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The Scottish Football Association is "50 years out of date", according to a senior source involved in the Scottish Football Review.

BBC Scotland reports that the source said that the governing body was "institutionalised and in need of reform".

The first official findings of the review, chaired by the former first minister Henry McLeish, are expected to be delivered next Monday (April 26). And the BBC was told the report will "take no prisoners".

Having been approached by the SFA, McLeish agreed to chair the Scottish Football Review committee in February 2009. The SFA has had the report since March and its findings have been discussed at board level.

Meanwhile, Gordon Smith – who resigned as chief executive of the SFA on Monday (April 19) – has said that a “combination of factors” led to him leaving his post.

The former Rangers midfielder is concerned about his elderly parents – but added that there had been a “minority of people” in the game who had been “less than supportive”.

He explained: "It's not purely personal reasons, or the negativity I've experienced – the timing is right.

"I have enjoyed my time with the Scottish FA immensely and feel privileged for having had the opportunity to play a leading role in one of the biggest and most high-profile organisations in the country.

"As has been reported in the press, there are external factors that need my attention. Stepping down, though, is something I have considered for some time.

"The majority of people I have encountered during nearly three years in the job have been extremely warm, friendly and hospitable towards me. Inevitably, there has also been a minority who have been less than supportive.

"This has been a difficult enough time, dealing with my mother being admitted to hospital after a fall. To compound matters, she is the carer for my father, who is seriously ill.


"It is not purely personal reasons, or the element of negativity I have experienced, that has made me leave the job. It is a combination of factors. Ultimately, I feel the timing is right."