Former Rangers, Kilmarnock and Scotland striker Kris Boyd told Sky Sports News “nobody wants to go and watch their team behind closed doors”.

Speaking as leagues were suspended amidst the current coronavirus outbreak, Boyd dismissed the idea of holding matches away from the public gaze.

Also managed to squeeze in 5 ehhhhms into 14 seconds… Genius

— Mike MacEachen (@schmike1888) March 13, 2020

Not that he appeared to understand the full extent of his own comments, implying – inadvertently, you’d hope – that fans would indeed be able to go along and watch.

Boyd retired last year with a total of 293 club goals in 647 career matches.