If Rudi Skacel is guilty of spitting on Neil Lennon then like Francesco Totti in the European Championships he should be punished with a two or three-game ban.

But let's get it into perspective. It's far from being the worst thing that can happen to a footballer. Sure it's disgusting but ask Ian Durrant or John Kennedy if they would rather have been spat on or injured so severely in outrageous over-the-top tackles that took years out of their careers.

On Wednesday Aberdeen's Scott Severin was guilty of a horrible two-footed challenge on Hearts Bruno Aguiar - the type of challenge that can ruin a player's career. There's simply no comparison with being spat on.