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Buddie Banter: St Mirren kids passed Celtic test with flying colours despite Covid-19 crisis but SPFL failed miserably

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Brave. Gutsy. Determined.St Mirren’s performance against Celtic on Wednesday night was everything the SPFL’s response to dealing with the fixture wasn’t.The decision from the country’s football governing body to give the clash the green light on Wednesday morning was as ill-judged as it was dangerous.

With 11 Saints players having tested positive, and a number of their team-mates and staff still at risk given the delay that often proceeds someone contracting the disease, to push on with the Premiership fixture regardless was truly negligent.

Jim Goodwin rightly spoke about player welfare being paramount after the game. Well the SPFL proved that player welfare comes pretty low down their list of priorities, certainly well below fixture

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