MORTON chiefs have today explained their stance on VAR after it emerged they were the only club to vote against introducing the technology to Scottish football.

The cinch Premiership will welcome video assistant referees in the middle of the 2022-23 season after 41 SPFL sides voted for the proposal on Tuesday.

Morton confirmed they were the sole club who voted against and cited fears over the cost of the technology and diminishing fans' viewing experience as the reasons for their point of view on the issue.

The club told the Tele: "At yesterday’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.

"In addition, although the financial aspect of the proposal did not directly impact the club at the current time, we felt that the financial investment required for VAR was something that we couldn’t support in the current climate.

"However, there are undoubtedly benefits to the systems and of course one of those will hopefully be more decisions being made correctly at the top level.

"We fully support the democratic voting process that took place and will support the SPFL with the project in any way required moving forward."