THE SFA and SPFL could have avoided months of VAR chaos and protected the sporting integrity of the cinch Premiership if they had waited until the end of the season to roll out the new technology, it was last night claimed.
The first domestic football match in this country to have the system in use will take place at Easter Road this evening when Hibernian host their top flight rivals St Johnstone in the league.
The long overdue move, which is being made after months of intensive training and tests at the new VAR centre in Clydesdale House in Glasgow, has been almost universally welcomed by match officials, managers, players and supporters.
