Barry Ferguson baffled by Rangers red card call as Willie Collum decision leads to radical VAR 'dungeon' suggestion
dailyrecord.co.ukBarry Ferguson couldn't believe Nicky Clark was marched off against Rangers by Willie Collum - and the decision has him adamant that full-time referees and ex-players in the VAR room are required.The St Johnstone attacker had his challenge on Ryan Jack overturned after the experienced whistler dismissed him in a 2-0 Premiership loss at Ibrox.
He returned to play an important role in Callum Davidson's side beating Motherwell 2-0 midweek and Ferguson says it shows that refs getting the time to hone their skills could help improve officiating in Scotland.
Collum was afford the chance to check his decision with VAR but opted to stick to his gunsSpeaking on Go Radio, the Rangers hero and Record Sport columnist admits Collum's call left him perplexed: "I have heard a lot said about referees going full-time and would it help, and I think it would.
You have got to respect they are out working all day and if they are full-time, they do training during the morning and can look at mistakes made previous."I do think it would benefit if our referees went full-time and that's up to the powers to find the investment.
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