Bobby Madden would put VAR 'in the bin' despite getting Daizen Maeda red card call RIGHT

Former referee Bobby Madden would rather put VAR "in the bin" than persevere with the divisive technology.

The system has been used in the Scottish Premiership for just over a year now and has split players, managers and fans alike over it's worth and whether it's doing what they were told it would. Controversial decisions are still commonplace, both domestically and in Europe, with Celtic on the end of a debatable red card for Daizen Maeda during their 6-0 hammering by Atletico Madrid in midweek.

That led to Hoops boss Brendan Rodgers admitting he'd scrap VAR right now if asked. And Madden, who left Scotland to officiate in England before retiring last summer, is of a similar mind. When asked if he could get rid, he told BBC Scotland: "I would. I was an advocate for VAR but I think in its current form, and you see the challenges it is causing in Scottish football, English football and across European competitions I think it's not serving the game well and I would rather put it in the bin."

On the decision to order Maeda off, the former whistler reckons it was the RIGHT call. He added: "Everyone thinks it is my opinion, I think it is a red card given the current guidance that comes from UEFA, and then through SFA, I believe it's a red card. People then start to say well look at the intensity, the malice, the opportunity to ball the play - all this criteria we used to look at it.

"Now we're generally looking at, there's a still image, we see a point of contact, is there a consequence and then the decision is made. I think that challenge is a red card."

Meanwhile, new St Johnstone boss has described VAR as a "farce" and says the focus should be on reducing human errors, rather than blaming the technology. He said: "Don't