Source: FOOTYMAD
Christmas Comes Early To Scottish Football
The Santa Financial Assistance (SFA) fund will help clubs deal with the drop in income due to games being postponed Christmas will be coming early for Scottish clubs after the SFA announced they have announced they will be making an extra £500,000 available for handouts. Arctic weather conditions effectively closed Scotland's football down in recent weeks, which denied clubs the opportunity to earn income from home games. The move by the SFA, which has sanctioned a 50% increase in discretionary payments, will soften that particular financial blowSFA chief executive, Stewart Regan, said: "The board has recognised the difficulties clubs are facing in a harsh financial climate. That situation has not been helped by the recent postponements of fixtures caused by adverse weather conditions. We feel that this gesture, at this time of year, will show our member clubs that we are committed to them and their ongoing prosperity. Moving forward, considerable work has been undertaken on our performance strategy and, to that end, it is our intention to initiate a series of performance-related incentives to reward positive behaviours at all levels of the game." Editor Ger Harley (ger@scottishfitba net)Admin Team (admin@scottishfitba net)This is Scottish-Fitba.Net
