SNP restricting Ibrox crowds to 4%

Follow the science, they said.

After First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid update this afternoon the situation is really unclear with common sense, logic and reason seemingly out the window.

For large outdoor/stadia events, attendance has been set an an arbitrary 2000 figure, regardless of scale, stadium size and proportion.

Make it make sense please – how can this be the case after the recent crowds at Hampden for Euro 2020 as well as the rugby at Murrayfield.

How is this progress and where is the consistency?

The update has bemused many football fans, with plenty taking to social media, reacting with a mix of anger and mockery.

At least 2,000 fans will be able to attend football matches from 19 July, the First Minister has confirmed.

— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) July 13, 2021

Last month, Hampden operated ~25% capacity.

Dens Park, in the Covid capital of Europe, will operate at ~16% capacity for Dundee v Forfar, on the 24th July.

On the same day, Rangers play Brighton, where Ibrox will be permitted to operate at ~4% capacity.#FollowTheScience

— Zimmerman (@zimmerman_72) July 13, 2021

How can ‘the science’ be so vague? Differentiating between rugby fans, supporters of the national team, and club football fans?

— G (@gaz_ad1) July 13, 2021

SNP madness, duplicity and contradiction in force yet again.

2k fans permitted for Ibrox and the rest of the Premiership stadiums on first game of the season, as things stand.

Roughly 4% of the capacity.

Contemptible. #FollowTheScience

— Graeme Hanna (@graeme818) July 13, 2021

The same feeling was prevalent from Celtic fans:

I find it absolutely incredible given the numbers at Wembley, Wimbledon , shoppers in city centres every single day that 2000 football fans are allowed into stadiums in Scotland. We talk about Westminster hating the working class which is true, the SNP are exactky the same