One Game Ban For Falkirk Boss Following Referee Rant
Falkirk manager Peter Houston has been handed a one-match touchline ban for his Ibrox criticism of referee John McKendrick.
Houston admitted criticising the match officials in such a way that indicated bias and incompetence on their part'', during a Scottish Football Association disciplinary hearing.
The former Dundee United manager will have to sit in the stand for the Ladbrokes Championship match against St Mirren on Saturday and has been given a further one-game suspended ban.
Houston was cited for comments made during an interview with Falkirk's own online television station following their 3-1 defeat by Rangers on October 3.
The former Scotland assistant manager hit out at the free-kick decision which led to Rangers' second goal following Tom Taiwo's tackle on Nicky Law, branding it ''the poorest decision I've seen for years''.
A ''raging'' Houston also felt Danny Wilson should have received a card for an early challenge on Craig Sibbald.
''If that had been a Falkirk player, I'm convinced our player would have been booked,'' he added.
And he claimed the referee was influenced by half-time complaints from the Rangers backroom staff.
''They were giving him a hard time, telling him they had nothing from the game, that the referee gave them nothing,'' he said.
''I think it influenced him. He gave them something that he shouldn't have given them.''
After claiming he would be reported to the SFA for foul and abusive language, which ultimately did not happen, Houston was asked whether the Rangers coaches would also be facing investigation.
He replied: ''It's Ibrox we're at, nothing happens like that here. It's the opposition, the wee diddy team that gets pulled up for things like that.''