Rangers hope World Cup cash will pay for better VAR

Rangers hope World Cup cash will pay for better VARImage source, SNSImage caption, Hearts feel they were wrongly denied a penalty against MotherwellPublished1 minute agoRangers are hoping money made by Scotland at the World Cup can go towards improving video assistant referees (VAR), and officiating standards in general, in the domestic game.Decision making again came under the spotlight in the final week of the Scottish Premiership season, with Hearts feeling aggrieved at being denied a penalty against Motherwell - and then with a late spot-kick title rivals, and eventual champions, Celtic earned against the same opponents three days later.Now Rangers chief executive Jim Gillespie has revealed that, having "a long history of being the leading club", they are meeting the Scottish FA on Friday to talk about "how we can improve Scottish football".He told the Press Association the Ibrox club will pay their "fair share" of any increased expenditure for VAR technology having already held a meeting with the SPFL that the SFA attended.Listen: Are Rangers set for another summer revolution?AttributionSoundsRangers & Hearts linked with defenders - gossipPublished6 hours agoO'Neill rejects 'nonsense' criticism of pitch invasionPublished22 hours ago"We all agreed that we need to be more aligned on strategy and improving the standards," Gillespie said."We can all shout about a decision, but what changes? Do we just apologise on the Monday? Do we accept that apology?"What has to change? Do we need to increase digital performance, or have full-time referees?"Ultimately, we are going to the World Cup and the Scottish FA is making some money. How do we get some of that to get things improved?"Can we as clubs support improved resources, whether that is financial or in other ways, like cameras in stadia?"Gillespie said, for the sake of "Scottish football's reputation", it was crucial to...