The trouble with transparency is that those who demand it can’t handle the truth when it comes to football. Willie Collum is to be commended for handling two hours of airtime on Radio Clyde while answering questions from the public in his capacity as the SFA’s man in charge of referees.
He could not have been more truthful while flagging up errors by match officials from last season, and even admitting Scotland couldn’t afford to have full-time referees.
But the conversation turned to inevitable insinuations of favouritism on the part of referees with alleged affiliations to one club or another.
You’ll know who they are, the clubs and not the referees. This is where transparency becomes a flexible fix. You’re in favour if your team doesn’t suffer.