Rangers manager Derek McInnes will find out on Monday, August 31, if he will avoid a three-match touchline ban.
An appellate tribunal hearing has been scheduled by the Scottish FA after the club appealed against the immediate ban imposed on McInnes following comments he made in May.
McInnes has been present on the touchline throughout August, thanks to the suspension of the disciplinary punishment upon appeal. However, the outcome of the hearing will determine whether he faces an immediate ban, potentially missing his first Old Firm derby as Rangers manager as a result.
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The ban would rule him out of Premiership trips and matches against Falkirk and Motherwell, and the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final against Celtic at Ibrox on September 13. He would return for the Celtic Park clash on September 20, provided the ban is served without issue.
The charge stems from McInnes, while Hearts boss, labelling a penalty decision awarded to Celtic as "disgusting." This landed him in breach of Scottish FA Rule 72, resulting in a three-game immediate ban.
Rangers and McInnes will present their case, hoping for the punishment to be overturned, reduced, or replaced with a fine.
