BOBO GAVE ME THE ELBOW TOO; Young accuses Celt.

Byline: ALAN McCABE

BOBO BALDE was guilty of a second attack with his arms, it was claimed last night.

Aberdeen midfielder Darren Young insisted he was the victim of a swipe similar to the one suffered by Paul Fenwick of Hibs which saw the giant Celt originally banned from Monday's Scottish Cup clash at Pittodrie.

TV replays appeared to show Balde was guilty again but referee Hugh Dallas instead booked Young for tugging the Frenchman's jersey.

Young said: "He had his arms up - as usual - but the referee didn't give anything so I grabbed Balde.

"He put his arm across my face as we ran across each other so I pulled it away. I thought it was a free kick. I've seen them given for things like that but it was just the way the referee interpreted it.

"The only thing the referee saw seems to be me grabbing him as he was running away so he gave the foul against me."

Asked if he thought there was malice in Balde's challenge, Young gave a diplomatic: "No comment."

Balde was only allowed to play in the 2-0 win after Celtic appealed against his ban.

The SFA last night confirmed they would take no action over the Pittodrie incident or the alleged gestures made by Neil Lennon to Aberdeen supporters at the end of the game.

But striker John Hartson, who was sent off for kicking out at Jamie McAllister near the end, will miss Saturday's league clash with Aberdeen at Parkhead and the visit of Dundee United on March 11.