Motherwell boss says VAR concerns aren't being listened to

Stuart Kettlewell didn’t attend a summit aimed at raising concerns over VAR, with the Motherwell boss saying he will now take a step back.

Ultimately, Kettlewell doesn’t feel that his concerns are being listened to, and mentioned some time ago his worries over aerial challenges and head knocks, after Paul McGinn was injured in a collision and was forced to wear a mask for weeks.

That raised its head again on Sunday, when Dundee boss Tony Docherty voiced concern when Michael Mellon was badly concussed during a collision in his side’s 2-1 win over St Johnstone on Sunday.

Kettlewell says Harry Paton’s ‘winner’ at Aberdeen last night was also a case in point, because the ‘goal’ was disallowed for a push by Calum Butcher on Jamie McGrath – but a similar incident in which McGinn was pushed in the box didn’t result in a penalty.

The Fir Park gaffer is appealing for consistency, but also clarity, from the powers that be.

He said: “I was one of only two managers who attended the last meeting at Hampden, so from my side of things there have been so many areas, so many questions I’ve asked, and I feel as if we go round the houses just talking about the same things continually.

“Us providing video evidence, other clubs asking questions, I see, at the weekend regarding head clashes and aerial challenges, which I’ve been banging on about for ages.

“I think what I do at this point is put full focus onto my team, onto the bits that I can control, because one thing that really starts to grate on me and annoy me is when you continually make cases with logic, and you don’t feel as if there’s any return on that.

“I certainly don’t roll over and take my medicine, but there’s only so many things that you can influence on this, and there’s