Two nights on from the incident that shocked Sky Sports viewers the SFA have hit Craig McPherson with a Notice of Complaint.
Following a dramatic 1-1 draw in the SWPL at Broadwood Fran Alonso was heading to the centre of the pitch and congratulating players from both teams.
McPherson, assistant to Malky Thomson with the Ibrox Ladies side was seen head-butting the Celtic boss with players and coaches from both sides quickly on the scene to calm down the Ibrox coach.
Monday’s match was the first time that Sky Sports had shown an SWPL fixture live but the post match discussion was all centred on the attack on Alonso.
? BREAKING: Rangers coach Craig McPherson will face an SFA hearing on April 13 following this incident with Celtic boss Fran Alonso following Monday’s Old Firm ?? pic.twitter.com/VKmGm75BGt
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 29, 2023
The SFA website announced:
Alleged Party in Breach:Â Craig McPherson, Team Staff, Rangers WFC
Date:Â Monday 27 March 2023
Competition:Â Scottish Women’s Premier League
Match:Â Rangers WFC v Celtic WFC
Disciplinary Rule allegedly breached:Â Disciplinary Rule 77. A recognised football body, club, official, Team Official, other member of Team Staff, player, match official or other person under the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA shall, at all times, act in the best interests of Association Football. Furthermore such person or body shall not act in any manner which is improper or use any one, or a combination of, violent Conduct, serious foul play, threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour.
Hearing date:Â Thursday 13 April 2023
McPherson will now have to appear before the SFA to explain his actions, in the meantime he will be allowed to assist Thomson in the dug-out starting with Sunday’s match at Broadwood against Hibs.
Monday’s 1-1 draw leaves Celtic a point ahead of their city rivals but seven points behind SWPL leaders Glasgow City.
If historical events is anything to go by, sadly, this idiots club will rally behind him and generate all sorts of fictional stories claiming provocation.
The fact that Alonso was walking normal speed in the opposite direction, back to the idiot McPherson, the culturally driven McPherson actually ran up BEHIND Alonso, cowardly attacking him from behind.
If his club had any modicum of ethics McPherson would already be unemployed. But they don’t! He acted within their cultural levels, hence, the wagons will be circled around him and to appease decent people of the public, he will get off with a fake public slap on the wrist, while being applauded by his employers.
Watch for Alonso being charged too! He was after all not even looking in the ignorant thug’s direction! How dare he!
It’s not anything new from scum.
Please will all Hibs players and staff be careful in their match against “ the Rangers “ at the weekend.
Remember the attack won’t come from in front of you .
It may once again come from behind!!
Not from the Rangers girls but from a coward in the dugout.
Guarantee they play the victim card and apportion some blame on Fran making up some random excuse of he said something inflammatory towards him or his staff.
Nowt will happen to the thug
Media have already buried it
Made up stories about how Fran will happily accept an apology , when he’s said nothing
‘ Appears ‘ and ‘ allegedly ‘ headbutt headlines , when it’s clear as day an assault
That hun hack Frazer Wilson’s article today in the Daily Record about how it could turn out to be a good thing for Scottish women’s football was f*cking absurd
His lawyers have informed the police that he was only swallowing a gnat at the back of the man’s hair and it’s not his normal behaviour at lodge meetings. Moreover, he was doing this favour whilst under strenuous provocation by an equaliser and the colour green. No charges are likely if the investigation is strung out a bit and the media co-operate.
Well celtic and the rest of the spfl had a great chance in 2012 toget shot of the biggest cheats in Scottish football rfc 1872 they got liquidated died and then the corrupt sfa.spfl made up some new rule the 5way agreement to make sure there was a team in blue played at cheating liebrox they started a newco called sevco scotland buy Charles Green plus the corrupt sfa let newco buy the history of deadco now who as ever heard of another club buying the history of a dead club well only in masonic scotland can this happen and it did so please expect the sevco coach on the woman side toget a slap on the back of his hand and then the corrupt sfa shouting no surrender to him thats how corrupt our football is and every fan is watching it and excepting it so its about time something was done about the corruption at hampden.honest before its to late.
Wonder who the knuckledragger will headbutt next