Ewan Murray claims that Ian Maxwell, the head of the Scottish Football Association, lost the opportunity to address the Rangers VAR situation early.
In Sunday’s [December 15] Premier Sports Cup final, on-field referee John Beaton awarded a free-kick rather than a penalty for Liam Scales’ foul on Vaclav Cerny on the line of the 18-yard box, which VAR failed to detect.
Following his rare interview, Murray dubbed Maxwell a “hide and seek champion” and criticised him for his hypocrisy after he acknowledged that mistakes are made.
“As Scotland’s hide-and-seek champion, this is ‘the first time he has been asked about a VAR decision,'” the journalist from The Guardian said on his X account [December 18].
“On Monday morning, the SFA could have issued a statement clarifying this. Maxwell is droning on about openness on this Wednesday.
Rangers want the Scottish FA to address the VAR error.
Patrick Stewart was right to call Willie Collum on his first day of work, and the Light Blues had every right to be upset about the decision [Rangers Review, 16 December].
The Bears had a chance to win it from the penalty spot before to the final penalty shootout after Cerny was fouled in extra time when the score was tied.
The Gers had one of their greatest games of the season, but a VAR error cost them.
The performance at Hampden Park was deserving of winning the Scottish League Cup, and Philippe Clement has made tremendous progress at Rangers in recent weeks.
The SFA’s pronouncements won’t matter to the Ibrox supporters since they don’t alter the situation; accountability is crucial, but Maxwell’s trite remarks imply otherwise.
On January 2, the Light Blues will have another opportunity to defeat Celtic in the Scottish Premiership at Ibrox, and Clement must finally win the Old Firm rivalry.