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25/11/2010
Strike Goes Ahead For Scottish Refs
A strike will go ahead this weekend as planned by football referees in Scotland.
However the Scottish Football Association (SFA) still expects that some games will be played.
Foreign officials, mainly from Ireland and Wales, will now head the matches.
The SFA offered to bring in a range of proposals to appease 'category one' referees, who are angered by media criticism.
The proposals included banning all club officials from commenting on referees before and immediately after matches.
However it has been reported that referees are refusing to back down until they are implemented.
In a statement the governing body said it had offered officials "unequivocal and tangible support".
It continued: "This included the promise of tougher and more immediate sanctions on players and club officials who abuse referees and match officials, and especially those who challenge their integrity and honesty.
"These new guidelines also incorporated a ban on all club officials commenting on referees in the build-up to matches and in the immediate aftermath.
"Regrettably, at midnight last night, the Scottish FA were informed... there would be no no suspension of action while the Scottish FA implements the measures proposed."
(BMcN/GK)
However the Scottish Football Association (SFA) still expects that some games will be played.
Foreign officials, mainly from Ireland and Wales, will now head the matches.
The SFA offered to bring in a range of proposals to appease 'category one' referees, who are angered by media criticism.
The proposals included banning all club officials from commenting on referees before and immediately after matches.
However it has been reported that referees are refusing to back down until they are implemented.
In a statement the governing body said it had offered officials "unequivocal and tangible support".
It continued: "This included the promise of tougher and more immediate sanctions on players and club officials who abuse referees and match officials, and especially those who challenge their integrity and honesty.
"These new guidelines also incorporated a ban on all club officials commenting on referees in the build-up to matches and in the immediate aftermath.
"Regrettably, at midnight last night, the Scottish FA were informed... there would be no no suspension of action while the Scottish FA implements the measures proposed."
(BMcN/GK)
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