Originally Posted by timboy:
“Celtic's issue isn't with Meekings, it is with McLean. The SFA are only doing this to cover up their incompetent referee.
If the SFA are looking to punish Meekings then they should also be punishing McLean as well.”
McLean's only weekend appointment is as a fourth official at Hamilton v Motherwell on Friday night.
I don't know if that can be considered a demotion or not - how does the pay for a Premiership fourth official compare to that of Championship/L1/L2 referee?
Originally Posted by indiana44:
“Astonishing. I have bever heard of anything other than violent conduct or very occasionally mistaken identity being retrospectively punished.”
Even mistaken identity doesn't always result in retrospective punishment.
It used to be that the referee's decision was final. Retrospective punishments were then introduced for violence conduct and serious foul play ("leg breaking" challenges etc.). It was recently extended to diving. That's where it should end, otherwise we're on a slippery slope towards every decision being scrutinised.