Dundee United docked points - but Caley Thistle don't gain them
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RELEGATED Dundee United have been hit by a three-point punishment and £30,000 fine having two ineligible players in their squad at Inverness CT on Friday.
The doomed Taysiders, who were coached by interim boss Gordon Young that night, earned a 3-2 victory against the Caley Jags, who are in the hunt for a seventh-placed finish.
However, the club had to attend an SPFL disciplinary hearing today (Wednesday) after it became clear that Jamie Robson and Alistair Coote was not allowed to play.
Robson was an unused substitute in this game, while Coote came on as a sub after 76 minutes when he replaced Simon Murray, at which point the score was 3-2 to Dundee United.
Midfielder Coote (17) had been on loan at East Fife until recently, while 18-year-old Robson had been on loan at Brechin, returning on April 30.
Players who have been on loan cannot play for their parent club if they come back from a lower league side after March 31.
Dundee United pled guilty to breaches of SPFL Player Regulations 12, 14(i) and 14(ii), which breached SPFL Rules.
The breaches of Player Regulations occurred because the club failed to apply to the SPFL to League register the players as required by SPFL Player Regulations 7 and 3A.
As a result, Dundee United were severely censured, deducted three points from their points total this season and fined £30,000 (part suspended).
The disciplinary hearing concluded that replaying the game before the end of the season was not practical.
There had been suggestions that ICT, who face Hamilton away tonight, would stand to gain the three points, but that was not granted.
