Source: FOOTYMAD
Points Penalty
The referees are not about to come back without winning some concessions on how to deal with clubs which questions their integrity. On their return to duty, Scottish referees will continue to talk to the SFA about what can be done regarding clubs who question their integrity. It has been suggested, according to retired official Stuart Dougal, that one sanction the referees could hold out for would be the deduction of points for accusation of bias against any club.Dougal said: "Points deduction is something the Category One referees will want to talk about. It's one of the suggestions they've come up with. It would be for the protection of everybody in the game - managers and players. It would set out clearly what is acceptable and what isn't and the penalty for overstepping the mark. Nobody has a problem with a manager questioning a decision a referee makes but when certain people start saying that a ref 'couldn't wait to give a red card against us' or say that the ref 'conspired against us', then that is not right. When it veers into conspiracy and innuendo, then there should be a clear sanction in place." Editor Ger Harley (ger@scottishfitba net)Admin Team (admin@scottishfitba net)This is ScottishFitba Net
