Lucky Ian Black has avoided an SFA suspension thanks to a disappearing yellow card during Sevco’s 1-1 draw with Stranraer on December 26.
Most reports from the game mention the gritty midfielder being booked during the second half- his sixth booking of the season.
Referee Andrew Dallas has failed to report the booking in his report to the SFA meaning that Black remains free of suspension.
After the Stranraer match the Sevco website reported: “IAN BLACK will serve a suspension next month after he collected his sixth League One booking of the season in this afternoon’s 1-1 draw with Stranraer.
The midfielder was cautioned in the second half by referee Andrew Dallas and automatically incurs a ban which begins 14 days from now.
That means he will definitely miss the meeting with Gary Naysmith’s East Fife side at Ibrox on January 11.
But the club will ask the SFA to clarify if the punishment might be more severe following a suspension for an accumulation of yellow cards last term.
The belief is that because Black faced disciplinary action then and he is now set to do so again for a second consecutive campaign, he could ordered to sit out two games.
If that’s the case, the former Hearts midfielder will also be absent for the clash with Forfar Athletic at Station Park on January 20.
Black had actually managed to avoid any bookings until the dramatic 4-3 win over Brechin on October 19 at Glebe Park.
But having stayed out of trouble in his first eight appearances of 2013/14, he has now collected six cautions in just nine matches.
Manager Ally McCoist said: “It’s extremely disappointing. Ian had managed to avoid picking up yellow cards and silly, needless ones.
“If that’s six in nine games now though that’s not good at all and he’s obviously no good to us in the stand.”
Despite those fears it now appears that Black’s booking wasn’t mentioned in Andrew Dallas’ match report which was sent to the SFA.
This morning the club website reported: “RANGERS have been informed Ian Black has not incurred an automatic suspension as he has not accumulated enough bookings to do so this season.
It appeared the midfielder was cautioned by referee Andrew Dallas during the second half of the 1-1 draw with Stranraer on Boxing Day.
Having collected five other yellow cards in League One so far this campaign, a sixth would have ruled him out of the home clash with East Fife on January 11.
The reason for that is any ban which is the result of a build-up of cautions begins 14 days after the final offence.
Dallas’ match report arrived with SFA officials after the game though showing Lee McCulloch and Sebastien Faure as the only Light Blues players to be booked five days ago.”
According to a report in the Sunday Mail Dougie McDonald has taken up a job with the SFA as a Refereeing Development Officer.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Absolutely hunbelieveable! Shades of Jim Farry.
On a happier note, a hail hail happy new year to all you Celts.
I’m not even remotely surprised, just goes to show who is still pulling the strings in the Scottish football hierarchy even from the third division. Feckin disgraceful and could only happen in Scotland as the whole SFA is rank rotten to the core from Ogilvie down. Son of Dallas every bit as bigotted as his masonic father.
Oh dear!
I mentioned a few days ago,this boy will go far,his disgraced fathers hand is still in the SFA
Surely there must be an investigation followed by an explanation of this apparent bungle.
Is there no examination of referees behaviour in the Scottish game?
Different Dallas, same ‘honest mistakes’.
The “HONEST MISTAKES” just keep on coming.
Hope you all have a safe and prosperous New Year.
HAIL HAIL.
If any body thinks that the game in Scotland is going to change Here a lesson for them the powers that be will keep on helping the mob over on the South side too screw every body else in the game Hail Hail happy new year JMJ
He’ll be pretty sick if he has betted on himself to be booked and doesn’t get paid out on it as the ref hasn’t reported it in his report.scumbags the lot of thm.
STOP IT! STOP IT! We are all becoming PARANOID again. Video evidence, four officials and his name in the refs book. Why the feck would we possibly think something underhand is going on?!?!?!
Wonder if the SFA will take as strong an action against Dallas as they did against Jim Goodwin????
Hail hail
I just can’t get enough of Sevco!
A bowl anyone?
Happy New Year fellow Bhoys & Ghirls!
Yet another absolute disgrace. Scottish football continues to be corrupt to the core. And for all those delusional fellow Celtic fans who think we will achieve “10 in a row” – think again. There is no way in the world that we will ever be allowed to do this! Too many influential people will move heaven and earth to ensure we fail. HH & a happy new year everyone!
Daddy’s boy will get more than his fare
share of gigs at Ibrokes.
The dark forces are at work, McDonald
will see to this.
Joe, A big Thank You for all your hard work.Your blogs are both humorous and
informative.
So a very big Happy Tim New Year.
Corrupt and rotten to the core……
Will he be disciplined…?
Will he feck….
Only in Masonic Scotland…..
This is the bigot Dallas’ son? and McDonald the liar and Rangers lackey develops more bigots .What has changed Nothing.The bigots run the asylum
Cheating is in their blood. It passes from father to son, and from old club to new club. So let’s keep up the good fight in 2014.
Happy New Year everybody.
Shurely shome mishtake here offisher. Me shpeeding was an honest mishtake and I’ve only had the one little bottle. Happy new year offisher… see you at the ludge as usual or the game if you’d like me to get you ticketsh. It’ll be 2-1 by the way in case you wanted a wee wager as well
Plus ca change etc. They will attempt to protect the Klan from themselves. Interesting news though from across the Pond. The loyalists are stalling on two main issues – Flags and Marches/No mention of food banks, social justice, unemployment, education and so on.
Plus ca change right enough
it seems to me andy has rode the goat just like his dad .whats needed is more celtic pressure to cleanse the sfa of biased Masonic goat riders Campbell and Bryson out now and all the other Hun klan
Happy new year lets hope the sevco kull is not enogh and the spivs liquidate them