EXCLUSIVE: SFA 審判（をする）ing boss Crawford Allen 安心させるs Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson that their 昇進／宣伝 prospects will NOT be 影響する／感情d as a result of their 決定／判定勝ち（する） to come out as gay... as he calls on football to show their support

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審判（をする）s?長，指導者 Crawford Allan 勧めるd the football world to support two refs who have become the first male Scottish 公式の／役人s to come out 公然と as gay.

Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson went public on their sexuality in separate interviews 解放（する）d on Thursday.

特記する／引用するing the inspiration of gay players Josh Cavallo of Adelaide 部隊d and Jake Daniels of Blackpool, the two 部類-one whistlers 公約するd to fight the タブー surrounding homosexuality in the men's game.

知らせるd of their 願望（する） to go public two weeks ago, SFA 長，率いる of 審判（をする）s Allan was quick to 申し込む／申し出 support 同様に as 安心 that their 昇進／宣伝 prospects would not be 影響する／感情d by the 決定／判定勝ち（する） to come out.

Craig Napier became the first エリート Scottish 審判（をする） to come out as gay on Thursday

控訴，上告ing to football players, 公式の／役人s and fans to give Napier and Wilson their 十分な 支援, he told Sportsmail: 'I hope 支持者s and clubs 反応する to this in a 肯定的な way.

'The world of football should come together and support anybody who speaks out bravely on this 問題／発行する.

'I have referred やめる a lot to the football family of clubs, players, 経営者／支配人s and 審判（をする）s.

'Yes, we are at loggerheads いつかs over the course of 90 minutes, but we are all part of that family.

'Without any one of those stakeholders, football doesn't 機能（する）／行事 - so let's hope what Craig and Lloyd have said will make a difference.

'I think there is a 恐れる that football still 保持するs some stigma or culture of intolerance and if we can help to break that 障壁 負かす／撃墜する then we are 絶対 happy to 申し込む／申し出 our support.'

Napier, 32, was first to go public with a ビデオ 解放（する）d 経由で the SFA. Wilson, 31, followed 控訴 by 解放（する）ing his own ビデオ 経由で mental health organisation 支援する Onside on Thursday morning.

Another Scottish 公式の／役人, Lloyd Wilson, then followed Napier by also coming out as gay

Both 控訴，上告d to others to do likewise in a 企て，努力，提案 to destigmatize homosexuality in a men's game renowned for its macho culture.

'FIFA have already retweeted the Scottish FA tweet …を伴ってing Craig Napier's interview, so 明確に the world 団体／死体 are supportive,' 追加するd Allan. 'And I hope this opens the door to oth ers who may feel 衝突d 同様に.

'We have a mental-health service which we support through the Hampden Sports Clinic and during mental-health 認識／意識性 week we were 問題／発行するing messages 説 people were 苦しむing 乱用 through social マスコミ over their sexuality or whatever. We can 言及する people to specialists and we are very supportive of anyone 影響する／感情d and if we can do our bit to break 負かす／撃墜する any ぐずぐず残る stigma then we are very happy to do so.'

Keen to 促進する 'culture change' within professional football, both Napier and Wilson 表明するd 苦悩 over how their public 声明s might 衝撃 on their hopes of 存在 促進するd through the 審判（をする）ing 階級s.

Admitting he would only take them out of the 解雇する／砲火／射撃ing line if 乱用 （機の）カム their way, Allan sought to 申し込む／申し出 安心 to both men - and 主張するd their 告示s would have no 衝撃 on their hopes of 上陸 big games.

One of the Scottish game's up-and coming 公式の／役人s, Wilson has 扱うd a number of junior, lower league, cup and play-off games and has served as a fourth 公式の／役人 in the 首相の職, while Napier took 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 of 32 SPFL and 国内の cup fixtures during the 2021-22 season.

審判（をする）ing 長，指導者 Crawford Allen wants to see Wilson and Napier (pictured) given support?

Allan said: 'I know they were worried (about their 未来 prospects). Lloyd said that in his interview and Craig said the same, but that's a misplaced 関心.

'It makes no difference to how they are 扱う／治療するd ーに関して／ーの点でs of their 審判（をする）ing career, why should it? I will 扱う／治療する all my 審判（をする）s 正確に／まさに the same way and 申し込む／申し出 any support that they need. It will not 影響する／感情 them one iota.

'We look at さまざまな レンズs. 業績／成果 on the pitch is made up of a number of things, but we do look at their communication style, their personality, their ability to man manage.

'We all know that the best 審判（をする）s are not やむを得ず the most technical 審判（をする）s. They know the 法律s 絶対, but they have the whole 一括 of communication, personality and I will look at these two 審判（をする）s in that same light.

'The only thing I will do 異なって with the two is if there is any negativity comes their way.

'We have seen 審判（をする）s in the past who have 直面するd challenges on social マスコミ because of people who have written 不適切な comments which has led to them 存在 given 安全 after 確かな games.

'So that is the only way I would ever 扱う／治療する 審判（をする）s 異なって; from a 保護の and 肯定的な point of 見解（をとる）.'

Adelaide 部隊d player Josh Cavallo （機の）カム out as gay - one of the first in world football