Penalty row goes to SFA ref committee

The investigation into the Celtic penalty U-turn that led to assistant referee Steven Craven quitting has been passed to the Scottish Football Association's referee committee.

Craven resigned from the professional game amid a backlash over his part in referee Dougie McDonald's decision to rescind a penalty award for Celtic during their 2-1 victory over Dundee United on October 17.

SFA chief executive Stewart Regan has been looking into the incident in one of his first high-profile tasks since taking on the role and has completed his inquiry to the incident and has passed on his findings.

The incident will be discussed tomorrow by the committee.

Regan said in a statement: "I concluded my investigation into the events during the Clydesdale Bank Premier League match between Dundee United and Celtic.

"During this investigation, I spoke to the match referee, Dougie McDonald, his assistant, Steven Craven, Hugh Dallas, the head of referee development, and Jim McBurney, the referee observer.

"On concluding my own investigation, and adopting due process, the matter has now been referred to the referee committee for consideration at their next scheduled meeting, which will be held on Friday, October 29."