Kilmarnock have learned the fate of their appeal over Lewis Mayo's red card against Dundee.
The Ayrshire club has lost its appeal against the sending-off, meaning the defender will now serve a one-game suspension.
This ban stands for the Premiership only, meaning the 23-year-old is free to play against Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup quarter-final tie this weekend. He will miss the next league game against St Mirren, though.
At a hearing this evening with the Scottish FA's disciplinary panel, the Ayrshire club's case for wrongful dismissal was dismissed under the denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or a goal-scoring opportunity as defined by Law 12.
The ex-Rangers centre-back was involved in an awkward collision with Dundee's Scott Tiffoney as the attacker looked to sneak in on goal.
The pair hit the deck inside the area, as referee Colin Steven awarded a penalty and gave Mayo his marching orders.
Today, McInnes lamented the use of VAR when speaking to the media, voicing his displeasure over its inconsistencies.
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“It’s not been a good weekend, I don’t think,” said McInnes on Tuesday. “It’s the inconsistency of it all. We’ve had some tackles this weekend that look way beyond what my player Corrie Ndaba got sent off for (against Hibernian in January) when the referee was asked to come to the monitor.
“After the criteria I was told by the refereeing department, there were a lot of things that happened at the weekend where you’re thinking ‘well, why are there not more red cards?’
“The inconsistency of it all is driving us all mad, it really is.
“We need more consistency. You look at one incident, then you go ‘Oh, a few weeks ago there was a similar incident of handball or a challenge that wasn’t deemed (worthy of) the same punishment’."
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