Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall unhappy with SFA decision to act on Winters

Mar 18 2010 by Eric MacKinnon, West Lothian Courier

Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall unhappy with SFA decision to act on Winters

GORDON McDOUGALL has revealed his dismay at the SFA’s disciplinary process after Livingston received a letter from the governing body alleging Robbie Winters had ‘committed an act of simulation’ in a top-of-the-table clash last month which contributed to an opposition player being sent off.

The letter refers to an incident in a match at Ochilview in February when Winters went down under a challenge from East Stirlingshire skipper Michael Bolochoweckyj.

The Shire stopper was shown a second yellow card (pictured) and subsequently sent off but now, four weeks later, the ex-Scotland cap could be charged with simulation.

And McDougall reckons the whole scenario has raised a host of questions.

He said: “We are disappointed with this situation and have responded to the SFA with several pertinent questions.

“There are thousands of scenarios in football and how many times has a situation like this happened in the lower leagues of the SFL?

“It is inconsistent and we feel aggrieved and all we ask for is a level playing field.

“The review panel looked at the incident last week and have referred it to the disciplinary committee, but what I want to know is who authorised the review panel to look at it in the first place?”