Source: PA
Celtic set for fresh confrontation
Celtic appear to be on another collision course with the Scottish Football Association despite deciding not to appeal against Neil Lennon's latest touchline ban.
The Hoops stated they did not challenge the four-match suspension received by Lennon over his clash with Rangers assistant boss Ally McCoist to take into consideration "the wider interests of the club and Scottish football".
But they also declared that Lennon would be serving the ban concurrently with an earlier suspension, also four matches, the second of which was Wednesday's Scottish Cup clash at Inverness. The SFA's position is understood to be that both bans will run consecutively, meaning Lennon would sit out a total of eight matches.
Celtic on Wednesday evening issued a statement on their official website, which read: "Celtic Football Club confirms that Neil Lennon has not challenged the imposition of an automatic four-match suspension arising from the Celtic v Rangers match on March 2.
"Neil and the club have decided, in the wider interests of the club and Scottish football, not to appeal against the imposition of the ban, or the reasons for it.
"In accordance with the SFA's disciplinary procedures and the SFA's original intimation of the ban issued on March 9, Neil will be serving this suspension concurrently with his existing suspension. He will, therefore, not be in the dugout for the four Celtic first-team matches from and including the game against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Wednesday."
