🗣️"Does a stronger message not need to be sent out? Do the repercussions not have to be far greater? Is more of a deterrent not required?"
Celtic's final day punishment is too lenient - the SPFL must get tough on fan disorder.
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🗣️"It doesn’t say anything about the standards of Scottish refereeing at all. The standard is still extremely high."
The reasons for FIFA overlooking Scotland's match officials for the World Cup finals have been revealed.
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🗣️"What took place was appalling, put the personal wellbeing of Hearts players at risk and should never have been allowed to happen."
Celtic's final day punishment doesn't go far enough - the SPFL must get tough on fan unrest.
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🗣️"Neither of them is perfect, both of them are fallible. Still, they have an abundance of talent and are capable of running riot."
Scale of task facing Scotland at World Cup laid bare as Brazil and Morocco show their quality.
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The SPFL must consider far tougher punishments for supporter disorder in future if the sanctions they have hit clubs with fail to have the desired…
🗣️"We were completely in the dark about them. You know the players' shoe sizes now. We were lucky to get names or numbers in my day."
Maurice Malpas reveals the reasons Scotland lost to Costa Rica - and won’t get beat by Haiti.
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The SPFL must consider far tougher punishments for supporter disorder in future if the sanctions they have hit clubs with fail to have the desired…
🗣️"He's gone for a scan now. I'm sitting here hoping and praying he's on the plane. I am 100 per cent worried."
Scotland manager Steve Clarke has provided an update on the injury that forced Billy Gilmour off at Hampden today.
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🗣️"Scottish football, even compared to English football, has taken a lack of innovation to a whole new level."
Ex-CEO on what Celtic must do to end supporter unrest and compete at the highest level in Europe once again.
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Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour has been ruled out of the World Cup by the knee injury he suffered against Curacao at Hampden today.
He will be sidelined for six to eight weeks.
Terrible news for Billy and for Scotland.
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🗣️“It would be a really divisive decision for the Celtic board to take, unnecessarily divisive."
Celtic risk more fan unrest if they appoint Robbie Keane due to the Irishman's past involvement with Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel.
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🗣️"There was a time in the past when the majority of the Scotland support was comprised of Rangers fans."
Rangers have never had more players in a Scotland squad at a World Cup - but will their fans back the national team?
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Matthew Lindsay
Matthew Lindsay
Matthew Lindsay
Matthew Lindsay
Matthew Lindsay
Matthew Lindsay
The former SFA head of refereeing has revealed why FIFA snubbed Scotland's leading match officials for the World Cup finals this summer.
