Craig Brown's attempt at drafting in short term cover for John Ruddy has been thwarted by the SPL authorities. They argue that an emergency signing is not allowed as we have two youth goalkeepers, Ross Hyslop and Shaun Thomson, on professional contracts.
So it looks as though Michael Fraser will be backed up by one of the boys for tonight's match at Parkhead. The chances of the SPL officials getting Christmas cards from the club must be fast disappearing as the dispute about the post-split fixtures is added to this latest disagreement with the league's authority.
There's a report on the story at the STV site.