MORTON boss Jim Duffy has denied asking Neil Lennon for a ‘square go’, after the two managers were involved in a mass touchline brawl.
Hibs gaffer Lennon had accused Duffy of offering him out on the touchline, as tempers flared at the end of the two side’s goalless Championship clash at Easter Road.
Both Duffy and Lennon were sent to the stands following the incident, which also saw ‘Ton forward Kudos Oyenuga and Hibs captain Darren McGregor dismissed.
But the Morton gaffer dismissed allegations that he challenged his opposite number to a fight on the touchline.
He said: “Firstly, I would like to say that I watched the footage on television last night and, from my point of view, I was embarrassed when I saw my reaction.
“I am not going to get involved in a public debate with the Hibs manager, but what I would state is that I categorically, 100 per cent did not ask for a ‘square go’ or use anything even remotely like that term.
“Yes, I acted immaturely – but I’m not 12 years old.”
The bust up followed a late challenge by Oyenuga on the Hibee’s Jordon Forster, sparking unsavoury scenes which saw McGregor sent off for confronting the Morton man.
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