Dunfermline Athletic manager Stevie Crawford says teams want to compete for their points, not handed them on a sliver platter.
The Pars have enjoyed a fruitful start to the season, winning four out of four across League Cup and Championship competition. They return to action this weekend away to Alloa Athletic.
It’s a season like no other with Covid-19 wrecking havoc upon campaigns globally. Queen of the South’s backroom staff didn’t travel to Ayr United on Saturday due to self-isolation measures whilst Kilmarnock, Dunfermline’s League Cup group stage rivals, have had to forfeit a game with Falkirk.
More Covid-19 trouble will eventually hit the Championship one way or another but Crawford hopes it doesn’t become the norm.
“You don’t want to see any team punished,” said Crawford. “We want to see clubs competing to win points. I am sure that the powers that be will talk to clubs and the right people at the clubs to make sure that we try to fulfil as many fixtures as we possibly can.
“I am not really aware of these sorts of conversations but look at it from the organisational side of things, there are only so many weekends that you can fill games with. We just have to be very careful.
“Obviously we have seen how it has affected other clubs. It is a tricky one because you are blind to see how this virus is getting past on from person to person. I really do sympathise with clubs hit with it. I heard Brian Rice on the radio saying that they (Hamilton Accies) had been hit again with it.
“You can only look after your own club and if it does present itself to us we have to try and deal with it in house the best we can so that it doesn’t affect our performances on a Saturday.
“We adhere to the protocols that are there, face masks, social distancing. We are just trying to minimise anyone catching this virus.”