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SFL get proactive in coping with big crowds

DAVID LONGMUIR, the chief executive of the Scottish Football League, yesterday confirmed that fourth officials will be drafted in for televised Rangers matches in the SFL and that all 30 of his clubs will attend a seminar next week for guidance on how to deal with larger crowds.

David Longmuir
David Longmuir

Unlike its counterpart, the Scottish Premier League, the SFL does not utilise match delegates to report upon matters such as crowd misbehaviour and offensive singing. Instead the task of keeping a lid on such matters will be down to the match officials, club officials and directors.

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