s resumption even without the extraordinary actions of Boli Bolingoli. The Celtic left-back, widely regarded as expendable before his trip to Spain, has now triggered the postponement of three fixtures. It is quite the claim to infamy. A penny for the thoughts of KR Reykjavik, due to leave tight restrictions in their home country to face Celtic in a Champions League qualifier next week. Continue reading…

The Scottish government now calls the shots not the football authorities after two major breaches of coronavirus protocols

Scottish football has had worse weeks. It is just now difficult to remember them. For two days out of the past three a government coronavirus briefing has been dominated by the once beautiful, now unseemly, game.

That eight Aberdeen players thought it wise to attend a busy city-centre bar after a home defeat by Rangers had politicians fixing their eyes towards the Scottish Premiership’s resumption even without the extraordinary actions of Boli Bolingoli. The Celtic left-back, widely regarded as expendable before his trip to Spain, has now triggered the postponement of three fixtures. It is quite the claim to infamy. A penny for the thoughts of KR Reykjavik, due to leave tight restrictions in their home country to face Celtic in a Champions League qualifier next week.

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