Image source, SNS Supporters could be allowed to buy alcohol at a Scotland match later this year as part of a plan aimed at lifting the booze ban in Scottish football. The Scottish FA have confirmed the trial could take place during one of the national team friendly matches in March or June, prior to the World Cup. Steve Clarke's side will host Japan on 28 March and Curacao on 30 May.
Chairman Calvin Ford stated on the Livingston website how "frustrated" he was by the decision. "It was a huge moment in the match, particularly having just levelled things moments before, and we firmly believe we should have been awarded a penalty and, with it, a very good chance to take the lead," he said. "We held lengthy conversations with the SFA this week, and the incident has officially been recognised as a mistake. We should have received a penalty.
"We want to have another conversation with the SFA," Thelwell told RangersTV. "We've been doing some analysis of our own over a much wider period and perhaps want to talk to them again about some of that detail for one reason and one reason only. "We want greater consistency, we want a greater quality and standard of refereeing and we want the focus to be on the football and not on the decisions.
Troubled Hamilton Academical have been left without a director, while a Scottish FA ruling also bans the League One club's owner from the day-to-day running of affairs. The governing body state that neither Seref Zengin nor Gerry Strain are "fit and proper to hold a position" in the game. Owner Zengin resigned as a director last month, while chairman Jock Brown recently stood down, which had left Strain as the sole director.
Rangers head coach Danny Rohl says it is "difficult to understand" why Celtic's Auston Trusty was not sent off in Sunday's League Cup semi-final for a "dangerous" challenge. The defender's foot appeared to catch Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland in the head as Rohl's side trailed 1-0. The head coach did not want to comment on Trusty's challenge immediately after the game, preferring to praise his players despite their 3-1 loss in extra time.