Callum McGregor believes that the introduction of VAR will not necessarily solve all of the controversies on the pitch.
A summit on Thursday night in Perth between the SFA, managers and referees gave rise to confirmation that VAR is on its way into the game but for McGregor there remains the possibility of ambiguity when it comes to making decisions.
“The refs call it as they see it,” he said. “You see all the stuff with VAR in England but it was still hard to tell the other night in the Derby versus Southampton match.
“You just want refs to be fair and consistent.”
There has been much furore over referees this season after a number of blunders which have incensed clubs and players.
McGregor, however, was wary of being over critical at some of the calls that have been made.
“It’s a tough one for the players,” he said. “We don’t mind the referees when we win but when you lose there is always something to be said.
“The players are asked to do their jobs on the pitch and it’s the same for the referees.
“Players have bad days, referees have bad days. There is maybe something in the part-time thing but that’s not really for the players to comment on.
“And as I say, there’s never a problem when you win and you’ll find that with other teams that when they’ve lost a game it’s probably the referee’s fault more than anything.
“As a club we need to look after ourselves on the pitch.”
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