SFA drop major update on Rangers vs Celtic pitch invasion chaos review as 'strict liability' tackled

Chief executive Ian Maxwell has revealed they expect to release their review into the scenes as Rangers and Celtic faced off in the Scottish Cup within weeks. In March, there were chaotic full-time scenes after the Hoops secured victory over their rivals in a penalty shoot-out. The away crowds were slashed to just 750 almost eight years ago, but an agreement between the clubs saw the numbers increased this term. 2500 Rangers fans were at Celtic Park at New Year and more than 2000 Celtic supporters hit Ibrox in the Premiership encounter seven days before the Scottish Cup showdown.

However, cup rules allowed Hoops fans to snap up the full Broomloan Stand for the first time in eight years. Following the 4-2 win on penalties for Martin O'Neill's men, there was a massive pitch invasion after a series of incidents throughout derby day. Hampden chiefs revealed a probe into the scenes, and Maxwell has told Sky Sports: "We will be publishing something within the next couple of weeks. We are just waiting on the final review coming from the review lead.

"Any action from a disciplinary perspective will be dealt with by Martin Black, our compliance officer. "We would expect to publish something within the next week or two." The scenes at Ibrox sparked a nationwide conversation about pitch invasions - which was only amplified by the fallout of Celtic's final day win over Hearts, which sealed the Scottish Premiership title. The Hoops claimed a fifth title in a row in a 3-1 win over the Jambos - with Daizen Maeda and Callum Osmand netting the decisive strikers late in the game - with fans spilling onto the pitch before the full-time whistle after Osmand netted injury time. Discussing the rise of pitch invasions, Maxwell said: "We would support criminalisation of entering the pitch, yeah.

I think that is only part of the solution. "We need to work with the clubs to look at our rules - whether we can look at sanctions under the current rules, or amend our current rules so that people know that kind of behaviour is unacceptable." Maxwell was then question on the prospect of "strict liability" being implemented - which would see clubs punished for the actions of fans. He went on: "It's not necessarily what it's called, it's what we are trying to achieve. "It's about trying to stop people coming onto the pitch because of the problems that gives us.

"We need to work as football to achieve that in the best possible way. We need to look at our rules, change and update our rules, if that is the case and work with clubs to do that. "I don't want to get concerned with what we are calling it, it's more about what we are putting in place to make sure it doesn't happen." The Hampden chief cooled speculation around involvement from the Scottish Government in any rule changes, adding: "We have got a really good relationship with the Scottish Government, but I think it's right that football takes charge of it's own domain and looks at implementing rules we can do without influence from others."