Saints pair hit with four weeks’ wages fine over brawl
RICHARD FOSTER and Danny Swanson have been fined four weeks’ wages by St Johnstone for clashing with each other against Hamilton.
The pair were suspended by the Perth club pending an investigation after being sent off at half-time in last weekend’s 1-0 Ladbrokes Premiership defeat at the SuperSeal stadium for an on-field altercation seconds after the interval whistle sounded.
Both were also banned for the 1-0 home win over Hearts at McDiarmid Park on Wednesday night and Saturday’s trip to Inverness.
St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright says he has already drawn a line under the incident on Monday.
Turning his attention to bottom side Inverness, the Northern Irishman insisted the Highlanders have demonstrated their abilities too often this season for winning three points to be taken for granted. Richie Foran’s team are without a win in five games but Wright, whose side sit in fourth place, noted that they have already beaten fourth-placed Saints and Rangers, and drawn with champions Celtic.
He said: “It has been a difficult season for them and a strange season for them.
“I think they ended up finishing seventh last season and the team really hasn’t changed that much.
“Richie will tell you they have drawn too many games and haven’t won enough games.
“But they have beaten us at their place in the last minute. They have beaten Rangers, they have taken points off Celtic in Inverness.
“I watched them against Aberdeen and Aberdeen deserved to win but Inverness made it really difficult for them.
“So it will be a difficult game to win but it is not a game where we should have any fear.
“We should go into the game with confidence after the performance we put in against Hearts.”
Foran, meanwhile, is calling on his team’s survival instincts to help them pull away from the relegation trapdoor.
He said: “I believe in this team and I know we have enough quality in our ranks to win the games we need.
“Points are obviously vital for us but one win might be all we need to make a fight of it.”