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Caley Thistle demand SFA explain themselves over James Keatings appeal rejection


By Alasdair Fraser

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JOHN Robertson believes the whole of Scottish football and beyond is awaiting the SFA’s written clarification of why James Keatings’ Challenge Cup red card was not rescinded.

Picture - Ken Macpherson, Inverness. SCOTTISH CHALLENGE CUP - SEMI-FINAL. Inverness CT(2) v Rangers Colts(1).16.02.20. ICT's James Keatings went down under a challenge from Rangers' Ciaran Dickson, only to be shown his 2nd yellow card and a red card.
Picture - Ken Macpherson, Inverness. SCOTTISH CHALLENGE CUP - SEMI-FINAL. Inverness CT(2) v Rangers Colts(1).16.02.20. ICT's James Keatings went down under a challenge from Rangers' Ciaran Dickson, only to be shown his 2nd yellow card and a red card.

The Caley Thistle manager yesterday spoke for the first time of his astonishment at the decision by the Hampden Park body’s three-man judicial panel.

Despite providing video evidence viewed online by hundreds of thousands of fans and professionals, stoking widespread incredulity, the panel threw out the club’s appeal against Keatings’ second yellow card.

Regardless of a huge upswell of support from across the UK, including from BBC pundit Gary Lineker and more than 20 top clubs, Keatings will now miss the final against Raith Rovers on March 28.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle have vowed to explore all possible avenues to attempt to reverse the decision.

Television evidence clearly showed the Inverness attacker being bumped to earth by young Rangers Colts’ defender Ciaran Dickson.

In his report to the judicial panel, referee Greg Aitken said that he stood by the decision.

Robertson said: “We’re still awaiting written reasons for a decision that nobody in Scottish football can fathom.

Read more in today's Inverness Courier


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