Hearts daft MP Ian Murray has rounded on the SPFL for their "dereliction of duty" during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Tynecastle club were relegated using a points per game formula after the clubs called time on the campaign after the pandemic hit 2019/20 season.
But the process was marked by acrimony over corporate governance after Dundee changed their deciding vote in bizarre circumstances.
The 43-year-old is a former chair of the Foundation of Hearts and was a key figure in Ann Budge's rescue of the Jambos from administration back in 2014.
And the Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland reckons the national game has become a "laughing stock" over the ensuing chaos that has seen his side demoted to the Champioship.
He told Off The Ball : "Isn't it incredible, if you look at the newspapers today we have the SFA threatening to expel Hearts and Partick Thistle, Dundee United - who I've no idea if they voted for reconstruction or not - are now saying they will go under if they don't get promoted and that's really the argument Hearts have been making since the very start here.
"We need to protect Scottish football, protect clubs, players and jobs and for it to end up in the courts is a dereliction of duty from the SPFL who have shown absolutely no leadership in this whatsoever.
"The whole of Scottish football is a laughing stock and it's been brought on by itself."
And Murry looks to the many leagues around Europe returning to action and wonders why Scotland is one of the odd ones out.
He admitted: "I've no idea why the vote was taken so early to end the season.
"Professional sport can start behind closed doors on Monday and we are only in the middle of June. Scottish football could have at least tried to finish the season.
"We could have avoided compensation payments running into many millions of pounds being paid out to broadcasters and it would have given the fans some excitement over this long lockdown period. It would have put to bed all these issues.
"There is two ways clubs could be resolved from this. One is to reconstruct and two is to complete the season. And given sport can start again on Monday according to the government, the season could be quite easily be completed and there would be no arguments about detriment, about sporting integrity and about clubs losing out financially."
