 Jim Jefferies will not be sending in an appeal against Craig Thomson's sending off in Tuesday's 4-3 league cup loss to Falkirk. The 19-year-old defender was sent off by referee Brian Winter for kicking out at Bairns striker Carl Finnigan after the pair clashed on the touchline. Jefferies said: "I've seen it on the video and had a word with him. He didn't make any contact but it looks on the video as if there was intent there. There's nothing to appeal against. He'll be dealt with internally and that will be it." Like Jefferies, who will sit in the stand for Saturday's SPL clash with Motherwell at Tynecastle, Thomson will now serve a suspension, which just adds to the manager's defensive woes. Left-back Lee Wallace is out with a knee injury, while Marius Zaliukas is close to a return from a knee injury but has a contract dispute to settle before he will be allowed to turn out for Hearts again. Thomson has been rebuked for his sending-off. Jefferies went on: "He's let his team down. He's a young kid and he's going to have to learn. He's put himself out of the team, down to his own fault and stupidity. I've had him in this morning and told him that he's going to have to learn, learn quickly. He accepts that and that's the end of the matter." |