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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Matthew Lindsay

Why Celtic and Rangers got the same punishment - and should both be thanking the SFA

Rangers and Celtic both received identical punishments from the SFA today as a result of the crowd trouble at the Scottish Cup quarter-final at Ibrox in March (Image: Shutterstock)

Celtic and Rangers may be struggling to compete at a decent level in Europe these days, but when it comes to whataboutery their high heid yins and supporters remain world beaters.

Fans of the Parkhead and Ibrox clubs stopped wailing about the Champions League and Conference League play-off defeats their teams have just suffered at lunchtime today when the SFA announced the outcomes of the disciplinary hearings which were held into the crowd trouble at the Scottish Cup quarter-final in Govan back in March.

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