Source: Team_Talk
Lennon facing additional charge
Celtic manager Neil Lennon will face an additional SFA charge following his dismissal in the 2-0 defeat by Hearts, it was confirmed on Monday.[LNB] Referee Craig Thomson has accused Lennon of "excessive misconduct" after he reacted angrily to fourth official Steven McLean amid protests over a denied penalty claim.[LNB]Lennon already faced an automatic two-match ban after being sent to the stand in last Wednesday's stormy Scottish Premier League encounter at Tynecastle.[LNB]However, he confirmed on Sunday he planned to appeal against that statutory ban and would spend the next day reading through Thomson's match report.[LNB]The report included the additional charge, which is due to be heard at the SFA's disciplinary committee meeting on December 7.[LNB]Lennon berated McLean after Thomson acted on the fourth official's advice to send the Celtic boss to the stand, after he remonstrated over a penalty box handball by Ryan Stevenson, which went unpunished.[LNB]The Celtic manager could yet find himself facing more charges over the Tynecastle match if the SFA's general purposes committee decree his post-match comments are worthy of punishment.[LNB]Lennon branded the decisions - plus Joe Ledley's red card - as "scandalous" and "ridiculous" and said Thomson's reputation as one of the best referees in the country did not reflect well on the rest.
