This morning, the ripples and reaction from the First Minister’s announcement on crowds at large events, including football, is still being felt and computed.
Having just 500 supporters at games is a big change for teams at the top end of the SPFL league ladder, but its day-to-day normality for the League Two sides currently in the fourth tier.
For the next few weeks, it could be reality for all of them as the country prepares for the Omicron variant of Covid and its effects.
The announcement and reaction, predictably dominates the headlines in newspapers, websites and media outlets across the country but this is Scottish football, this is December, just about a week away from an Old Firm derby AND a transfer window resuming. There is plenty non-Omicron news, transfer talk and football news doing the rounds too.
Here are the headlines, stories and speculation from Wednesday, December 22, 2021.
For the next few weeks, it could be reality for all of them as the country prepares for the Omicron variant of Covid and its effects.