Raging Rangers fan board blast SFA chiefs over 'mocking disdain' in VAR row and call for independent refs review

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The Rangers Fan Advisory Board have lashed out at SFA chiefs Ian Maxwell and Mike Mulraney over their “mocking” response to the Ibrox club’s VAR rage - and called for an independent examination into the Hampden refereeing department.

The Ibrox club released a scathing statement after blundering duo Alan Muir and Frank Connor, slammed by SFA refs chief Willie Collum for failing to award Rangers a penalty in their Premier Sports Cup final defeat to Celtic earlier this month, were quickly appointed fixtures, including one involving the Hoops with Connor running the line at Parkhead on Sunday against St Johnstone.The Rangers Supporters Association released a statement backing the club and now the Fan Advisory Board have followed.

SFA chief executive Maxwell had said there will always be human errors with VAR when he spoke in the days following the furore.The Gers Fan Advisory Board was set up last year to provide a link between supporters and the hierarchy and in a Boxing Day statement they said: “We wholeheartedly support the stance taken by Rangers over recent failures in Scottish refereeing and echo the calls of the RSA (Rangers Supporters Association) for the club to continue its direct and robust approach in its dealings with the SFA on these issues.“Sadly, the decision to reinstate inept officials so quickly to high profile fixtures following their inexplicable decision-making a the League Cup final comes as no surprise.

The refereeing department at Hampden has clearly been emboldened by the mocking disdain that was shamefully displayed by the SFA’s CEO Ian Maxwell in a rare public appearance in the aftermath of the final.“Stakeholders in Scottish football - not just Rangers - are also done a disservice when serious