Nadir Ciftci will probably still be struggling to explain away his moment of madness five minutes before half-time against Hamilton.
His deliberate handball for what would have been his second “goal” was far from subtle and, considering he was already on a yellow card, questionable in the extreme.
However, it is worth remembering that although his physique and beard would suggest otherwise, the big striker is only 22.
Few people reading this did not do the odd daft thing when they were that age and, as long as Ciftci learns from this, it will hopefully be
just a blip in a sensational career.
In the short term, though, his dismissal means his manager Jackie McNamara will probably be having sleepless nights in the run-up to next weekend’s derby at Dens.
The absence of Ciftci means that with Brian Graham having departed on loan to St Johnstone, he has just one recognised first team striker in Mario Bilate.
The manager will no doubt be keeping his fingers crossed that Ryan Dow and Stuart Armstrong will recover from injury this week to add to his firepower against a confident Dundee side defending an eight-game unbeaten record.
