Source: PA
Smith laments Lafferty indiscipline
Rangers manager Walter Smith has urged Kyle Lafferty to demonstrate more discipline after picking up a red card in only the second game of the season.
Both Lafferty and Hibernian's Kevin McBride were dismissed by referee Iain Brines following a melee sparked by Lafferty's challenge on Liam Miller.
The Rangers player has been no stranger to controversy in the past - most notably when he was retrospectively punished for feigning a headbutt resulting in a red card for then Aberdeen player Charlie Mulgrew in 2009.
The Scottish champions went on to triumph 3-0 thanks to a Kenny Miller hat-trick in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash despite the dismissal of Lafferty.
Smith said: "I suppose this is the best time to get red and yellow cards when they are all fit but we don't want him to get sent off at any time of the season. Kyle has had a couple of things happen to him now and he is going to have to adjust and discipline himself a little better than he has done in the past.
"I didn't think there was that much in the incident, I think he was sent off for his reaction after the ball was kicked against him. I suppose in many ways that's natural but you couldn't blame the referee either. It was unfortunate but these things happen."
