Tam McManus has suggested deducting points for unsuitable shouting following the events of Sunday’s Rangers vs. Hibernian game (10 March).
The pundit described the Gers supporters’ offensive chants directed at Hibs forward Martin Boyle during the encounter at Easter Road as “terrible” and “sickening” in an article posted on the Daily Record website on March 13.
When talking about the possible punishments that teams can receive for the behavior of their supporters, McManus said that deducting points might be “the way forward,” but he also acknowledged that this would lead to “mayhem.”
According to McManus, “Hibs’ statement acknowledges the problem in their own support.” It’s about time other clubs followed suit. Sunday appeared to be the tipping point. The awful chants that Rangers supporters directed at Martin Boyle are not permitted to be reported in this publication. Sickening.
“This isn’t just a pop at Rangers, folks. Every club has some sort of issue. It is pervasive. It’s obvious that Hibs have had enough and no longer wish to suffer through their players or supporters. They want fans attending games to feel secure. Will reducing allocations have an impact? Is it important how many individuals there are—1,500 or 3,500? The chants are still present, which poses a threat.
“The chanting is inappropriate, especially from the Old Firm, but how do you control it?” Shall we begin fining clubs? The major clubs won’t be particularly affected by that unless there were significant penalties given out.
Or should we start docking teams points and go all out? Perhaps that is the best course of action, and the police would have to enforce that, but can you imagine the uproar? There would be chaos. The truth is that this is a societal issue, and it is up to the individual to acknowledge that they are out of order.
After the Rangers incident, vulgar chanting has no place in sport.
It’s obvious that there is a problem with Scottish football, and given how long it’s been going on, solving it won’t be simple for the authorities.
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Many people are currently watching how fans behave in Scotland, and there is also a lot of discussion going on around flares.
However, some of the chanting that is audible is unbecoming and has no place in a sports stadium.
Even though they have their roots in deeper problems, there’s no justification for such things to be sung and for football to once more take a backseat.
Point deductions are extremely unlikely to be implemented because it would be unfair to the teams and the average fan, but this is a topic that isn’t going to go away anytime soon.
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