Scottish referee chief slams VAR over Liam Scales penalty decision in Old Firm

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Scottish referee chief slams VAR over Liam Scales penalty decision in Old Firm
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Ireland defender Liam Scales hauled down Vaclav Cerny with the clock ticking down in injury time with referee John Beaton awarding a free-kick to the Light Blues

Willie Collum slammed VAR duo Alan Muir and Frank Connor over the "unacceptable" decision not to award Rangers a penalty in their Premier Sports Cup final defeat to Celtic - as the SFA released the full audio exchange from Clydesdale House.

New Ibrox CEO Patrick Stewart demanded answers over the flashpoint and the blunder in the VAR room. SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell would then respond to the furious response emerging from Ibrox by admitting some "decisions will be wrong" due to human nature. Pressed on what went wrong, Collum continued: "People need to take time to decide whether it’s inside or outside. Ultimately from the TV pictures here this is not a difficult decision for the VAR team. They are not forensic enough in the analysis, they move far too quick.

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