SFA Against Referee Strike

The Scottish Football Association have vowed to do “everything possible” to avert a referees strike at the weekend.

SFA president George Peat described a decision by category one referees to refuse appointments as a “sad day for Scottish football”.

Peat said: “We will do everything we possibly can to broker a deal before the weekend because it’s obviously important that officials are on duty on Saturday and Sunday. We do not condone the strike but we must sympathise with the grievances of the referees.”

Peat added that fulfilling fixtures at the weekend depended on the outcome of a number of meetings he hoped would take place and he appeared to make a veiled criticism of Celtic, who have been at the heart of the controversy since Dougie McDonald rescinded a penalty he initially awarded to the Glasgow club against Dundee United on October 17.

Tags: Referee Strike, Scottish Football League, SFA

Categories: Soccer