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Should be a laugh.

 

THE investigation has come to an end and a report will be released by the SFA into the trouble today.
THE independent report into the chaos of the Scottish Cup final will be published by the SFA today.

Sheriff Principal Edward Bowen QC has spent the last two months investigating the causes of the controversial disorder that blighted the final between Hibs and Rangers.

The Easter Road club triumphed 3-2 to win the trophy for the first time in 114 years, but the post match celebrations were marred by ugly incidents of crowd disorder.


Hibs fans invaded the pitch, initially in celebration, but Rangers players and backroom staff were assaulted before rival supporters fought on the pitch.

Stewarding and policing arrangements were heavily criticised, prompting SFA chief executive Stewart Regan to order Bowen’s independent review.

Its findings will be published today, but the SFA, Hibs and Rangers were last night all remaining tight-lipped.


Bowen addressed five major elements of concern, including if all reasonably practicable steps were taken to minimise the possibility of disorder.

He is also expected to reveal if the response and reaction times of parties such as Police Scotland, security company G4S and the SFA were satisfactory.


Bowen is set to to announce what measures can be taken in future to improve the safety of players, officials and others in and around the pitch at major matches.

Bowen’s report will be followed by one from SFA compliance officer Tony McGlennan, who has been charged with detailing which football sanctions, if any, should be doled out to clubs or individuals.

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Hopefully an open and honest review of the failings from the authorities and the behaviour of the governing body in the aftermath.  We as a support will be in for some criticism. No matter how you cut it they will say our fans had no place on the field of play and while technically correct there was mitigating circumstances 

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57 minutes ago, Wullies_bowly_legs said:

I'm hoping for an honest appraisal of what happened with the pitch invasion by hibs fan being the trigger for everything that followed and blame being attributed from that. 

The police and stewards actions might be a whitewash though. 

I'm hoping Nigella Lawson might pop round and make my tea tonight

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Fucking typical, right before the season is about to start.

 

Bunch of hopeless fucking basrards the SFA, along with police Scotland and Sturgeon and her kroonies. And all those junkie hibs bastards. 

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 Still say only punishment is/was to take the cup off them. This is the only punishment that will hurt the Hivs fans as seriously it was not the club itself that caused the bother and fines/sanctions wont really bother the exhuberant fans. 

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1 hour ago, Smile said:

Should be a laugh.

 

THE investigation has come to an end and a report will be released by the SFA into the trouble today.
THE independent report into the chaos of the Scottish Cup final will be published by the SFA today.

Sheriff Principal Edward Bowen QC has spent the last two months investigating the causes of the controversial disorder that blighted the final between Hibs and Rangers.

The Easter Road club triumphed 3-2 to win the trophy for the first time in 114 years, but the post match celebrations were marred by ugly incidents of crowd disorder.


Hibs fans invaded the pitch, initially in celebration, but Rangers players and backroom staff were assaulted before rival supporters fought on the pitch.

Stewarding and policing arrangements were heavily criticised, prompting SFA chief executive Stewart Regan to order Bowen’s independent review.

Its findings will be published today, but the SFA, Hibs and Rangers were last night all remaining tight-lipped.


Bowen addressed five major elements of concern, including if all reasonably practicable steps were taken to minimise the possibility of disorder.

He is also expected to reveal if the response and reaction times of parties such as Police Scotland, security company G4S and the SFA were satisfactory.


Bowen is set to to announce what measures can be taken in future to improve the safety of players, officials and others in and around the pitch at major matches.

Bowen’s report will be followed by one from SFA compliance officer Tony McGlennan, who has been charged with detailing which football sanctions, if any, should be doled out to clubs or individuals.

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12 minutes ago, Tom0411 said:

 Still say only punishment is/was to take the cup off them. This is the only punishment that will hurt the Hivs fans as seriously it was not the club itself that caused the bother and fines/sanctions wont really bother the exhuberant fans. 

No the cup should not be taken of them that is a ridiculous suggestion, even though I'm still pissed we lost the match the Hibs football team won the trophy fair and square what happened afterwards had nothing to do with their players.

Hibs as a club should be hammered but I'm expecting lenient punishments because the report will probably say stuff like this should have been done better that should have been done better, no one would have expected what happened to unfold, we all need to learn from the mistakes and move on Blah Blah Blah.

Basically I don't expect much from the report and don't expect much in the line of punishments being dished out.

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I don't think it will be a whitewash as it was there for all to see.

Also if there is a whitewash I fully expect the club to take legal action against aHibs and the SFA, Police Scotland and the stewards.  

It's only a whitewash if we allow it.  The club should if it is a whitewash release a statement immediately saying they are taking legal advice as they are far from happy with a biased report. 

But I can't see them even trying it as we will not stand for it 

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Its actually nonsense that this (and the Fir Park pitch invasion) takes so long to be dealt with.

UEFA for all their faults dealt with fan trouble within days and during a showcase tournament yet as usual the authorities in Scotland drag thei heels and will most likely come out with a "nothing to see here" statement.

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