Ever since the end of the Setanta television contract, Scottish football has faced financial problems. Now the Scottish game faces the prospect of a referees’ strike next Saturday in protest at what they see as persistent unfair criticism. If the strike go ahead, clubs will lose vital cash flow which they need to continue paying wages and settling their debts. It is the smaller clubs, who have been less vociferous in the con
Ever since the end of the Setanta television contract, Scottish football has faced financial problems. Now the Scottish game faces the prospect of a referees’ strike next Saturday in protest at what they see as persistent unfair criticism. If the strike go ahead, clubs will lose vital cash flow which they need to continue paying wages and settling their debts. It is the smaller clubs, who have been less vociferous in the controversy, who will be hit hardest, but the referees can hardly select which clubs to strike against.
The Scottish football authorities have talked of bringing in Welsh and Irish referees to break the strike, although whether they would be available in sufficient numbers remains to be seen. Hopefully with the referees having made their point it will be possible to broker a compromise.