He was sent off again against Kilmarnock on 29 October 2011. On 14 January 2012 he was given a yellow card for an attempted trip on Paul McGowan, invoking a ban because he went over the points threshold. This prompted his manager to comment that he was being booked because of his reputation rather than the incidents.
On October 29, 2011, he faced Kilmarnock. On January 14, 2012, he received a yellow card for attempting to foul Paul McGowan, leading to a suspension due to exceeding the point limit. This situation caused his manager to state that bookings were based on reputation rather than specific incidents.