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Innovation, simulation and ultimately frustration as Smith decides to call time

For a man who campaigned so vehemently against diving in football, it seems somewhat poetic that Gordon Smith should tumble out of Hampden under his own steam.

A fuller explanation for his surprise departure from the position of chief executive at the Scottish FA should arrive later today, with a short statement last night only revealing that he had resigned “for personal reasons”.