Mcghee ban in place for St Johnstone game

Motherwell manager Mark Mcghee faces another game in the stand after his side’s clash with Aberdeen was abandoned.

The Fir Park boss was due to complete a two-match touchline ban at Pittodrie on Tuesday night.

However, the Ladbrokes Premiership fixture was halted twice inside the opening ten minutes after the floodlights failed, leaving referee Alan Muir with no choice but to bring an early halt to the action.

The Scottish Football Association confirmed that the abandoned match will not count towards Mcghee’s punishment, meaning that he will again be barred from taking his place in the dugout when his side travel to St Johnstone on Saturday.

According to rule 11.6.7 of thesfa’sjudicialpanelprotocol, “a match which is abandoned or declared void does not count towards a completed match in terms the serving of any suspension”.

Both clubs have been informed the bookings 0 Mark Mcghee: Abandoned match does not count. dished out to Aberdeen defender Andy Considine and Motherwell centre-back Stephen Mcmanus will not be counted.

The rule book states: “Any cautions reported in a match that is abandoned or declared void shall not apply except where the match is abandoned or declared void due to player misconduct.”

The floodlights stopped working after back-up generators failed to cover for a transformer which broke earlier this month. Aberdeen expect a new one to arrive this week and be operational for their next home game against Hamilton on 27 December.