Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes has expressed his disappointment that the SFA has refused to grant permission for Kyle Lafferty to play in friendlies or reserve matches while serving a ten-game ban, believing his enforced period of inactivity could have put the striker’s mental health at risk.
Lafferty was punished by the governing body in October after footage of him abusing a Celtic supporter with a sectarian insult while on international duty with Northern Ireland appeared on social media.
McInnes accepted the verdict but is upset that the former Rangers man is forbidden from appearing in bounce games during his enforced spell on the sidelines which began on October 18 and will not end until he is eligible for the Viaplay Cup semi-final against Celtic on January 14.
