Scottish FA scraps key match incident panel
The Scottish FA will no longer use a key match incident review panel.
The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has disbanded its key match incidents (KMI) panel, which was responsible for reviewing significant refereeing decisions in the Premiership since 2024. The voluntary three-man panel, consisting of former players and a club representative, provided weekly verdicts to enhance transparency in the sport.
However, Dundee United's withdrawal in February last year, citing concerns over the panel's purpose, effectiveness, and impact on Scottish football, is believed to have prompted other clubs to follow suit this season. The Scottish FA's head of refereeing, Willie Collum, will continue to provide monthly video explanations of key decisions and their correctness through his VAR Review Show on the Scottish FA's YouTube channel.
Additionally, Collum will maintain meetings with captains and managers, deemed a more effective means to discuss incidents. Notably, last season, the KMI panel occasionally found discrepancies with Collum's retrospective views on certain decisions.
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