Willie Collum is being urged to stop by two former referees who criticised his Hampden efficiency.
The referee took cost of the Scottish Cup Remaining for the fourth time on Saturday as Rangers defeated Hearts to elevate the trophy for the primary time in 13 years.
The Gentle Blues scored two objectives in additional time after the 90 minutes of regulation time ended goalless.
However regardless of Rangers exhibiting their health and dedication following heartbreak in Seville simply 4 days earlier, Collum's efficiency is being known as into query.
Steve Conroy and Des Roache have sparked defeat over the ref's health and talent to take cost of prime stage video games.
Talking on the Get Concerned Referee podcast, the 2 ex-referees have known as on Collum to hold up his whistle.
The criticism comes after Collum was additionally slammed for his efficiency throughout Arbroath's play-off defeat towards Inverness when he despatched off two Caley Thistle gamers.
Conroy stated: “Inconsistent selections in a while in recreation had been reflective of his health and his studying of the sport. It was two video games too far for Willie on the finish of the season.”
Roache added: “For me, as a lot as the ultimate was comparatively incident free I assumed Willie Collum obtained the small infringements unsuitable. That irritated the gamers.
“He appeared heavy legged as the sport progressed and didn't look not look as match or sharp as required.
“It was expertise that obtained him by way of the sport. The Arbroath recreation and the Cup Remaining had been an excessive amount of – he ought to bow out on the prime.”
The Hampden conflict noticed just a few contentious efforts play out - together with a Peter Haring problem on Calvin Bassey that pundit Ally McCoist claimed ought to have seen the Jambo see crimson.
A robust penalty declare within the last moments of regular time has additionally been a subject of debate after Nat Atkinson had a handful of Joe Aribo's shirt as he took a shot at Craig Gordon within the Hearts purpose.
Collum has been one in all Scotland's prime referees for greater than a decade, with 500 home clashes beneath his belt in addition to 36 Champions League video games and 28 Europa League matches.
The ref took cost of two video games throughout the 2016 Euros in France after dealing with the UEFA Tremendous Cup Remaining the earlier 12 months when Barcelona defeated Sevilla 5-4 after additional time.