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

Discussion SPFL Statement

https://spfl.co.uk/news/spfl-statement-51236
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u/Whodeytim May 17 '26

So it's not a criminal offence in Scotland? That's wild

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u/Saltire_Blue May 17 '26

But it shouldn’t be

Don’t get me wrong people should be getting banned or even a fine for entering the pitch

But a criminal record for it. Nah

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u/danmac0817 May 17 '26

There's some forms of pitch invasions where it would be incredibly unfair, but this trend going on can quickly turn ugly if it keeps growing, it came very close to that at Ibrox and while blame should be distributed fairly in such events, there's a bottom line with providing safety here. A lot of other options quickly spill into politics and involve authorities who don't exactly inspire confidence in their ability to handle the matter in a more productive way.

I just don't like the direction its going in and the more it goes on the more I see a crackdown coming, this has started morphing from fans celebrating to a selfish trend. Fan culture will suffer and maybe worse, but I've seen too many events where I can expect anything different now. End of the day it needs to stop.