Rangers have noted the Scottish FA admission over a major VAR error in the Premier Sports Cup final but branded the incident "damaging for the credibility of Scottish football".
Ibrox chiefs responded after Willie Collum admitted a glaring error was made as Rangers were not awarded a penalty when Vaclav Cerny was fouled by Liam Scales.
John Beaton awarded a free-kick for the foul in extra time but VAR official Alan Muir did not intervene despite replays showing Cerny's foot on the line of the penalty area.
IFAB rules state: "If a defender starts holding an attacker outside the penalty area and continues holding inside the penalty area, the referee must award a penalty kick."
Ref chief Collum admitted the failure to award a penalty was "unacceptable" as he fronted up to the horror call in the VAR Review Show.
"We acknowledge that it's a really, really poor decision," he said.
"It's an unacceptable decision. The VAR team know that. Everybody in refereeing knows that.
"It's unacceptable. We will do out very, very best throughout coaching and analysis to make sure an incident like this never happens again.
"It's mistake and it's a bad mistake."
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Now, a Rangers spokesperson has credited the Scottish FA for their transparency over the wrong decision but stated huge disappointment for the call to be missed in a showpiece final at Hampden.
The club have vowed to continue to work with the Scottish FA over efforts to "improve officiating standards for the benefit of all clubs in Scotland".
A Rangers spokesperson said: “Rangers FC notes the Scottish FA’s admission of an officiating failure following the non-award of a penalty to Rangers in Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup final and welcomes the transparency from the Scottish FA.
“However, for such a failure to occur during one of Scotland’s showcase matches is not only hugely disappointing for the club and its supporters, but also damaging for the credibility of Scottish football more widely.
“We acknowledge the Scottish FA’s determination to use this and other decision-making failures as opportunities to drive improvements in officiating standards.
“As a club, we will continue to engage with the Scottish FA in an attempt to improve officiating standards for the benefit of all clubs in Scotland.”
