Terry Butcher will start his competitive career as Hibernian manager in the St Mirren Park stand on Saturday after being handed an immediate one-match touchline ban.
Butcher was handed a £1,000 fine and a two-match ban one game of which is suspended until the end of the season by a Scottish Football Association disciplinary tribunal.
The former England captain admitted a charge of misconduct by “acting in an aggressive manner towards players of the opposing team” following the incident which saw him sent to the stand during former club Inverness’s League Cup win over Dundee United last month.
Butcher and United coach Darren Jackson, whose hearing was postponed, were dismissed following the on-field melee which also saw United forward Nadir Ciftci sent off.
Ciftci saw his red card rescinded but faces further action over an alleged attack on an assistant referee.
Butcher is hoping to send his players out with smiles on their faces, starting with Saturday’s SPFL game in Paisley.
“We are excited with what we have got, there are one or two areas we need to work on which we will do but, generally, we have been impressed by them.
“There are good characters here, players who want to win and score and their attitude and work-rate has been great.”