‘Transparency is irrelevant’… Ex-SFA referees fume at Ian Maxwell statement as Rangers penalty farce rumbles on

Things seem to be going from bad to worse for the SFA regarding the failure to award Rangers a penalty in the Premier Sports Cup final.

 

CEO Ian Maxwell spoke to journalists and made it clear why the games governing body has been keeping quiet because he only made things worse – hoping that it will go away by saying “these things happen” isn’t going to wash.

That every ex-referee who covered the game and who has commented afterwards, including self-confessed Celtic fans, are outraged at the error is evidence enough for Patrick Stewart to take Rangers case as high as he can.

Referees react to SFA claims after Rangers penalty controversy

Reacting to Maxwell’s statement, Des Roache and Steve Conroy on SM Media’s The Ref’s View X page aren’t happy that officials getting the right decision doesn’t seem to be a problem for Maxwell:

 

“Brushing things off as “decisions will be wrong” is why there is so much scrutiny on referees.

“Do everything in your power to come to the right decision, transparency is irrelevant if it’s just going to be passed off as another mistake.”

It’s been a long time since an incident unified presenters and pundits from across Scotland to the extent that they all agree on the same opinion.