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CCTV film sums it up - Grounds could be shut to stop missile-throwing fans |
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FOOTBALL
clubs face having parts of their grounds closed off if fans can’t be kept in check.
The SFA is considering the action after a plastic bottle was chucked on to the
Easter Road pitch during Sunday’s match against Celtic.
That incident came just
days after similar incidents involving coins and lighters at Tynecastle after
Rangers hugely-controversial late penalty winner. SFA security chief Willie McDougall
warned today that the governing body will take action if fans continue to throw
missiles. Parts of some stadiums where fans persistently offend will be targeted.
McDougall said: "It’s so disappointing for Hibs but they are searching CCTV
film, frame by frame, to see if they can isolate the culprit. "I think the
only thing that can be done is to start with fines for clubs where unruly behaviour
takes place. "If that isn’t a deterrent, we’ll have to close sensitive areas and
reduce capacity at matches until the message gets through about the need for better
behaviour." The Easter Road incident happened towards the end of Hibs’ 3-1 defeat
on Sunday, a match in which Celtic striker Craig Bellamy was accused of inflaming
the fans. The Tynecastle problems followed a mysterious penalty award in stoppage
time which handed Rangers a 2-1 victory. A few weeks ago, Rangers’ Fernando Ricksen
was hit on the head by a lighter as he took a corner in an Old Firm game at Parkhead.
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