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| Scotland fans angry after wheelchair users’ restricted view at Hampden Park | Scotland fans angry after wheelchair users’ restricted view at Hampden Park |
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| Scottish fans have expressed anger after the view for wheelchair users was restricted by advertising hoardings that were poorly placed at Hampden Park during the Euro 2016 qualifier between Scotland and Germany on Monday night. | Scottish fans have expressed anger after the view for wheelchair users was restricted by advertising hoardings that were poorly placed at Hampden Park during the Euro 2016 qualifier between Scotland and Germany on Monday night. |
| The BBC’s Scotland investigations correspondent, Mark Daly, called for the SFA to explain the situation after posting on Twitter his picture of the view afforded fans at the match. | The BBC’s Scotland investigations correspondent, Mark Daly, called for the SFA to explain the situation after posting on Twitter his picture of the view afforded fans at the match. |
| Wheelchairs at Hampden afforded 2nd class citizen status tonight thanks to ad hoarding. Nice one SFA. pic.twitter.com/iKQlMadF6Y | Wheelchairs at Hampden afforded 2nd class citizen status tonight thanks to ad hoarding. Nice one SFA. pic.twitter.com/iKQlMadF6Y |
| He added that “Supporters club officials mortified, to be fair to them, and came down and apologised to everyone. Inquiry underway, apparently”. | He added that “Supporters club officials mortified, to be fair to them, and came down and apologised to everyone. Inquiry underway, apparently”. |
| He was not alone in his demands for an explanation from the SFA however as another unhappy supporter, David Brockett, also shared the view he was given and his dissatisfaction on Twitter. | He was not alone in his demands for an explanation from the SFA however as another unhappy supporter, David Brockett, also shared the view he was given and his dissatisfaction on Twitter. |
| Raging @scottishfa. Just arrived to find advertising boards COMPLETELY obscuring disabled seating view. Unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/tOJ2DUHSoh | Raging @scottishfa. Just arrived to find advertising boards COMPLETELY obscuring disabled seating view. Unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/tOJ2DUHSoh |
| As did Sharon McCaskie, who described the view as “disgraceful”. | As did Sharon McCaskie, who described the view as “disgraceful”. |
| @Daily_Record disabled supporters view at hampden disgraceful pic.twitter.com/fdMdtkPK6A | @Daily_Record disabled supporters view at hampden disgraceful pic.twitter.com/fdMdtkPK6A |
| Stewart Regan, the chief executive of the Scottish Football Association, replied to Daly’s tweet by saying: “Mark, agree this is unacceptable. We rectified last night as soon as poss & will be in touch with those affected to make amends”. However Daly did not accept that anything had been done to improve the situation. Tweeting: “how was it rectified? Most of the wheelchair users I was beside, including my companion, didn’t see the game?”. | Stewart Regan, the chief executive of the Scottish Football Association, replied to Daly’s tweet by saying: “Mark, agree this is unacceptable. We rectified last night as soon as poss & will be in touch with those affected to make amends”. However Daly did not accept that anything had been done to improve the situation. Tweeting: “how was it rectified? Most of the wheelchair users I was beside, including my companion, didn’t see the game?”. |
| Scotland lost the game 3-2 to Germany and their only hope of qualification now lies through the play-offs. |