THE one Scottish club who voted against the introduction of VAR in the Premiership next season has been revealed.
The SPFL held a general meeting on Tuesday, April 19 as all 42-clubs were asked to vote yes or no to the technology coming to Scotland's top flight.
The vote was a landslide in favour of VAR, with 41 clubs in favour and just one side against the idea.
That club has been revealed as Morton.
The Championship side - who are fan-owned - have detailed their reasons for opposing the move.
A club statement in the Greenock Telegraph reads: "At Tuesday's SPFL vote, we can confirm that Morton were the club who voted against the introduction of VAR.
"As a community owned club, fans are at the foremost of our minds and it is often felt that VAR has in some ways diminished the experience of watching games where it is used."
VAR will only be used in the Premiership next term.
It will be implemented half-way through the campaign though, after the break for the 2022 winter World Cup.
Top flight clubs will pay £1.2m a season to utilise the technology.
This will operate on a sliding scale from £190,000 for the champions down to £67,000 for the 12th-placed club.
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