"Further information concerning rearrangement of the fixture will follow in due course.
And, while he was at pains to stress the "many positives" of the 12-12-18 plan, the chairman shared fans' concerns about fixtures.
"I think it will be good for everybody concerned, because the fixture has been missing for a very long time and it was always a fixture that every Scotsman and, I dare say, every Englishman would look forward to at the end of the season," the former national captain told BBC Scotland.
"But the propensity of many such measures to become permanent fixtures should concern all of us".
The CPA, set up to bring some order to the GAA's chaotic fixture schedule, feels that motion 8 on the Congress agenda for this Saturday is "concerning".
This domain encompasses various projects concerning CAD tools that facilitate the rapid production of engineering parts such as prototypes, moulds, or "glue" parts for fixturing.
To compile the Fulham manager's concerns, the fixture comes just two days after Fulham's FA Cup Fourth Round draw against Sheffield United, and the Dutchman will be less than pleased with having to play again so soon, but will restore a whole host of key players for this game.
While there is still hope Welbeck will be available for at least one of England's fixtures, concerns linger over whether he will be able to play regularly at the finals.
Ajax, concerned with internal travel arrangements in Angola, honoured the fixture after South Africa's Football Association (Safa) said they would face severe sanctions if they did not go.
Bangladesh prohibits refugees from receiving formal education, because the government is concerned the predominantly Muslim Rohingya population might become a "permanent fixture", Unicef spokesman Alastair LawsaidTancred said.
