Former Hearts and Scotland boss Craig Levein wants First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to resign.
Levein made the sensational statement on BBC Sportsound after the SNP leader insisted she needs assurances to give the upcoming Celtic and Rangers clash the all-clear.
Sturgeon was angered by Rangers fans breaking lockdown by illegally gathering at Ibrox and George Square following the club's Premiership title win at the weekend.
And she confirmed Record Sport's exclusive revelation Scottish football bosses had been hauled in for talks after droves of punters flouted lockdown restrictions.
The FM insisted she would report back before the Glasgow rivals meet at Celtic Park on March 21.
Levein stated he did not want to indulge in political discourse before revealing he hopes Sturgeon quits.
He said: "I don't want to get involved in this political situation, I just hope she resigns, basically."
Host Kenny McIntyre stressed the show "couldn't get involved in that" and iterated the FM has been working tirelessly to guide Scotland through the Covid-19 pandemic.
In regards to the Parkhead derby fixture, Sturgeon insisted she does not want to have to stop football matches.
Speaking to Parliament, she said: "In terms of future fixtures, I said in my opening remarks, there's a variety of discussions happening over course of this week, including one between myself and the chief constable later today.
"We will report back on those in due course, certainly before the scheduled Old Firm match on the March 21.
"The reason why we've tried to keep elite sport and football generally going, is not for the benefit of the elite sports people but for the fans.
"Everyone is being deprived of so much right now that the ability to watch a football match and cheer on your team on the television should be something that people should have the ability to do.
"But a minority can't be allowed to act irresponsibly.
"I hope we don't have to spoil that for the majority but we will have to assure ourselves that there will be no repeat of the scenes that we saw at the weekend.
"That, frankly, is still very much work in progress."
