THE SFA have asked Scottish clubs to green light proposals to DOUBLE the salaries of key members of the board.
The governing body will hold their Annual General Meeting at Hampden on Thursday (June 6).
And clubs have raised their eyebrows at a proposal to hike the pay of president Mike Mulraney from £25,000 to £50,000 per annum, with vice president Les Gray in line for a jump from £15,000 to £35,000 a year.
Independent non-executive directors Alison McGregor and Malcolm Kpedekpo will also have their pay increased to £30,000 a year as part of a move to bring SFA directors into line with industry norms.
SFA board members are seeking a 100 per cent increase in pay
SFA president Mike Mulraney is in line to double his payfrom £25,000 to £50,000 per annum
Clubs will be asked to receive, consider and approve the recommendations at Thursday’s AGM, with some concerned by the optics of a 100 per cent increase for board members in the midst of a savage cost-of-living crisis.
The SFA move is in response to an independent benchmarking exercise commissioned by the Remuneration Sub-Committee which found that the pay of board members was significantly lower than the sums paid to directors of comparable sports associations in England and beyond.
Privately, board members argue that the current salary and time commitments demanded by SFA business risk restricting the candidates who can run for office at Hampden to those who are independently wealthy or retired.
