Rangers appeal against Kevin Thomson red card is thrown out by SFA

RANGERS today failed in a last-minute appeal against Kevin Thomson's red card in Sunday's Co-operative Insurance Cup final.

• Kevin Thomson (right) is given his marching orders on the CIS Cup final

The Ibrox club waited until moments before the 5pm deadline to contest the dismissal in a calculated attempt to ensure the case could not be dealt with before tonight's Active Nation Scottish Cup quarter-final replay at Dundee United, freeing the midfielder to play.

However, the SFA were braced for such tactics and had match referee Craig Thomson poised to review video footage of the incident.

The Rangers star's suspension will begin immediately, which rules him out of tonight's match.