Head of referee development Hugh Dallas has left his position at the Scottish Football Association.
| “Some people have phoned me and told me that five have left, but I don’t know how many have gone and who they might be. I don’t want to get involved” – SFA’s George Peat |
Dallas was the subject of an internal disciplinary hearing on Thursday over reports of a forwarded offensive e-mail from his SFA account regarding the Pope’s visit to Scotland.
That in turn caused immediate calls from the Catholic Church for his resignation.
The 53-year-old had been the SFA’s head of referee development since June 2009, and had come under increasing pressure in recent weeks following criticism of Scotland’s referees.
While SFA chief executive Stewart Regan was said to have returned back to his Yorkshire home, SFA president George Peat stated he was unable to comment on Dallas’ departure.
He also didn’t know whether there was any truth in suggestions that a total of five members of staff had now left the organisation.
“Stewart Regan has interviewed a number of people at Hampden,” Peat told BBC Scotland. “I have not been in there today. I stayed away from there because, if he has dismissed anyone, any appeal from people who have been dismissed would come to me.
“I don’t know if people have gone or not – that is possible,” he added. “Some people have phoned me and told me that five have left, but I don’t know how many have gone and who they might be. I don’t want to get involved.”
