Boss Hetherston quits Rovers

Peter Hetherston was due to be grilled again by the SFA

Peter Hetherston has resigned as manager of Albion Rovers because of his latest exile to the stand.

The Scottish Third Division outfit failed in an attempt to talk him into staying at Cliftonhill Stadium.

Hetherston had just returned to the touchline following a lengthy ban when he was sent to the stand for alleged abusive language during Saturday's Scottish Cup defeat by Montrose.

Rovers manager John Reynolds said: "Peter is a man of integrity and he told the board that this was the last straw as far as he was concerned as he felt that he had been unfairly dealt with.

"The directors tried to change his mind and also asked him to take a couple of weeks to think it over.

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"But he felt that would not be fair to whoever was taking the team in the meantime."

Hetherston is due to appear in front of the Scottish Football Association's general purposes committee next week following public criticism of female referee Morag Pirie.

Assistant Jock McStay has quit Rovers along with Hetherston, leaving player-coach Kevin McAllister to take charge along with Frank Connor.

Hetherston's team have been unable to recapture the form that came close to winning promotion last season.

Leaders Stirling Albion are visitors to Coatbridge on Tuesday evening.

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