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SFA disciplinary chief handed power to overrule referees in dishing out retrospective red cards

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SFA Compliance Officer Andrew Phillips has been given the power to overrule referees and throw the book at players retrospectively.

The former defence lawyer now has the authority to upgrade punishment even for incidents that were dealt with by the match official at the time.Previously, the Compliance Officer could only issue a notice of complaint if the referee held his hands up to a mistake and if it was "exceptional in nature".Former compliance officer Clare Whyte acted to upgrade yellow cards to red on only four occasions over the past two seasons.Hamilton midfielder Darian MacKinnon was the first after being given a two-match ban back in October 2018 after having a heavy challenge on Kilmarnock's Alan Power reviewed.

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