Wednesday 1 June 2016 17:36, UK
Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan has given his full support to Rod Petrie, and dismissed calls for the Hibernian chairman to be stripped of his role at the SFA.
Petrie has been heavily criticised for his controversial comments relating to the pitch invasion that followed Hibernian's last-minute Scottish Cup final victory over Rangers on May 21.
The Easter Road chief described Hibs supporters' actions as merely "over-exuberance", despite reports that a number of Rangers players and staff had been assaulted during the chaos.
Club 1872, a prominent Rangers supporters group, has called for Petrie to resign from his vice-presidency role at the SFA, but Regan backed his under-fire colleague over the incident.
"Rod is a valued vice-president of the Scottish FA," said Regan at the SFA's annual general meeting in Glasgow on Wednesday.
"He has worked tirelessly for Scottish football over the years and I've got no issue with Rod Petrie as a vice-president."
Rangers released a statement the day after the cup final, claiming that Hibernian had yet to send the Ibrox club an apology for the incident at Hampden Park.
However, the Easter Road club have since moved to take action against those involved in the pitch invasion, handing out a number of lifetime bans earlier this week.
Petrie revealed on Wednesday that there had been "communication" between the two clubs but stopped short of revealing if Rangers had received a full apology.
"It was wrong of the supporters to come on the pitch and things that happened after that are inexcusable," he said.
"It's also inexcusable for supporters to come on the pitch so we know where we stand."
