Dundee are contemplating an enchantment after being handed a six-figure positive – most of which is suspended – following a disciplinary listening to over their troublesome pitch.
The Scottish Skilled Soccer League (SPFL) introduced {that a} positive of £186,000 had been handed down.
Nevertheless, £120,000 of the punishment is suspended till the tip of subsequent season and can solely be triggered by an additional breach of guidelines.
Dundee disagreed with the wording of the SPFL press launch, claiming that they had been fined £150,000 in complete with a further £36,429.60 payment payable as compensation to the SPFL for tv and pitch specialist prices.
The cinch Premiership membership say the extra £120,000 positive could be “robotically triggered within the occasion of a single waterlogged pitch postponement subsequent season”.
An announcement added: “Dundee Soccer Membership are deeply upset with the severity of the punishment and are at the moment searching for authorized recommendation almost about an enchantment.
“The membership can be making no additional touch upon the end result whereas we search authorized recommendation.”
The league stated that Dundee had admitted 5 separate breaches of SPFL guidelines referring to their Dens Park pitch following 5 postponements of league matches this season.
An SPFL spokesman stated: “SPFL guidelines on pitch situation are an integral a part of sustaining a good league competitors.”
Two of the postponements – towards Rangers and Aberdeen – got here inside 90 minutes of kick-off and a latest recreation towards Motherwell solely went forward following a late pitch inspection, with visiting supervisor Stuart Kettlewell subsequently arguing that areas had been unplayable.
The rearranged match towards Rangers was postponed once more final week and a contingency plan was made to play the sport at St Johnstone’s McDiarmid Park earlier than the sport lastly went forward at Dundee’s dwelling floor on Wednesday, with the match ending goalless.
