Regan resignation sparks calls for an overhaul of the SFA
Stewart Gilmour's calling for change at the SFA
Last updated 2nd Feb 2018
Former St Mirren chairman Stewart Gilmour called for a complete overhaul of the Scottish Football Association following Stewart Regan's resignation.
The SFA is looking for a new chief executive as well as a national team boss after Regan immediately stepped down following a scheduled meeting to discuss the recruitment of Gordon Strachan's successor.
Regan had been under increasing pressure from supporters after clear first-choice Michael O'Neill rejected the chance to leave Northern Ireland for Scotland 102 days after Strachan was sacked, although the former Yorkshire County Cricket Club chief executive insisted the approach had the wider approval of the board.
Regan also came under fire over a decision to arrange friendlies in Peru and Mexico after the end of the season with Scotland captain Scott Brown and Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers expressing their dismay.
And Gilmour feels Scottish football should use the dramatic development to examine the structure of its governing body.
Gilmour - who stepped down as Saints chairman 18 months ago - said: "The whole SFA needs revamped. It needs stripped out from the ground up and started again. It needs to change dramatically.
"I don't know the ins and outs of it but the failure to land Michael O'Neill needs looking at totally.
"I think they made a complete mess of that. If that was the guy they wanted they should have got him.''
Regan has been replaced on an interim basis by chief operating officer Andrew McKinlay.
In a statement confirming his exit, he said: "I have devoted my time in Scotland to modernising, protecting, developing and promoting the game, whilst facing some extremely challenging head winds during my time in the job. While it has been tough, I am proud to leave having overseen a period of significant change and substantial growth.
"We are now at another staging point and I recognise that it is now time for further change. I have decided to step aside to allow new leadership to take the organisation forward.'