Hot-head Neil McCann admits that he lost the plot when he was red carded from the dug-out during Inverness Caley Thistle’s 3-0 defeat from Hearts.
Midway through the second half the former Jambos winger let rip with a string of abuse aimed at the Hearts dug out after Sean Welsh had been booked for a foul on Liam Boyce. Referee Bobby Madden instantly issued a red card.
Last month McCann was called on to stand-in for John Robertson at ICT but through his media work it is clear that the Hearts job is the one that he has his eye on.
Edinburgh News reported McCann saying:
I lost my cool. That’s as much as I’ll say about it. I let the side down, receiving a red card, what can I say?
I don’t particularly take defeat well. It’s just pure frustration. I came in here to do a job for the club and I take it personally. It’s not just on the team, it’s on me as well – I’m part of that. I probably let my emotions get too much.
Maybe I hadn’t calmed down since the half-time talk. I’ll look at that. Every day is a school day. My conduct’s been pretty good up until that point so maybe it just built up on me. That’s not good enough regardless. I lost my cool and got sent off.
The 3-0 defeat coupled with Dunfermline’s 4-3 win over Arbroath means that ICT miss out on a play-off place, McCann will take charge of his final match on Friday at home to Ayr before returning full-time to BBC Scotland.