| P | GD | Pts | ||
 | Celtic (C) | 33 | 52 | 81 |
 | Rangers | 33 | 40 | 63 |
 | Motherwell | 33 | 5 | 55 |
 | St.Johnstone | 33 | 6 | 50 |
| Dundee Utd | 33 | 12 | 49 | |
 | Hearts | 33 | 9 | 48 |
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Dougie McDonald has announced his immediate retirement as a Category One Referee. The 45-year-old quits after his controversial penalty u-turn decision at Tannadice, kicked off the whole Refgate fiasco, that led to officials going on strike at the weekend. McDonald admitted in an exclusive interview with the BBC, that he had lied to Celtic manager Neil Lennon over the reasons
His position was untenable after recent revelations of his alleged bullying and harassment of former linesman Steven Craven, the whole referee strike fiasco, but ultimately the sectarian email he forwarded from his SFA account. But before he could be pushed out of the door at Hampden, Hugh Dallas walked the plank and took the plunge ending his time in the
When you thought Scottish Football couldn’t get any more farcical, it is now apparent that our governing body, while headhunting for Category One and FIFA-ranked referees, has failed to inform those who they are trying to tempt to our shores, the real reason why they need their help. It seems that the SFA have not had their fill of cover-ups
Scottish Football League clubs could seek compensation from the SFA after the majority of the lower league games were called off due to the refereeing fiasco. Fan-owned Stirling Albion believes that if they play against Partick Thistle in midweek, it would cost them more than £6,000. Cowdenbeath also stated that they would be seeking compensation after its game with Dunfermline
Referees from Poland and Portugal have ridden to the rescue of Scottish Football as 16 officials will fly in for the weekend’s games. All SPL matches will go ahead as normal as will Sunday’s ALBA Cup final between Ross County and Queens of the South. Of the Scottish Football League fixtures only one – Greenock Morton versus Falkirk – will
Scottish Cup 2nd Round. Two penalties and two sending offs. Were Ayr United playing? This season has seen an inordinate number of penalties and sendings off involving my home town team. I have witnessed goalkeepers defending themselves and being sent off. I have seen midfielders slide ten yards to make a tackle, miss, be defended by their opponent and be
And so it is final, the Referees have stuck to their guns and we shall now see the majority of games in Scotland called off, if not all of them if other referees cannot be bussed in from foreign shores. The SFA, SPL and SFL released a joint statement: The Scottish FA yesterday stood shoulder-to-shoulder with both the Scottish Premier
With the SFA currently in talks with the union that represents the referees, hope that a strike can be averted but ave set a deadline of tomorrow before implementing their contingency plan which will see foreign refs being bussed in from other countries. “We are hopeful that, if we can resolve the current issues that the referees have, then our
As the title says, the blame culture is alive and well in Scottish Football. From the SFA to the Old Firm to every other club in Scotland, even the fans are to blame for this current refereeing scandal. But it seems that the referees are the victims in all this affair, and if you believe that you will believe anything.
Next weekend’s matches face being postponed after Category One referees voted to strike. The whistlers are upset with the amount of criticism that has come their way this season. And who blames the critics after the news of this broke. Strike action was decided upon at a referees’ union meeting held this afternoon. Six SPL games and a full list
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