Rangers fan group Club 1872 have launched a scathing attack on the Scottish FA after another week of baffling decisions from Hampden, with a statement released on their website.
The decision to ban Allan McGregor for two matches for a challenge on Aberdeen midfielder Lewis Ferguson has left many supporters disgusted, considering the decision to uphold the suspension came just 24 hours after exonerating Alan Power and Paul McGinn for worse and more dangerous incidents.
Scottish football fans up and down the country are absolutely sick of the retrospective action process and the role of the SFA Compliance Officer.
It seems Rangers supporters are leading the way in calling for action.
In a statement released this week, Club 1872 said:
Club 1872 has today written to the SFA seeking explanation for the incomprehensible decision making of their compliance officer, Clare Whyte and the judicial panels convened by them to oversee disciplinary matters in Scottish football.
Supporters of all clubs have been left confused and concerned by the process of citing players for events that it is claimed have been missed by referees, despite clear video evidence to the contrary. There are also major anomalies within the appeals process for red card offences and a complete lack of transparency and consistency in decisions reached.
The group, who are the second largest shareholders in Rangers Football Club, go on to list a number of specific questions for the SFA to answer including how the judicial panels are heard, the role of referee reports in any retrospective action and whether authorities are being overly influenced by media coverage of incidents.
It’s a more robust and incisive statement than anything the club itself have released in recent months and hopefully will provoke a response from Hampden.
Change must be brought to move away from the current process.