The Hampden pitch has been making the headlines for the wrong reasons since the weekend, but the sub-standard condition of the playing surface at the national stadium is just one of the things that could prove detrimental to the sales pitch Scottish football presents to the world.
That is the view of Ange Postecoglou, who criticised the Hampden pitch after his side beat Kilmarnock on Saturday evening in the Viaplay Cup semi-final. For the Celtic manager, the two semi-finals played over the weekend were showpiece events for the Scottish game, and as such, should have presented the best side of it to the watching public.
He was pleased to see a joint commitment from the SFA and the SPFL then that has followed to ensure remedial work will be carried out before he takes his team back to Hampden at the end of February for the final against Rangers, but in a wider sense, he says that the Scottish game has to do better in showcasing the things that make it so popular within its own borders to a broader audience.
