Martin Keown has slammed the SPFL as a 'farce' and accused them of forcing clubs into ending the season by placing unfair financial worries on them.
The Arsenal legend - who has kept a close eye on Scottish football in recent years with son Niall playing for Partick Thistle and St Johnstone - reckons the governing body made a decision far too quickly.
It comes as Scottish Premiership clubs are set to hold an emergency summit with league chief Neil Doncaster later on Friday to end the campaign and declare Celtic as champions.
That will also see Hearts relegated to the Championship and the haste associated with events doesn't sit right with the outspoken pundit.
He also believes that the English Premier League will be watching closely and looking at the fallout expected to come with Hearts threatening legal action.
It's a similar story in England with Aston Villa, Norwich and Bournemouth currently in the bottom three, with Villa having a game in hand.
And Keown told talkSPORT: "This has been a bit of a farce in Scotland.
"They tried to make that decision too quickly, almost holding a gun to the club’s heads with the financial rewards if they were to make a quick decision.
"Finances will have a big say on what happens up in Scotland and obviously that’s going to come down south as well.
"We’re all anxious to see what the Scottish game does, does it take a lead, does it continue?
"We’ll have to wait and see, that’s a massive decision they’ll have to make."
