The SFA were stuck between a rock and a hard place as they would have been hammerred by the tabloid press and the British Unionists for refusing to follow Englands poppy lead but they knew very well that FIFA were going to cop them a fine which duly materilaised.
£15,000 is a wee slap on the wrists and should be paid up with a wee wry smile as the alternative fall out for not falling in line woulld have been brutal.
No doubt the issue will arise again in the future as these comical and cringeworthy 'poppyfests' seem to grow arms and legs with each passing year.