Logan to miss three games as appeal fails

Shay Logan will start next season with a three- match ban after Aberdeen failed to overturn the defender’s red card from Sunday’ s clash with Celtic.

The full-back was sentoff by referee Craig Thomson for violent conduct after the full- time whistle as he celebrated the Reds’ 1- 0 victory at Parkhead.

The 30- year- old became embroiled with a number of the Celtic players and appeared to push Mikael Lustig in the face.

Aberdeen appealed the decision but that was dismissed at a fast- track tribunal hearing yesterday.

Logan will serve a twogame ban for the red card, but already faced a ban after going over the Scottish FA’S six-caution disciplinary threshold with his booking in the recent 1-1 draw with Rangers.