John Brown has been issued with an SFA censure after blaming referee Alan Muir for getting Dundee relegated.
The outburst came after Muir awarded Aberdeen a soft penalty which Niall McGinn netted to relegate Dundee from the SPL.
What exactly is involved in a censure is hard to determine but effectively means that Brown has got away with direct criticism of a referee’s performance and his ability to do the job.
The Dundee boss rejected the offer of a one match touchline ban and won his case after appearing before the SFA.
After the incident involving a dive by Aberdeen’s Peter Pawlett, Brown said: “You expect officials to do their job and it makes a mockery of it.
“(We have) a referee that can go to his work on a Monday morning and can sleep well tonight.
“This is our livelihoods. It has been taken out of our hands. It is a shocking decision for the penalty kick.
“That has taken us down. That decision has taken us down and it’s a disgrace. It is the worst thing I have ever seen. He can’t get it right.”
Brown had threatened to quit football if he was hit with a ban but stepped away from that pledge.
The Dundee boss later claimed that his comments were made in the heat of the moment after being told by Dens Park chief executive Scot Gardiner that his resignation wouldn’t be accepted.
The thoughts of Kenny Clark and Stuart Dougal are unknown but it’s unlikely that the failure to punish Brown with a ban will trigger another referee strike.
I like brown for his honesty but sfa double standards are bad
As much as the guys a tool he was right the guy dived and got a 2 game ban for it, sfa not fit for purpose hh
This simply makes the SFA look extremely weak, because they have in effect called Brown “a naughty wee man, don’t do it again”, and that’s that.
You only have to look at touchline bans meted out to other SPL managers to see what I mean.
The sfa are weak that’s why the tribute act are running around telling everybody there the same club. HH
He was let off because his name is not Neil Lennon.
Correct mate if it was Lenny the ban would have stood, brown didn’t deserve the ban anyway he was right on what he said and proved right hh
You hit the nail on the head with this.
The consistency of the SFA has to be seen to be believed. Imagine if that had been Neil Lennon.
Remember what happened to Fat SwAlly, Bougherra and Diouf when they appeared in front of the beaks following that scandalous OF game when 3 of them were sent off?
Yep, that’s right – exactly what happened to Brown today – Sweet F A !!!
I remember it well mate. The 3 of them leaving with big grins on their faces. Still makes me rage
Im supporting Scotland matches on my couche, buying me and the weans Scotland shirts 2nd hand.
No more Hampden hospitality until the SFA are investigated.
Dont give yer cash to SFA/SEVCO, they are one!
SFA.Unbelieveable double standards.It’s a great pity that a club like Celtic is stuck in the SPL.
Right is right no matter how much of a plum you are and on this occasion Bomber got it spot on. The double standards are not Brown’s problems they’re the SFA and it only proves something we already know… Unfit for purpose!!
as much as a don’t like this man he is right time for a clear out o the clowns that run Scottish football who can give there selves massive pay hikes and don’t care what the fans care x time for a clear out and get football men in . hail hail gbnl x