Chris Sutton insists SFA beaks have no choice but to clamp Calum Butcher as his horror tackle on David Turnbull shamed Scottish football.
The Dundee United enforcer is heading for the dock under new rules drawn up last summer that allows Hampden compliance officer Andrew Phillips to step in and deal with on-field shockers – even if the player was booked at the time.
Previous guidelines would have blocked further action but Record Sport understands the United midfielder is in the firing line for his eye-watering lunge in his side’s 3-0 defeat to Celtic on Sunday.
The SFA disciplinary chief is set to refer the incident to a panel of three former refs has until 3pm on Tuesday to slap Butcher with a notice of complaint, with Tannadice
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