 SFA chief executive Stewart Regan has completed his investigation into the Celtic penalty U-turn that led assistant referee Steven Craven to quit and has been passed to the SFA's referee committee. Craven resigned from the professional game amid a backlash over his part in referee Dougie McDonald's decision to overturn his original penalty award for Celtic during their 2-1 win over Dundee United on 17 October. One of Regan's first tasks since taking on the role has been looking into the incident.Regan said in a statement: "I can confirm I have concluded my investigation into the events during the recent Clydesdale Bank Premier League match between Dundee United and Celtic. During this investigation, I spoke to the match referee, Dougie McDonald, his assistant, Steven Craven, Hugh Dallas, the head of referee development, and Jim McBurney, the referee observer. On concluding my own investigation, and adopting due process, the matter has now been referred to the referee committee for consideration at their next scheduled meeting, which will be held on Friday, October 29. It would therefore not be appropriate to comment any further until the committee has met." |
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