Nicola Sturgeon ‘FURIOUS’ at Aberdeen players for trip to bar as two test positive for coronavirus and St Johnstone clash is postponed

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has slammed Aberdeen players after two stars tested positive for coronavirus.

Eight members of the Dons squad went to a crowded bar in Aberbeen on Saturday despite strict rules around the resumption of football in Scotland.

Following the two positive tests, which has also forced six players into self-isolation, the upcoming clash with St Johnston has been postponed.

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Sturgeon did not hold back in her criticism, admitting she is ‘pretty furious’ about the players’ behavior.

She said: “It is now clear that all eight of these players visited a bar in Aberdeen on Saturday night.

“In doing so they blatantly broke the rules that had been agreed between the SFA, the SPFL, and the Scottish Government which, to put it mildly, is completely unacceptable.

“We are asking members of the public to behave in a highly precautionary manner and when a football club ends up with players infected with Covid – and let’s remember this is not through bad luck but through clear breaches of the rules – we cannot take even a small risk that they then spread the infection to other parts of the country.”

St Johnstone confirmed the postponement of this weekend’s game.

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The club said: “This weekend’s Scottish Premiership fixture against Aberdeen at McDiarmid Park has been postponed.

“The club is disappointed at the news of this postponement but the health and wellbeing of everybody is of paramount importance in this situation.”

A statement from the Scottish football authorities’ joint response group added: “Following a meeting this morning between the minister for public health, sport and wellbeing, Joe FitzPatrick, the Scottish FA chief executive, Ian Maxwell, and the chief executive of the SPFL, Neil Doncaster, to further examine the circumstances around the self-isolation of eight Aberdeen players, a request was received from Scottish Government – and agreement reached – to postpone Saturday’s Scottish Premiership match against St Johnstone.

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“There is an evolving public health outbreak in Aberdeen and the minister conveyed the need for additional work to provide further assurance around Aberdeen’s adherence to the agreed protocols.

“Given the overriding responsibility to public health, the subsequent advice and discussion with the minister this morning means that the joint response group must adhere to the request to postpone the match.”