Gordon Smith has claimed that Neil Lennon deserves to be charged by the SFA for his actions at Tynecastle while Kris Boyd was having a laugh with Aberdeen fans after scoring at Rugby Park.
Smith was chief executive of the SFA from June 2007 till April 2010.
In February 2012 he was one of two employees sacked by Rangers (IL) when the club went into administration.
Smith was a guest of BBC Scotland’s Sportsound programme and came up with some incredible quotes.
When he was asked about Lennon’s comments about anti-Irish racist abuse he replied that he was on the end of anti-Protestant abuse from Celtic fans during his spell as assistant manager of St Mirren.
‘You’re either a bigot – or you’re not’
Does @HibernianFC head coach Neil Lennon bring the abuse he gets from opponent fans upon himself?
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— BBC Sportsound (@BBCSportsound) November 5, 2018
Discussing the specifics of the last week Smith said: “The way he (Lennon) is treated is disgraceful, it’s so bad.
“I would consider him a friend, I know Neil well, but my point about it was, you should not be reacting or going to the crowd.
“When players score a goal, why do they get booked when they go to the opposition fans?
“It’s because they’re trying to avoid anyone inciting the crowd, they can’t even celebrate a goal nowadays because they’re being told not to do it.
“It should be the same for managers, just ignore the people.
“Neil was wrong, in my opinion, to react to the incident that happened with the Hearts fans.
“And I would say that any manager should be the same.
“The reaction to it was terrible, but that’s not the point. The point is that any manager, it should be a regulation in the game that any manager should not react to the fans.”
Moving on to Boyd, Smith had an exchange with Michael Stewart:
Stewart: ”When Boydy runs up to the Aberdeen fans, was that a laugh and a joke?”
Smith: “That was kind of a laugh, yeah.”
Stewart: “How is that different from Lennon?”
Smith: “Because he was at home and he didn’t go off the field.”