The SFA have taken a vow of silence over the ghost goal ‘scored’ by Kris Doolan that has turned Scottish football into a laughing stock.
With Partick Thistle leading 1-0 the striker created space 15 yards from goal, turned and slammed a shot into the net.
As he was joined in celebration by his team-mates it became clear that something wasn’t right as referee Barry Cook went over to consult his assistant.
After a short discussion the Thistle players began to get concerned, for no obvious reason the goal was disallowed with the game restarted with a throw in.
The incident has featured on Sky Sports News and attracted 1.5m view on social media but after two working days the SFA haven’t given Thistle an explanation and seem to be hoping that people will forget about the whole incident.
Updating supporters the Thistle website explained:
The Club wrote to the Scottish FA on Tuesday morning to seek an explanation as to why the goal wasn’t awarded and is currently awaiting a response.
???? Over the line? You decide. pic.twitter.com/tG24Xil8Md
— Partick Thistle FC (@PartickThistle) September 1, 2018
Dools to receive goal bonus for ghost goal but striker will donate it to @Beatson_Charity as Club awaits explanation for decision: https://t.co/T8DszUhS66 < Just when you thought this guy couldn’t be more of a hero! ???? ???? ???? ??????? ??????? pic.twitter.com/mFcso6CQSj
— Partick Thistle FC (@PartickThistle) September 4, 2018
Thistle manager, Alan Archibald, added: “It’s easy for me to talk about it now because we still won the game but a decision of that magnitude could have cost us points. At the end of the day, even though we finished with the victory we had two players booked as a result of the decision, and in a league this tight goal difference could come into play by the time we’re done.
“One of the most disappointing things for me though, is that we have heard nothing from the Scottish FA or the match referee since Saturday. As managers we sit in meetings every season with the association and the referees department where they talk about being open and communicating about decisions and rules but that conversation has to work both ways.
“I seem to remember other managers in the past couple of seasons getting a call to apologise for wrong decisions but I’m not after an apology, I just want an explanation.”