Celtic accept Lennon sanction
Soccer: Celtic tonight stated they didn't challenge the ban imposed on supervisor Neil Lennon from the aftermath of his clash with Rangers assistant boss Ally McCoist to take into consideration “the wider interests of the club and Scottish football”.
Rangers this afternoon did submit an appeal against the two-match touchline ban received by McCoist following his touchline altercation with Lennon in the volatile Scottish Cup tie against Celtic on March 2nd.
But the Scottish Football Association’s 5pm deadline passed without Celtic lodging an appeal.
Ahead of this evening’s Scottish Cup quarter-final at Inverness,
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“Neil and the club have decided,
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The Celtic boss is already serving a four-match ban following his dismissal to the stand and subsequent reaction through a 2-0 defeat by Hearts in November and he must sit inside stand for this Sunday’s League Cup final with Rangers.
The Celtic manager was handed double the punishment of McCoist given it was his second offence inside relevant period.