SFA could censure St Johnstone’s Duberry over Twitter rant

St Johnstone defender Michael Duberry could be in trouble with the SFA after posting on Twitter.

Duberry was reacting to events during the match against Dundee United on Saturday, when Saints had defender Steven Anderson sent off by referee Mike Tumilty for two bookable offences after 15 minutes then lost a goal to United when scorer Johnny Russell appeared to be in an offside position.

The former Chelsea player wrote, “I f****** hate refs! I have never seen such a blatant offside!

“I hope the officials that did our game are embarrassed by there (sic) performance today! F****** rubbish.

“Fined? For wot (sic), saying I hate refs? Or saying they should be embarrassed by their performance? Don’t think it’s a fineable offence! Hope not.”

The SFA could yet punish the player for making public comments criticising officials, with a spokesperson confirming, “We are aware of the comments.”