SFA to review John Brown's controversial Rangers TV comments
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Broadcasters claimed that VAR saw "no conclusive evidence/angle to say the ball had fully crossed the line to award Rangers a second goal".
Brown disagreed, saying on air: "I would say it is corrupt.
Commentator Tom Miller cautioned: "Well, I'm not sure we can actually say that', before Brown continued: "Well, I am saying it.'
Herald Sport understands that the SFA believe there are grounds for action under article 29.2 of the rules which reads: "A club or recognised football body which publishes, distributes, issues, sells or authorises a third party to publish, distribute, issue or sell a match programme or any other publication or audio/visual material of any description in any media now existing or hereinafter invented, including but not limited to the Internet, social networking or micro-blogging sites, shall ensure that any such publications or audio/visual material does not contain any criticism of any match official calculated to indicate bias or incompetence on the part of such match official or to impinge upon his character."
In 2019, the Scottish FA compliance officer was forced to look at critical comments made by Tom Boyd on Celtic TV regarding referee John Beaton.
"If he doesn't know that's a penalty he should not be in the middle of the park refereeing a football game," Boyd said.
"He'll probably be welcomed down his pub tonight again."
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