Fenlon accepts four-match ban

Saturday 16 June 2012

Hibernian have ruled out an appeal against the four-match ban handed down to manager Pat Fenlon for gesturing to Hearts fans during last month's embarrassing Scottish Cup final defeat.

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At a Hampden hearing on Thursday, the Irishman was found guilty by the SFA of 'misconduct' after being sent to the stand by referee Craig Thomson just moments from the full-time whistle in the 5-1 hammering on May 19.

The 43-year-old appeared to react in frustration to the gibes of the Gorgie support, who mockingly sung 'there's only one Pat Fenlon' as Hearts romped to the trophy.Immediately after the game, Fenlon denied aiming the insult at the Tynecastle following and instead insisted he had made the gesture "in relation to the way we were playing".He also claimed he was unsure why he had been sent to the stand by Thomson, who had angered Hibs by awarding a penalty and sending off Pa Kujabi early in the second-half with the score still at 2-1, adding: "He was the last person I wanted to speak to."

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