6 bonkers AGM moments from Rangers ridiculous gazebo to Hearts fans fisticuffs

From gazebos to fisticuffs, there is rarely a dull moment when Scottish Premiership clubs hold their annual meetings for shareholders.

When club chairmen and directors take the top table there is usually plenty of theatre as they take centre stage. Celtic held their own meeting on Wednesday and Peter Lawwell couldn't resist the chance of (another) dig at fierce rivals Rangers as the Parkhead supremo came away with a one-liner about the Ibrox side's long run without conceding a penalty in the league, claiming a John Greig handball was the last time a spot kick was awarded against them.

There was plenty of humour there and that deflected from the earlier anger with the club and a section of the fans at loggerheads over the of banning of the Green Brigade ultras section. And they can be feisty affairs with former Rangers boss Mark Warburton saying ahead of his first one: "I understand why these meetings have been hostile in the past. Hopefully nothing will be thrown. I’ve got my club suit on and need to wear it on Saturday, as well!" The Englishman was lucky that particular one was a calm affair. Much calmer than the previous year which kicks off the first of our look back at some controversial AGMs....

It was just a couple of days before Christmas in 2014 but there was very little festive cheer down Govan way as the despised former Rangers regime addressed shareholders from a GAZEBO in the middle of the pitch. On a freezing cold morning fans shivered in the stands but kept their wrath nice and warm for the hated Board and in particular then chairman David Somers, who was booed and heckled and had to shuffle in along with the rest of the directors in their makeshift tent on the pitch. Surreal doesn’t even begin to