Rangers loanee Chris McKee was sent off for Brechin City in a 4-2 defeat to Albion Rovers on Saturday afternoon in SPFL League Two.
McKee is an exciting young striker who excelled in front of goal at B team level over the first half of the season.
He was rewarded with a contract extension at Ibrox [Rangers Youth Academy Twitter], before heading to Brechin on his first-ever loan assignment.
The Northern Ireland youth international has since been joined by two familiar faces in fellow Gers prospects Harris O’Connor and Adam Devine.
However, the trio haven’t yet been able to turn Brechin’s fortunes around.
The City remain rooted to the bottom of the fourth tier, having won just one league match all season, and they suffered their 12th defeat from 15 matches on Saturday afternoon at Glebe Park.
They lost 4-2 to Albion Rovers, who themselves had only previously recorded three wins.
Rovers were 2-0 up by the 34th minute and although Rory Currie pulled one back for Brechin, the visitors re-established control after the break, with two further strikes leaving them 4-1 up by the hour mark.
With the hosts scrapping in vain to find a route back into the game, McKee was sent off for a second bookable offence in the 88th minute after the referee adjudged that he had dived in an attempt to win a penalty.
Player/manager Michael Paton came off the bench to score in injury time, but his side remain on just five points and their SPFL status is under threat, with a potential relegation play-off against either the Highland or Lowland League champions on the cards for the end of the season.
Meanwhile, a strong RangersTV lineup has been named for Sunday’s Premiership clash against Hibernian at Ibrox.
