KENNY DALGLISH has issued a warning to Scottish football ahead of VAR's introduction in the coming months.
The ex-Celtic and Liverpool striker has told Scottish officials to avoid making the same mistakes as their English counterparts.
Last weekend's action in the Premier league has left many within the game concerned about its use.
West Ham were denied an equaliser for a dubious call, while Aston Villa wrongfully had a winning goal against Manchester City chopped off because of an early offside flag.
VAR is due to land in Scotland's top flight after the World Cup break.
And Sir Kenny doesn't want to see Scottish refs shame themselves.
He wrote in the Sunday Post: "Scottish football will have VAR later in the season and the officials are working away on it just now.
"As is the case in England and European football, we want it there to help our officials, not embarrass them.
"I believe the whistlers in Scotland can’t wait for VAR to be up and running. They are happy to have a helping hand and there is nothing wrong with that.
"Anything that’s in play to allow the correct decision to be reached should be welcomed with open arms.
"There is too much at stake in the game for it to be ignored. Some people still think VAR ruins the game. I don’t think it does.
"It’s the people in charge of the technology who need to be looked at. They must do better.
"Players and managers don’t always get it right, and the same applies to referees. They make mistakes. It’s human error.
"But there shouldn’t be the kind of decisions we saw last week. VAR should not be making so many bad calls.
"It is very frustrating because VAR was meant to do away with many of the wrong calls.
"Other rules that have people pulling their hair out over are the assistant referees not flagging when it’s clearly offside.
"They are told to allow play to continue, and then flag. I just don’t get that. That irks most people more than what VAR does.
"It’s the people in charge of the technology that are being held to question. Many decisions are still down to opinion. They are not all factual.
"But you are left baffled as to why a VAR official can rule out West Ham’s goal, for example, while another one can deem Newcastle’s should be disallowed.
"The second thing for me – and I’ve said it many times in this column, is that we should have a former professional footballer at Stockley Park to offer an opinion.
"Referees may know the rules of the game inside out. But players have a better feeling for what goes on in the minds of footballers, and on the pitch.
"If you put both ingredients together, then it should make for a better recipe.
"Nobody should be arrogant enough to believe they know everything inside out."
