Rangers Football Club 0 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) LATE bid to have red card over-turned fails More... RANGERS have lost an appeal over Kevin Thomson's dismissal in Sunday's League Cup Final. The club had hoped for the red card to be rescinded so that he could play in tonight's Scottish Cup replay with Dundee United. Thomson was sent off by referee Craig Thomson just seven minutes into the second half of Sunday's final against St Mirren. He has given a straight red card for the challenge on St Mirren's Steven Thomson. Under the rules an automatic one-match suspension would kick in for the replay with United and that now happens after the appeal was lost. Thomson will also miss the SPL clash with Aberdeen on Wednesday, April 7 as he has gone over the disciplinary penalty points threshhold. Edited March 24, 2010 by Zappa 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I can imagine that the SFA had asked the Ref to review the decision before the appeal was even lodged so that all they had to do was make a cuppa and then send a reply. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,876 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Waste of �£1k. Pointless appeal 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Waste of �£1k. Pointless appeal . The club must have hoped that the SFA wouldn't review it tonight and reply tonight so that we could play Thomson. The SFA were probably bombarded with calls and emails from complaining bheasts as soon as the fact that we were appealing went public this evening. Not saying that's why it was rejected though, just pointing out the obvious... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,876 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 The club must have hoped that the SFA wouldn't review it tonight and reply tonight so that we could play Thomson. The SFA were probably bombarded with calls and emails from complaining bheasts as soon as the fact that we were appealing went public this evening. Not saying that's why it was rejected though, just pointing out the obvious... Indeed. And that kind of tactic shouldnt be allowed, be it us or anyone else. If the SFA had asked the ref to review his decision in anticipation of an appeal then I don't have a problem with that. Of course we expect that this would be the case for other clubs in the future so one to bookmark for future reference! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,876 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Sorry, I should clarify... Of course we are allowed to appeal, but its not really in the spirit of the game which is why it shouldn't be allowed. The timing of the appeal speaks volumes 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Why were they not so quick to review the Loovens decision? Unusually efficient from the SFA there. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delbear 0 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 amazing how fast rangers players apeals are heard....... this will be the SFA's new super fast service . till the next time one of those manks are in the dock!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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