We should try and come at this from several angles. I suggest contacting the SFA's sponsors and partners and ask them whether they are satisfied that the organisation they sponsor or are in partnership with, operate in a closed, non-transparent and frankly embarrassing fashion which brings discredit in turn to their own organisation. A quick look at the SFA website shows their partners and sponsors. They include:
Addidas
IMG (Sports marketing)
Mars
McDonalds
Specsavers
William Hill
They also include Sport Scotland which is funded by the Scottish Government, i.e. us. The Scottish Government will increase
sportscotland’s core funding by £2 million in 2018-19, from £29.7 million to £31.7 million, to prioritise the development of sport within Scotland.
SportScotland's values are:
- Sport should be open to everyone and conducted in a way which promotes equality and respect for others.
- Competition should to be fair and take place within the spirit and rules of (the) sport. Success should result from honest endeavour, training and preparation by the athlete and impartiality by those who officiate
- Athletes must comply with the World Anti-Doping Code and those who work with athletes should put their interests first and not abuse their trust.
- All those involved in sport should put its interests before any personal or financial gain.
- Sponsorship and other commercial involvement should be compatible with the ethics and values of sport.
Their relationship with the SFA, imo, does not sit well with these values. SportScotland currently have a survey running on their website which is interesting.