Clubs want break moved forward as crowd restrictions imposedAny switching of games needs live broadcaster’s agreementThe Scottish Professional
Football League is locked in talks with Sky Sports amid a rising sense from top‑flight clubs that a winter break, due to start on 3 January, should be brought forward after crowd restrictions were imposed by Nicola Sturgeon.
Scotland’s first minister has implemented a blanket match attendance limit of just 500 from and including
boxing Day, which will have a dramatic impact on the backdrop to the televised Old Firm match at Celtic Park on 2 January. Hibernian are due to meet Heart of Midlothian, live on Sky, a day later in Edinburgh. Within hours of Sturgeon confirming her plans, Celtic stated they wanted matches to be rearranged.