‘Pitiful excuse from a faceless blazer’ ‘not fit for purpose’ ‘should be sacked’ Maxwell under fire over Hampden excuses
Soccer Football - Scottish League Cup - Semi Final - Celtic v Kilmarnock - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - January 14, 2023 General view inside the stadium before the match Action Images via Reuters/Ed Sykes
Two weeks after killing tradition by switching the kick-off time of the Scottish Cup Final, Ian Maxwell has emerged from his Hampden bunker.
Celtic and Inverness Caley Thistle both objected to the switch away from a 3pm kick-off but it seems like pressure from the BBC forced Maxwell to jump.
Despite the popularity of football in Scotland for the third season running Maxwell has been unable to find a sponsor prepared to be associated with the premier competition of the SFA.
Playing the showpiece game of the season at 3pm would have diminished the competition according to the CEO of the SFA, more than a few fans pointed out that the match had been diminished by switching kick-off time to take second place to events at Wembley.
Only Maxwell seems to think that the 5.30pm kick-off is a good idea, despite the statements it is unlikely that the CEO will be criticised at the AGM of the SFA on June 6.
? “I think you would be foolish to ignore it”.
SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell says it was important to take the English FA Cup final into account when organising the time of the Scottish Cup final between Celtic and Inverness.https://t.co/GPeWFeeuK8
— Clyde 1 Superscoreboard (@ClydeSSB) May 22, 2023
Rubbish, I only who only watch the FA Cup Final if my team is not playing in the Scottish Cup Final. Surely I am Not the only one out there who does this. Just a pitiful excuse from a faceless blazer at the SFA.
— Anthony Sheridan Neil ll (@AnthonyNumamoid) May 22, 2023
The SFA diminish Scottish football.
— Jamie Whiteford (@Seumasabhein) May 22, 2023
Surely moving it because of a game in a different country diminishes it more
— Brendon Jnr (@BrendonJnr) May 22, 2023
Really, is he working for the FA or SFA ? By the looks of it the FA
— Dominic Toye (@djcrtoye) May 22, 2023
Diminishing the Scottish game more by kow-towing to tv revenue and a game in a different country.
— KC (@AlternateAdMan) May 22, 2023
Really and he’s running Scottish football should be sacked
— mary (@marymccluskey1) May 22, 2023
You’re in the wrong job
— fuzzy ? smell the glove (@fuzzywuzzy39) May 22, 2023
A clown he has been appalling and should be binned immediately
— Robert McNae (@McnaeRobert) May 22, 2023
‘Football without fans is nothing’
But if Inverness win the trophy they’ll no be able to stay and watch it due to public transport cut off times.
But aye, it would be foolish to ignore the ENGLISH cup final in SCOTLAND.
What if the English game goes to pens, do we KO at 8pm? pic.twitter.com/Cht2oZQPuw
— ? ????? ? ? (@COYBIG_1_8_8_8) May 22, 2023
SFA , not fit for purpose , don’t have the best interest of the game in Scotland
— ObiwanCanblowme (@rp_mcmurphy1980) May 22, 2023
Absolute and utter rubbish!
— Rod (@rjm_53) May 22, 2023