Robbie Neilson, Hearts head coach, and John Hughes, Inverness manager, have both been issued a Notice of Complaint by the SFA for criticising the performance of match officials.
Hearts have confirmed that they will be appealing against the Notice of Complaint, whilst Inverness have yet to make an official statement.
Both incidents took place on the 29th of August when Hearts lost their unbeaten record with a 3-2 defeat at Hamilton Accies after Callum Paterson was shown a straight red card by referee Willie Collum, which has subsequently been rescinded, prompting Neilson to highlight the irregular number of dismissal's his side have had under Collum; whilst Hughes suggested Andrew Dallas was 'not ready to be a top-flight referee' after Inverness drew 1-1 away to Dundee.
Neilson's side were leading 2-1 and appeared to be on track to maintain their 100% start to the season when Paterson was sent off by Collum for a challenge on Darion MacKinnon. After the game Neilson revealed that his side had actually practised with ten men after learning that Collum was in charge.
"The game has been ruined by a decision that is not a sending-off," he said.
"We are sitting 2-1 up and we get a red card against us that I don't think is a red card and it totally changed the flow of the game.
"We actually practised during the week going down to 10 men because of the environment we're coming to and the officials who are taking the game and we have to do that.
"In the recent past, the statistics involving the officials have shown a lot of red cards against us, so we have to prepare for it.
"The next time we get these officials, we will again train with 10 men."
The SFA wrote to Neilson to explain his comments the following week and the Hearts head coach told the media that he had not questioned the integrity of Collum, but had merely stated factual information regarding the number of red cards Hearts had received when he was officiating.
"The statistics back me up," said Neilson. "I didn’t question any integrity, I didn’t comment on a performance.
“The statistics are there for everyone to see if you do your homework on it."
Hughes also found himself in trouble after criticising the general performance of Andrew Dallas after his side drew 1-1 at Dens Park.
"What I will say is that I don't think the referee is ready for the top-flight," said Hughes. "He might be one day but not on this evidence.
"I thought he brought a nervousness to the game which didn't help. There were a lot of fouls and it was stop-start."
The Inverness manager had previously criticised Dallas after a 1-1 draw away to St Johnstone in May last season, again highlighting the referee's inexperience as a huge factor in the outcome of the game.
Both Neilson and Hughes have been charged in breach of Disciplinary Rule 72 which states that 'you criticised the performance of the Match Officials in such a way as to indicate bias or incompetence on their part'.
With Hearts already confirming that they will appeal against the Notice of Complaint, Inverness have until 22nd September to respond, with the principal hearing date set for Thursday 1st October.
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