THE commercial viability of Scottish football was put at risk because of sectarian incidents and the conduct of Old Firm officials, Alex Salmond has warned.
THE commercial viability of Scottish football was put at risk because of sectarian incidents and the conduct of Old Firm officials, Alex Salmond has warned.
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Brian Currie
He said a repetition of the events, which involved mainly Rangers and Celtic and their fans but also other clubs, would be a “disaster for our national game”.
The First Minister said decent supporters, advertisers and sponsors would find it increasingly difficult to be associated with the game if such behaviour was seen in the coming season.
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