The row over technology reared its head again after the Ireland/France game when Ireland’s chances of qualifying were ended by a handball that was not spotted by the officials.
There have been calls for the match to be replayed while others believe referees need to be able to rely on video evidence to ensure they get such key decisions right.
But the Scot fears that all discussion on the issue is pointless because Fifa are not interested in bringing referees up to date.
He said: 'The stance is that they prefer human decision-making rather than technology decision-making and until they change their mind there is nothing you can do about it - you have to convince them, nobody else.
'It is not a matter of asking every player and manager in the world their opinion because they will all share the same one, as I do myself, that technology can play a part and can help referees in a situation like the other night.'