The whole of the Scottish mainland will be placed into Tier 4 of the country's Covid-19 restrictions on Boxing Day, ending a brief period in which Highland League clubs in Tier 1 were able to welcome supporters and before those in Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders areas could even open their doors.
For the rest of the country it is pretty much no change as they carry on behind closed doors with a busy Boxing Day schedule that includes some long journeys in the Scottish Cup.
More important than ever, perhaps, the Donate a Ticket platform has enabled clubs in Scotland to raise much-needed revenue.
Earlier in the year I asked Ruaridh Kilgour, the founder of Donate a Ticket, how it came into being.
'The idea initially came about when thinking of a way to help my club, Raith Rovers.
'I wanted a fundraising page that allowed supporters to rationalise a donation and also give clubs a narrative to ask supporters to donate their hard-earned money.
'By using Donate a TIcket, it brings back a little bit of excitement and competition between clubs and supporters that we're all sorely missing.
'The Scottish Cup virtual fundraising tournament, in particular, has been a great success and some clubs have even raised more from their virtual ties than they would from an average home gate.'
At the time the amount raised was over £100,000 but at the time of writing nearly £300K has been donated.
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