Former Hibs’ Chairman  Rod Petrie has temporarily stepped down from his role as Scottish FA president for health reasons.

The SFA said that he requires “a period of recovery” away from the job after medical advice.

Vice-president and Alloa Athletic chairman Mike Mulraney will take over meantime.

Petrie was elected president in 2019, replacing Alan McRae, and has served on the board for nine years.

Mr Mulraney said: “On behalf of the Scottish FA board, our people and Scottish football as a whole, I would like to wish Rod a speedy recovery

“We look forward to seeing him back to full health soon but in the meantime I will work closely with our chief executive, Ian Maxwell, to continue to steer Scottish football through the uncertainty caused by Covid-19.

“I would ask that everyone respects Rod’s request for privacy during his recovery period.”

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.