Football clubs outline financial concerns to Scottish Conservative chief, Douglas Ross

Mr Ross, who is also a qualified assistant referee, held a call with representatives from clubs across the divisions to hear the impact of no fans being in grounds, which doesn’t look like changing anytime soon.

On the call alongside Mr Ross were Raith Rovers vice-Chairman David Sinton and East Fife Chairman Jim Stevenson who urged more action to be taken in order to secure the future survival of clubs and ensure fans have clubs to return to support.

Following the discussion, Mr Ross says he will be bringing forward options to help keep clubs like Raith Rovers and East Fife in the weeks and months ahead, who are the lifeblood of communities, including in the Fife region.

Scottish Conservative leader Mr Ross said: “It was really useful and insightful to hear direct from Raith Rovers and East Fife about the perilous state of the game at the moment and what they need to survive.

“I obviously have a huge personal interest in football but that’s not the only reason that I wanted to have this discussion. Every political leader should be working to help our game recover and rebuild.

“I’ve taken onboard what I heard and I’ll be bringing forward options to keep clubs like Raith Rovers and East Fife afloat in the near future because there’s no doubt that they need our help.”