Lawwell calls for overhaul of the SFA

Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell has called for the Scottish FA to be restructured and made “fit for purpose”, with more power given to younger club representatives.

Lawwell, no longer on the SFA board, feels it is unfair that departed chief executive Stewart Regan should take sole responsibility for the failure to find a replacement for Gordon Strachan and believes other longserving board members are culpable.

“I came off the board a couple of years ago so from the outside looking in clearly there are problems,” Lawwell told Radio Scotland. “And the problems appear to be significant. It seems that Stewart Regan has taken the rap for that. I think there are others in there who have presided over the SFA for a number of years that really need to have a look at themselves as well.

“On the other hand there are positives because you have a board there with very capable people in Mike Mulraney, who represent the clubs, alongside Ian Maxwell. And you’ve got independent non-executives like Gary Hughes and Anna Stewart, who are capable people.

“And I think it’s now time for these guys to be given their head and maybe given a bit more authority to actually understand what is the purpose of the SFA in the modern game. There should be a process of restructuring and reorganising that allows the SFA to be fit for that purpose.”