A member of the Scottish Parliament has demanded the removal of Scottish Football Association chief executive Gordon Smith after the prospect of a British team competing at the London Olympics moved a step closer.

SNP backbencher Christine Grahame, who chairs the parliament's Health and Sport Committee, accused the SFA of caving in over the issue after the four home associations sent a letter to FIFA proposing that Team GB would be made up of English players only.

Grahame said: "A GB football team competing at the London 2012 Olympics poses a direct threat to the future of the Scotland international side and the Scottish league set-up."

The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish FAs insist they remain steadfastly opposed to the whole concept of Team GB because they fear it could damage their status as independent football nations. But they believe they were powerless to prevent England going it alone at the 2012 Games, a move FIFA are expected to ratify when they meet on Monday.

"Even Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, has made it clear that Scottish football is under threat if a GB team is fielded at the Olympics, regardless of where the players come from," Grahame added.

"I have warned of the dangers of this proposal and asked repeatedly to meet with Gordon Smith to discuss this matter. This has been met with silence.

"I suspect that the position being taken now by Smith reinforces the one he took before he became SFA chief executive. In 2007, Smith was interviewed by the BBC and said that he had "no problem" with a GB football team being fielded in the Olympics.

"It now looks like his personal opinion has become SFA policy, despite the overwhelming opposition of Scotland fans and players."

Meanwhile, Scotland midfielder Barry Robson does not think the team should be called Team GB if it only contains English players.

The Celtic star, 30, said: "It's not going to be a Team GB if Scotland aren't in it. They'll need to change the name for a start because Great Britain is all of us."