Michael Stewart trolls the SFA as he ‘defies’ his Hampden ban

Michael Stewart ‘defied’ his Hampden ban with a video clip shared on Twitter from the Car Park.

Whether it was taken by the banned pundit or not no-one knows but it highlighted the farce created by the SFA.

CEO Ian Maxwell has taken personal responsibility over criticism aimed about match officials.

There is barely a pundit in the Scottish game that thinks Willie Collum is doing a competent job.

Somehow it seems that Stewart’s comments have upset the snowflake officials appointed by Collum.

The Head of Refereeing isn’t slow at self promotion through Sky Sports and their VAR Review.

SFA GOING INTO SELF DEFENCE MODEWITH STEWART BAN

Collum could easily answer the criticism of Stewart through his media mates. Collum sticks with Sky Sports and his bestie Gordon Duncan.

Instead he has opted to try and censure Stewart. Or deny him an income source.

It is a classic own goal as more attention is drawn to the issue and Stewarts profile receives a boost.

Premier Sports made sure news of the ban was prominent in their pre-match coverage.

Charlie Mulgrew and Jim Goodwin joined Emma Dodds on the gantry to provide the pre-match build up.

Rory Hamilton and Allan Hutton shared the second half excitement alongside Neil Lennon.

The ban on Stewart highlights how petty and sensitive the SFA are to criticism.

Premier Sports are a major backer of Scottish football.

They will share coverage of the Scottish Cup Final with BBC Scotland on May 23.

In July they have exclusive coverage of the group stage of the Premier Sport Cup.

If Maxwell wants to dictate what pundits are acceptable he may find Premier Sports walking away leaving clubs with a serious gap in their finances for the early part of the season.

Maxwell and his cronies will be spending most of June on a World Cup jolly while lower divisions clubs fret over their budget for the new season.