Source: FOOTYMAD
Let The Work Begin
There will be a long road taken to resolve the issues facing Scottish football and today was the first step. The SFA have announced the start of the work outlined following the gathering convened by Alex Salmond, First Minister, after the Old Firm Derby game of 3 March. Workstream Two, a sub group of the Joint Action Group, met at Hampden for the first time today to discuss the next steps required to address various issues surrounding Scottish football. The first meeting was chaired by SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster and attended by SFA chief executive Stewart Regan, SFL chief executive David Longmuir and representatives from Celtic, Rangers, Strathclyde Police, and the Scottish Government. It should be noted that this initial meeting was convened to allocate work streams, and that actions will be agreed and acted upon following subsequent meetings, but before the start of the new season. Today, it was agreed to look in more depth at four key areas: To ensure that the existing rules and regulations of Scottish football are rigorously applied and respected To explore jointly and understand the practicalities of new fixture scheduling opportunities to minimise damage to communities To support the expansion of the excellent existing community and social partnerships between the Old Firm to take every opportunity to demonstrate mutual respect and cooperation To offer full support to all the work by clubs, authorities and police to work with communities to address alcohol misuse, sectarianism, racism, domestic abuse and violence
