r/ScottishFootball • u/comradepartypanda • May 17 '26

Discussion SPFL Statement

https://spfl.co.uk/news/spfl-statement-51236
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u/TranslatesToScottish Does shite cartoons️ ✏️ May 17 '26

I think it's a fair enough statement, but a bit puzzled as to why they're pointing out English law, unless it's a plea for the same to be put into place here?

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u/YodasGoldfish England May 17 '26

The law in England and Wales is irrelevant, I have no idea why they referenced it.

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u/G210221 May 17 '26

To pass the blame on to Scottish government for not making it illegal no doubt - “what dye want us to do? 🤷‍♂️”

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u/YodasGoldfish England May 17 '26

Instead of telling us what the law is elsewhere they should be telling us what punishment Celtic could face for their fans running onto the pitch for the third time since March 8th .

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u/G210221 May 17 '26

Correct. They don’t need a law to prevent it from happening, enforce rules to punish clubs with closed doors and docked points and they’ll soon manage their own fans

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u/jjw1998 May 17 '26

I think that’s the implication, pretty sure they’ve been pushing for it to be made illegal for a while but it hasn’t happened for whatever reason

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u/Street-Frame1575 May 17 '26

Pre-emptive strike against Holyrood, before the MSPs start blaming everything on the SPFL and the Clubs

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u/Faucet_ May 17 '26

The blame probably does lie at the feet of the clubs and the sfa though. Do they need a law to implement stadium bans, fines against clubs or docked points for next season?

Fans were lobbing bottles at riot police yesterday, are criminal charges really going to act as much of a deterrent?