CRAIG Bryson, the St Johnstone midfielder, has urged the SFA to do “everything possible” to get fans in to the Scottish Cup final on Saturday week.
Bryson is disappointed that no supporters will be able to attend the McDiarmid Park club’s match against Hibernian at Hampden on May 22.
From Monday a total of 500 spectators will be able to attend outdoor events - and organisers will be able to request more.
The reason that no fans will be allowed through the turnstiles for the cup final is because the stadium will be under the control of UEFA ahead of the Euro 2020 finals next month.
Scotland’s opening match of the finals against the Czech Republic at Hampden on June 12 is set to be played in front of a crowd of 12,000.
Bryson, 34, feels the SFA should do whatever is required to get a small number of socially distanced fans into the game between St Johnstone and Hibs.
“I don’t know the ins and outs of it, but I just think we should be trying everything possible to get fans into this final,” he said. “We’re not talking about full capacity.
“This is St Johnstone’s second cup final of the season (the Perth club won the Betfred Cup in February) and for no fans to be at either of them would be very disappointing to be honest.
“Even having our families there to enjoy the experience with us would be a big thing.
“I know it’s down south, but there were fans indoors to watch the snooker. I don’t see how it can’t happen.”
Aberdeen yesterday offered to stage the cup final at Pittodrie - but their former player Bryson would like to see the match against Hibs take place at a major stadium.
Asked if he would be open to the final moving to another ground, he said: “Probably, but it would depend where it’s going to be. If it’s going to be at a big stadium like Ibrox, Celtic Park or Murrayfield then yeah, I’d be open to that idea.
“When you’re a kid growing up you want to play a Scottish Cup final at Hampden. If you’re asking me what I want to see happen – it’s at Hampden with some amount of fans.”
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