The Scottish FA has scrapped its independent panel that reviewed major refereeing decisions in the Premiership.
Since 2024, the voluntary three-man key match incidents (KMI) panel, which included former players and a club representative, had given verdicts on a weekly basis in a bid to provide transparency.
In February last year, Dundee United withdrew their representation, citing concerns over the panel’s “purpose, effectiveness and impact on Scottish football”.
It is believed other clubs also opted to withdraw this season.
Separate to the KMI panel, SFA head of refereeing Willie Collum provides monthly video explanations of key decisions and whether they were correct or not in his VAR Review Show broadcast on the Scottish FA’s YouTube channel.
Collum will also continue to hold meetings with captains and managers, which are seen as a more useful means of discussing incidents.
Last season, the KMI panel at times disagreed with what Collum’s retrospective view would be.
Leave a Reply