Hearts fans: Will you be boycotting certain grounds next season - POLL

Supporters have been discussing the idea of boycotting teams who voted against reconstruction

On Monday the verdict from the SFA arbitration panel arrived, confirming Hearts’ relegation to the Championship – and Partick Thistle’s to League One – following the clubs’ legal challenge to have the demotions by the SPFL overturned.

The Gorgie club had hoped to be reinstated into the Premiership or be compensated.

The decision, which was met with little surprise but plenty of disappointment by many attached to the club, means for the second time since 2014, the Tynecastle club will be playing in Scottish football’s second tier.

A divisive four months has created a number of strained relationships across the SPFL.

In a statement after the decision, Partick Thistle chair Jacqui Low asked “everyone associated with Thistle... to never forget how it feels to be relegated unfairly. To never forget that there are many good decent people and clubs in Scotland who stood with us, publicly and privately – but there are some whose fear and self-interest got in the way of doing the right thing.”

It followed Neil Doncaster, chief executive of the SPFL, who admitted being "absolutely delighted” and “vindicated”. Comments which Ann Budge called “shameful”.

Recent weeks has seen Hearts fans debate the notion of boycotting certain grounds when they are able to return to stadiums.

Hearts fans could boycott matches next season. Picture: SNS

Some within the Tynecastle support are wary of giving money to clubs which were against league reconstruction in an indicative vote in June.

Only 16 of the 42 clubs supported a switch to a 14-10-10-10 format which would have seen no relegation and the promotion of Kelty Hearts and Brora Rangers into League Two. Five of the 16 were from the Championship. As well as Hearts and Inverness CT, Arbroath, Greenock Morton and Dunfermline Athletic were in favour of the change.

Speaking on Tuesday, Raith Rovers chairman Bill Clark issued a plea to Hearts and the club's supporters as he seeks to “build bridges”.

The Kirkcaldy side came up from League One and are one of the teams likely to be impacted by any potential boycott after voting against possible reconstruction.

Championship teams are set to find out their fixture list this afternoon.

There are of course more than two months before the season gets underway but we are looking to get the view from Hearts fans as to whether they plan to boycott certain Championship grounds once they are able to return to matches.