Lennon ban wrong - Butcher

Three Hibernian midfielders are fighting to be fit for Aberdeen's Clydesdale Bank Premier League visit to Easter Road on Monday.

Gary Deegan is having treatment on the foot injury which forced him to sit out last weekend's dramatic 4-3 William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Falkirk.

And Scott Robertson and Kevin Thomas are also nursing knocks but Hibernian boss Pat Fenlon will be hoping to have the duo available.

Defender Ryan McGivern misses out due to a ban but Matt Done is in the squad after a Cup suspension.

Aberdeen team news to follow ...

Celtic manager Lennon triggered a suspended three-match ban after he was found guilty of an SFA charge following an incident involving St Mirren skipper Jim Goodwin in the teams' 1-1 draw in Paisley last month.

Butcher - who himself was cleared by the SFA of breaking a dugout window at Dundee's Dens Park on March 10 - and his side now travel to Celtic Park on Sunday, where the SPL champions-elect's manager will have to watch from the stands.

But Caley Thistle's plain-speaking boss claims swearing and other forms of industrial language are not the sole preserve of players and coaching staff.

He said: "I better watch my language in the dug-out as well. I better not punch any holes or dislodge the Perspex of the dugout like I did at Dundee either.

"My case has been dismissed because of a complete lack of evidence but not so for Neil and I feel very sorry for him.

"I don't know anybody, apart from (Ross County's) Derek Adams, who doesn't swear on the sidelines. Even some of the match officials swear, because it's appropriate at the time."

SFA compliance officer Vincent Lunny launched his investigation into Lennon's actions after receiving complaints from two fans.

But Butcher believes the Big Brother culture in Scottish Football has gone too far.

"It's now one of those situations where you don't know who is watching you, who is listening to you," he said.

"Managers and coaches are coming under far more scrutiny than they ever did before.

"It's unnecessarily so. It's a passionate game, an emotional game. Within certain boundaries people should just accept that there is going to be that type of language. You should hear the language that is directed against managers on the sidelines. That's pretty horrific.

"As soon as a manager steps out of line by saying one or two things then he gets done and I think that's wrong."

Butcher was involved in a flash point himself back in February when he had to be dragged away from a confrontation with a supporter following a 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock at the Caledonian Stadium.

The Inverness boss insists he will be on best behaviour from now on but claims it should be down to the match officials - and not supporters - to police the dugouts.

He said: "I don't always swear. Sometimes I swear at my own crowd, which isn't always good. But those days are gone.

"You are trying to get your point across and sometimes you use language that enforces the point that you are making.

"Let's face it, the referees and the fourth officials have the situation well under control and they don't take any action. If they don't take any action then I don't see why anyone else should."