St Mirren's McLeish faces hearing over referee remarks

St Mirren manager Craig McLeish faces being disciplined by the Scottish FA following comments made following his side's 1-0 defeat by Dunfermline Athletic in the Premier Sports Cup on Sunday. Speaking on Premier Sports afterwards, the 36-year-old questioned decisions by the match officials and asked who referee Sean Murdoch played for. The 39-year-old had two spells as a goalkeeper with Dunfermline before becoming an official. McLeish has now been called to a hearing on Thursday, 27 August to hear a notice of complaint over "Disciplinary Rule 72". That rule says no club official should criticise a match official "in such a way as to indicate bias or incompetence" or make comments "which impinge on his character". 'Versatile' Nsio joins St Mirren from Rangers on loan Cup holders St Mirren had a goal disallowed when when Eseosa Sule was ruled to have fouled goalkeeper Aston Oxborough before Samuel Ramos fired into the net. Then, two minutes before full-time, Dunfermline's Chris Kane scored from the penalty spot after Marcus Fraser was ruled to have fouled Keith Bray. St Mirren say they "will fully assess the notice before determining our next steps" but "will make no further comment at this time". The St Mirren Mercury has reported that McLeish insisted his televised remark regarding Murdoch was a "tongue-in-cheek". St Mirren still won their group, with Dunfermline progressing as runners-up, but the defeat meant they were not seeded for the last-16 and were drawn away to Rangers. Visit our St Mirren page for all the latest news, analysis and fan views Get St Mirren news notifications in the BBC Sport app