Former Sheffield Wednesday man relegated as Scottish season ends

The Scottish Premiership was controversially decided on a points-per-game basis, crowing runaway leaders Celtic champions for the ninth consecutive time.

The decision was taken at a board meeting on Monday after the 12 clubs agreed at the end of last week that completing the campaign was unfeasible.

Clare’s Hearts were four points adrift of Hamilton Academical at the foot of the table and in a statement have said they will continue to take legal advice on the matter.

The 23-year-old left Hillsborough under something of a cloud in 2018 having turned down a new contract from the club. In just five senior appearances he had shown glimpses of his talents in the Owls midfield and despite his claim of interest from Premier League and Championship outfits decided to make the move to Tynecastle.

Then-Hearts boss Craig Levein claimed the club had broken their budget to take Clare from Wednesday in a ‘six-figure’ compensation deal. He signed a three-year contract which is set to run out in the summer of 2021.

Speaking at his unveiling as a Hearts player Clare said: “I’m buzzing to be here. I’m really happy to get it done and I’m looking forward to what’s to come.

“There has been interest from England in the Premier League and the Championship.

“I really took my time on the decision, but even before I came up I knew that Hearts was a massive club and you’ve got really passionate fans and a great fanbase, people who you want to play for so that really attracted me to come up.”

The EFL have repeatedly made clear their desire to see the rest of the season played out and last week EFL chairman Rick Parry confirmed that in the event of the rest of the season being cancelled, the Championship would be decided on a points-per-game basis, leaving Sheffield Wednesday in 15th.

Parry also confirmed that if play were to be resumed it would be behind closed doors. The top two tiers of German football resumed at the weekend.