SCOTLAND fans will pay less than £7 to watch the March 28 Euro 2008 qualifier against Italy in Bari.

The SFA have been allocated 7400 tickets - at c10 equating to £6.72 - with the possibility of more if they all go.

SFA security advisor Derek Kirkwood is just back from Bari and said: "We have been assured the city will be very welcoming to Scotland supporters, and they are well aware of our fans' excellent reputation."

Dane Nicolai Vollquartz, 42, takes the Georgia game at Hampden next month, his second visit after the friendly defeat to Austria in April 2003. He also took Hearts v AEK Athens in August.

Belgian Frank de Bleeckere, 40, takes the match in Bari. It's his first Scotland game, but he had four ties in the 2006 World Cup Finals as well as Real Madrid v Bayern this week.

Tickets for the Georgia game go on sale from Monday, March 5. James McFadden is back in light training at Everton and won't rule out returning for Bari. Uefa are today expected to reject Lille's protest about Ryan Giggs' quick free-kick goal for Man United.

Lille also face a fine after their players threatened to walk off.

United have sent a report to Uefa on the crowd trouble but are privately furious Lille have tried to blame them. Goalkeeper David Marshall has quit his loan at Norwich and returned to Celtic after ankle ligament damage ended his season. Killie are in talks with Clyde for midfield player Craig Bryson, 20. Derby boss Billy Davies is said to have had a serious fall-out with managing director Michael Horton. Everton's Scotland squad keeper Iain Turner to join Sheffield Wednesday on loan. Italy's interior ministry has reopened 12 more stadiums, making 23 in all. In today's English papers: Arsene Wenger tells Jose Mourinho: Euro win doesn't make you great manager. John Terry to miss next month's Euro qualifiers. Anton Ferdinand says axed West Ham boss Alan Pardew let down by players. £95 top-price ticket for Wembley - or possibly Cardiff - FA Cup Final.