The biggest controversy of his short managerial career arose out of a television interview, however. While appearing as an analyst on TV3's "Eircom League Weekly" show in August 2006, Scully observed that the league's rulebook needed to be tightened up in order to stop football matters ending up before the courts. The FAI did not take kindly to this criticism and fined Scully €5,000, suspending all but €2,000. Scully briefly threatened to walk away from football, but this was averted when the Rovers board of directors offered to pay the fine on his behalf.