As the face of BT Sport's Scottish football coverage, Chris Sutton is anything but shy in offering his opinion on the burning issues of our game.
When it comes to the SFA's controversial new disciplinary process, the ex-Celtic striker's only problem is knowing where to start.
Sutton believes it is 'scandalous' that Allan McGregor has gone unpunished for kicking out at Kristoffer Ajer in the recent Old Firm game, and that Rangers boss Steven Gerrard should have been called to account by the authorities for claiming that referees have had it in for the Ibrox club for years.
Chris Sutton is anything but shy in offering his opinion on the burning issues of our game
Sutton claimed that rescinding Alfredo Morelos' dismissal for kicking Scott McKenna and refusing to take action against Hearts' Steven Naismith for lashing out at Celtic's Jonny Hayes will have the effect of increasing indiscipline among youngsters playing the game.
The pundit also questioned why Kilmarnock manager Steven Clarke has been carpeted by the ruling body when Gerrard has escaped their wrath.
Clarke has been charged for criticising referee Willie Collum's decision to send off Gary Dicker during a game against Hearts and also for bringing the game into disrepute by suggesting that the result of the club's failed appeal on behalf of the midfielder had been prejudged because the referee had been appointed to take the Old Firm match the following weekend.
However, Sutton argues that Gerrard's claim - following Morelos' dismissal at Pittodrie on the opening weekend of the season - that referees have had it in for Rangers for years is a far more serious offence.
'Steven Gerrard's conspiracy stuff is as bad as anything, really; he's implying that there's collaboration between referees which has worked against his club,' said Sutton.
'Steve Clarke must be sitting in his office thinking: If I've been charged, why hasn't Steven Gerrard been charged?
'I was done for saying something similar (about Dunfermline lying down to Rangers in 2003) and rightly so.
'You just want to see common sense and consistency and there's been anything but that from the SFA. This panel, we've seen all their decisions - the Alfredo Morelos one, the Steven Naismith one, the Allan McGregor one.
He believes Steven Gerrard should be held to account for referees opinion
'It's hard to go round the country and find anyone else who doesn't think they should have been punished.'
The SFA review panel is made up of three former referees, who remain anonymous, and appeals can only be successful if the former officials come to a unanimous decision.
'There has been a lot of head scratching going on across the country,' added Sutton.
'Clearly the panel needs sorting out in some way, shape or form because there have been some very strange decisions.
'Steve Clarke saying what he did came out of his frustration. He has overstepped the mark in some respects and he will know that, but he makes some valid points.
'It all comes down to the incidents we have seen and the Dicker one and his frustration over that. I can understand that.'
Clarke's criticism appeared all the more pointed as he is one of the Premiership's more reserved bosses, hardly renowned for deflecting attention from poor displays by blaming match officials.
'Yeah, but I think we would all be the same,' Sutton claimed. 'It's a strange old start to the season for the panel and McGregor's was probably the oddest decision of them all.
'They talk about the wording of the rules. If that's not brutality, what is? You know, he's kicked out at him - if it's going to take someone to have their leg broken (before action is taken) what sort of message does that send out to young players across the country?
'It's scandalous that they didn't see that and get it right; it's not even a grey area. Derek McInnes has come out and said that they're incompetent and that's hard to argue with.
'McGregor (got off) first and the Dicker verdict came later that week. You would have thought the three-man panel - the three stooges or whatever you want to call them - would have thought logically about things but they've let McGregor off with that.'
He says it's scandalous Allan McGregor was not punished for kicking Kristoffer Ajer
That same weekend Aberdeen defender Mikey Devlin also received a straight red card for a slight tug on Eamonn Brophy's shirt just inside the Dons' half and he also lost his appeal.
'Most people around the country would think that was baffling,' said Sutton.. 'In some ways I have sympathy for referees. It may not always seem that way but this is about the panel.
'They are supposed to be the safety net. So when referees get decisions wrong it's not easy; the Dicker one wasn't straightforward because he does lunge.
'In that split second Willie Collum had to make a decision and it could have gone either way for me.
'But the fact is that they have made some poor decisions with McGregor, Naismith, Morelos. We can see where the frustration comes from with managers.'
The SFA's seemingly random approach to discipline also applies to managers, it would seem.
'Steven Gerrard came out complaining about Ryan Jack not being awarded a foul in the build-up to Celtic's goal the other week but Rangers were lucky to have McGregor still on the park and (even) he admitted that,' he said.
'Why didn't the SFA react to Gerrard's comments? That's a really good question but you'd need to ask them that.
'However, since they're now acting over Clarke's remarks, it's a fair question to ask them why they're not taking the Rangers manager to task for, arguably, the worst offence of them all.
'The quotes from Motherwell's Peter Hartley - about how he enjoyed watching Fabio Cardoso cry when Ryan Bowman broke his nose - were also disgraceful but he wasn't done either. It's a sad situation and a poor reflection on the SFA that it's come to this.'
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Main photo article As the face of BT Sport’s Scottish football coverage, Chris Sutton is anything but shy in offering his opinion on the burning issues of our game.
When it comes to the SFA’s controversial new disciplinary process, the ex-Celtic striker’s only problem is knowing where to ...
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