Brendan Rodgers Celtic ban and how 6 other SPFL managers were punished for breaking Rule 72

Brendan Rodgers will miss just one game for Celtic after his raging rant about the standard of officiating in their defeat to Hearts.

The fuming Parkhead boss was slapped with a charge for breaching SFA Disciplinary Rule 72 which forbids players or managers from criticising officials 'in such a way as to indicate bias or incompetence on the part of such match official.' Given the Celtic boss literally used the word 'incompetent' and referenced VAR John Beaton by name, it felt inevitable he was going to face some sort of ban for his tirade.

In the end, Rodgers will miss this weekend's clash with Livingston, but will return in time to face Rangers next weekend after he was hit with a one game ban with one suspended - crucially not the flat two-game ban the club vowed to battle against. The help of renowned sports lawyer Nick De Marco, who Record Sportrevealed they drafted in, went some way towards keeping him in the dugout for Ibrox.

It's far from the first recorded instance of a manager being hit by a ban for breaching this specific rule. Record Sport have taken a look through the history books for some of the other notable examples.

The then-Falkirk boss was left raging with whistler John McKendrick for his display in a 3-1 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox back when Gers were in the Championship. He felt Danny Wilson should have saw red while also hit out at ''the poorest decision I've seen for years''. after Tom Taiwo was penalised for a foul which led to Nicky Law's goal. He also intimated the referee was influenced by the Rangers backroom team at half-time.

Verdict: One game ban (+1 suspended)

Hibs manager Lennon was kept off the touchline for the first three games of the 2018/19 season after his touchline performance