Neil McCann is to appeal against two red cards given to his players last night as Inverness Caley Thistle drew 1-1 at home to Dundee.
The result leaves ICT in fifth place in The Championship needing Dunfermline to drop points in their two remaining matches while they pick up maximum points away to Hearts and at home to Ayr.
With his media hat on McCann likes to portray himself as Mr Mellow but when referee Mike Roncone issued two red cards the red mist came down on the man with the £700,000 tax bill from his ‘EBT’ payment hanging over his head.
Speaking to the Press & Journal he said:
I’ll be appealing the two red cards. The first was for Scott Allardice who didn’t deserve his yellow card. He’s controlled his aggression throughout the match.
He’s gone in hard on Charlie Adam, of that there’s no doubt, but it is a physical game – he’s gone low and win the ball. Yes, his follow-through has maybe caught Charlie but the ball has gone in that direction. It suggests to me it was fair and Scott is adamant it wasn’t even a booking. I can back him on that, I’ve seen it.
Brad Mckay’s is just plain wrong – a shocking decision. How he can see that as a straight red card I have no idea whatsoever. He’s actually used his ankle to challenge and, again, he’s won it cleanly. What’s he meant to do to stop momentum?
Both will be appealed. Those decisions put us so far behind the eight ball, but we wanted to try and retain a threat and did that with nine men. Daniel MacKay scores a brilliant goal and then we’re hit really with a sucker-punch from big Ashcroft, with a brilliant header.
Dunfermline are at home to Alloa on Saturday then away to Alloa in their final two matches.