Here’s a massive problem in Scottish football right here. Embarrassing stuff.

He’s said that all with a straight face. Incredible.

That’s LOOPHOLE speak right there. “We can make this up as we go along to suit our agenda, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

The massive problem is there is such a small pool of referees and their associates that as soon as one of them are called into question the rest circle the wagons to protect each other. It’s self preservation. A case of who polices the police.

Dougal is a permanent embarrassment..symbolic of the closed shop known as the SFA refs..no co incidence Scottish refs do not officiate at the euros or world cup..var is not the issue..they are

Why is Stuart Dougal, who was a useless referee allowed this platform? Outrageous

He’s defending the indefensible. If all he does is come on and defend those decisions then what’s the point. He can’t bring himself to say it’s a dreadful decision which should have been overturned.

This on the other hand is lunging at another player while wearing a blue shirt. The referee has no alternative here other than ensuring this is not a red card. The VAR official should ensure they are away making a cup of coffee… #CorruptSFA

VAR can intervene if its a clear and obvious error? It was clearly an obvious error giving the boy a red card? At ibrox earlier in the season, VAR intervened to upgrade a yellow card to a red? So what's the difference? Dougal always was a clown, I see he's not changed much

The embarrassing stuff is that someone like Stuart Dougal is given a platform to air his views.

@craigbryandavid For a start, no one lunged at an opponent. The Hibs lad stretched for the ball, and won the ball I may add. A complete nonsense what the powers that be are doing to our game and Dougal defending the indefensible simply makes him look like a buffoon.