Jon Moss leaves role as Scottish FA VAR manager

Jon Moss will leave his role as the Scottish FA’s VAR manager less than two months after taking the job.

The experience English official has decided to accept an offer from another football association.

Head of referees Willie Collum now faces the task of replacing Moss much quicker than he would have anticipated.

Collum told the Scottish FA’s website: “I am obviously disappointed to be losing Jon so quickly but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him and his family and I wish him the very best on his new adventure.

“It is a measure of the esteem in which he is held in refereeing globally that he has been offered a top job in a different continent.

“The work he has undertaken with us as VAR Manager has already strengthened our operation and we will begin the process of recruiting a replacement immediately.”

Jon Moss added: “I have loved my short time at the Scottish FA and already I believe clubs, players, managers and supporters see a significant improvement under Willie’s leadership. Even though my time in Scotland has been short and sweet, I have loved working with the Scottish FA and the VAR team at Clydesdale House.

“I leave with only fond memories and a wish that I could have stayed for longer but this is an opportunity of a lifetime and I look forward to the new challenge, better equipped for it by my experience in Scotland.”

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