Celtic, Rangers and Motherwell face pyro punishment

Motherwell are one of three clubs set to be hammered by the Scottish FA for pyro displays that disrupted the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals.

In a statement issued today, the SPFL stated that “illegal pyrotechnics displays which were carried out by a small minority of supporters before the Celtic v Aberdeen and Motherwell v Rangers matches were totally unacceptable”,

That led to a 14-minute delay to Celtic v Aberdeen and five minutes to Motherwell v Rangers.

Rangers won their semi-final 2-1 against Motherwell, setting up a final against Celtic, who thumped Aberdeen 6-0.

Celtic, Motherwell and Rangers have all been issued with formal notices of complaint, and each club will face a disciplinary hearing.

Preparations are ongoing ahead of the Premier Sports Cup final between Celtic and Rangers next weekend to avoid a repeat of the disruption.

The SPFL statement read: “The SPFL, Scottish FA, Police Scotland and other organisations have been clear that such use of pyrotechnics is illegal and poses clear dangers and health and safety risks to fellow supporters, players and those working at matches.

“There have been a number of complaints from supporters about these incidents and the SPFL and Scottish FFA have been in ongoing discussions with the clubs involved in the weeks since the semi-finals.”

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