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Dave Cormack after the Aberdeen chairman's plea to open Pittodrie's gates.The Dons have had a number of requests for test events knocked back, despite the Granite City being placed in Level 2 of the Scottish Government's restrictions.That means cinemas can be open for indoor gatherings but, despite spending £30,000 on protocols, Aberdeen cannot host matches.Epidemiologist Professor Gary Macfarlane believes that up to 2,000 fans attending Pittodrie would represent a low Covid risk but Scotland's clinical director insists comparing football to movie theatres is not valid.Leitch said on BBC Radio Scotland: "Because there are choices that have been made in Scotland vs other countries."Let's think for a moment about what it takes to run a

Dave Cormack insists Aberdeen will not be "fobbed off" in their bid to get fans back into Pittodrie.The Dons chairman has become exasperated by repeated rejection of test event applications and football clubs are being treated unfairly.He insists requests for meetings with ministers and clinical director Jason Leitch are being continually ignored, despite the latter informing clubs regulated outdoor events were preferable to indoor gatherings.Aberdeen have previously secured the backing of epidemiologist Professor Gary Macfarlane, who declared 2000 socially-distanced supporters inside Pittodrie as being low risk.And now a defiant Cormack, who revealed Aberdeen have spent £30,000 on protocols, has launched another bid to force authorities to

Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack as he insists the government do care about football. The Dons are desperate to get fans back into Pittodrie after a successful test event in September and have applied to get 1,000 supporters into their Premiership clash with Ross County on December 12.