ROBINSON SEEKING ‘JUSTICE’

STEPHEN ROBINSON last night hailed his Motherwell troops for grinding out victory at Dens Park — then admitted he would be ‘devastated’ not to lead them out for the Betfred Cup final with Celtic next month. Robinson refused the SFA’s offer of a one-match touchline ban following his dismissal in last Sunday’s 2-0 semi-final win over Rangers as he now gears up for his disciplinary hearing on November 9. The Fir Park boss is dreaming of being in the dugout for their November 26 showdown with Celtic and hopes the SFA rule in his favour. Robinson said: ‘I don’t think I did a whole lot wrong. I didn’t leave my technical area or anything. ‘We will speak to the SFA and I hope they will be sensible about it. I would be devastated if I can’t lead the team out in the final. I think it would be an injustice to say the least.’ On the narrow victory gained at Dens Park courtesy of Craig Tanner’s early strike, Robinson added: ‘That is our best result of the season.’ Meanwhile, Motherwell chief operating officer Alan Burrows would support a complete review of the SFA’s disciplinary system — and says Rangers defender Bruno Alves should have received just a booking for kicking out at Louis Moult in Sunday’s semi-final. The Ibrox club slammed the decision to offer the defender a two-match ban as ‘devoid of credibility and balance’ after Motherwell’s Ryan Bowman escaped any action for an aerial challenge that broke Fabio Cardoso’s nose. Rangers are contesting the suspension, following a clash that saw Moult booked, and have effectively accused the governing body of double standards after the Bowman incident was viewed by compliance officer Tony McGlennan as reckless conduct — rather than violent — and therefore not applicable for retrospective action. Burrows said: ‘If there is a chance to make the system better, I’d embrace it. The Alves incident is a yellow card.’