Dundee boss John Brown has been issued with two notices of complaint by the SFA.
The first charge from the governing body’s compliance officer Vincent Lunny regards an alleged breach of disciplinary Rule 71.
It accuses Brown of “not acting in the best interests of association football by making public comments of an insulting nature in a newspaper interview accusing Robert Douglas, former goalkeeper at Dundee FC, of telling lies” and is dated as in or around June 6.
The second complaint is of a two-fold nature, alleging breaches of rules 82 and 86. Dating both alleged offences on or around August 5, Brown is accused of breaking the first rule “by making offensive comments in a newspaper interview suggesting the use of violence.”
Regarding the second, the Dens manager is accused of “not acting in the best interests of association football by making comments in a newspaper interview suggesting the use of violence.”
The principal hearing date has been set for Thursday September 5 and Brown has until Wednesday to respond to the charges.
