A Disciplinary Tribunal convened in accordance with the Judicial Panel Protocol to consider the following cases:
Case 1
Player: Jack Baird (St Mirren)
Match: St Mirren v Falkirk (SPFL Championship) - Saturday, 31st October 2015
Case: Claim of Wrongful Dismissal (Denying the Opposing Team a Goal or an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity)
Outcome: Claim upheld. Sending-off reduced to a caution for deliberately handling the ball.
Case 2
Player: Craig Reid (St Mirren)
Match: St Mirren v Falkirk (SPFL Championship) - Saturday, 31st October 2015
Case: Claim of Wrongful Dismissal (Denying the Opposing Team a Goal or an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity)
Outcome: Claim dismissed.
Case 3
Alleged Party in Breach: John Hughes (Manager, Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC)
Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached:
Disciplinary Rule 72:
1) In that following on from the Scottish Professional Football League Premiership match between Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC and Dundee FC upon 29th August 2015, in a television interview you criticised the performance of the Match Referee in such a way as to indicate incompetence on his part.
2) In that following on from the Scottish Professional Football League Premiership match between Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC and Dundee FC upon 29th August 2015, in interviews with the written press you criticised the performance of the Match Referee in such a way as to indicate incompetence on his part
Outcomes:
1) Breach denied and not proven
2) Breach admitted
Sanction(s):
1) N/A
2) Suspended for two matches (one match immediately and one match to take effect in the event of a further breach of Disciplinary Rule 72 before the end of season 2015/16.)