Highland League Secretary Rod Houston said the subsidies clubs would get from the Scottish government would make a big difference when they retire to end the season.
The department’s clubs are expected to earn 33,000 euros after the government announced its sports assistance program.
When the 2020-21 Highland League crusade began last month, the 10 Moray and Highlands groups were allowed to leave a limited number of followers.
The six Aberdeenshire groups had to play behind closed doors.
But with Scotland entering Level Four of Covid-19 restrictions for 3 weeks from Boxing Day, all clubs will have to play with fans.
As a result, Houston says the grants clubs will get are important.
He said: “The fact that we no longer have enthusiasts is frustrating, but at the same time the clubs have been aware of the context in which we develop and face it.
“If that means we can’t have fans, then we can’t have fans.
We’ve been with some clubs that can’t have fans and now we’re on a stage where not all clubs can have fans.
“But since the league has started, I think we’re going out to continue and what that allows is the subsidy that’s been paid through the Scottish Government and the SFA. “
“This is wonderful news and comforts clubs, because anxiety for enthusiasts, besides being concerned about other people’s well-being and taking them out, is also financial.
“This has been greatly mitigated by the grants clubs will receive.
“The grant money is there and is the result of hard work over several months through many other people in the lower grades of the game to take us to a scenario where we are the beneficiaries. “
Explaining further the importance of grants to help clubs survive, Houston added, “There will be a big difference, if you look at the Wick Academy, you may have thought, “Should we pay the costs of the bus?”»
“When clubs talked about the lack of spectators weeks ago, one of the unrest would be how prices would be covered.
While the clubs have a sum of cash that allows them to continue the season and the players and coaches have the merit of being to continue betting on football, which we think is very important. “
Houston believes the return of fans to the Highland League is fine.
But he says clubs will continue to review the processes instead and will be informed of their experiences.
He said, “Where the enthusiasts were allowed, things went pretty well.
“We do an inventory weekly and are confident that this went as well as expected in existing circumstances.
“We had other people in the top games and we had feedback on all the games and everything went as expected.
“People have understood the desire to respect protocol and criteria only because the Highland League does not want to contribute to the dissemination of anything.
“But at the same time, you must contribute to the smart things football can bring.
“Having participated in games, what struck me was seeing other people smiling, you can see despite the mask, and see it in their eyes.
Several other people said to me, ‘It’s wonderful to be back, Rod, and it’s a Saturday to pass out. ‘
“There he” means I don’t have to do the Christmas shopping “they give you at this time of year.
“I think in the Highland League, other people have had an overwhelming sense of duty in the way they did things.
“Club feedback has been appealing in terms of adjusting an arrangement here and there. They should be informed of their operational experience, which I think is incredibly important.
“We will fall asleep on our laurels and take advantage of this era to take stock. “
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