Dundee Utd refuse to take part in VAR review panel
Every week, a five-person rotating panel called the Key Match Incident Panel—which includes a mix of club staff, past referees, players, and coaches—reviews VAR calls.
United expressed reservations regarding the panel’s “purpose, effectiveness, and impact on Scottish football” and has since announced that they will no longer be involved in the process.
The Scottish Premiership team feels that several of the panel’s decisions don’t align with the comments given by the SFA’s refereeing department and its head, Willie Collum.
“We believe changes should be made to the KMI panel or an alternative, more robust process should be used for reviewing refereeing decisions if deemed a requirement,” United wrote, adding that some decisions “appear to be based on the opinions of panel members who, for the most part, lack significant expertise in the laws of the game.” United manager Jim Goodwin was not happy that Marley Watkins’ winner for Kilmarnock was allowed to stand on Saturday, despite suggestions that goalkeeper Jack Walton had committed a foul.United was also dissatisfied that Robbie Deas, a defender for Kilmarnock, was not granted a penalty for handball during stoppage time.
According to United, they have also expressed to the SFA their belief that VAR still results in “inconsistent interpretations” of the game’s rules.
Following a decision not to award a penalty for a foul on Elvis Bwomono during their 1-0 loss to St Johnstone, St Mirren also got in touch with the SFA over the weekend.
According to the Daily Record, the Paisley club wants an outside organization to oversee the VAR procedure instead of the SFA.
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