If the SFA has taken a sanction out on Clancy then they absolutely have to explain which particular actions of his or decisions they consider were wrong enough to merit such a decision. If it was Kent's red card, will it be rescinded and Brown cited for simulation? Highly unlikely! Was it Hayes' deliberate double elbowing of Barisic going unpunished by Clancy? If so, will Hayes now be cited five days after the event? Again, highly unlikely! If any action is taken by the SFA against Clancy I will confess myself to being more than surprised.
I think a referee might just be able to squeeze out a reasonable excuse for erring with the sending off or the elbowing.
We’ve all seen mistakes like this before.
However, what is abso-feckin-lutely unacceptable is any referee accepting Brown’s behaviour towards Kent after the ordering off.
It was ungentlemanly conduct.
It was the perfect illustration of ungentlemanly conduct.
It was bringing the game into disrepute.
On top of that, what is undoubtedly questionable is Clancy accepting how many times Brown barged into players.
If he’d done this once or twice, you might not notice.
How many times did he do this though?
How many times did “Edweirds” clip show?
Clancy, any referee, might have a bit of explaining to do there.
FFS, there was even a couple where he indicated he’d seen it but was playing to our advantage!
For a player to escape punishment for such as this is outrageous and beyond belief.