A senior Scottish politician has called on Scottish Premier League clubs to slash ticket prices and allow children to attend matches for free.
Some clubs have been striving to improve attendances, with Celtic, for instance, announcing recently that children can purchase half-season tickets for £25 and Aberdeen offering 'mid-season' tickets for £33 to under-12s.
However, MSP and Labour sports spokesman Frank McAveety has claimed that more needs to be done and that letting youngsters in free of charge would be a step in the right direction.
He said: "You only need to look round clubs' stadiums and there are gaps in the attendance.
"I think it would be a good gesture - in this difficult economic time - to look at letting youngsters in free."
Motherwell chairman John Boyle announced in October that under-12s would be allowed to attend home games - barring those against the Old Firm - for free if accompanied by an adult or juvenile season ticket holder.
In addition, First Division sides Queen of the South and Partick Thistle have adopted pricing strategies to encourage young fans to come to home fixtures.
South of the border, Bradford confirmed recently that it would be offering fans season tickets for next season for just £99 if they booked them this month.
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