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Scottish football doesn’t need a winter stop

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

In The Motion, we’ll bring you a hot topic of discussion for you to get your teeth into. To get involved, simply read the motion below. Then, having calmed down sufficiently, leave your comment arguing for, or against the motion. There’s no prize, there’s no winner and there’s no right or wrong – just your opinion.

The Motion

With the amount of games being called off in the last few weeks, there have been calls for a winter stop to be introduced in the Scottish game to avoid the fixture build-up and hordes of angry fans who have spent the best part of four hours getting to a game that has been cancelled. Every season it’s the same old story.

But what is really needed is not a winter stop, just better facilities at the grounds, together with better communication between the leagues, the clubs and the fans.

Discuss