Rangers round-up: Ibrox points deduction on the cards amid Dessers exit update

Rangers fans have endured a dreadful season in the main across 2024-25, but right now are on cloud nine after the week they’ve had.

A second successive Old Firm victory over Celtic – this time at the home of the arch-enemy on Sunday (16 March) – was an incredible feat by Barry Ferguson and his side.

It would arrive just three days after reaching the Europa League quarter-finals with a penalty shootout win for Rangers over Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce.

As several of the squad depart on international duty and no Gers action until 29 March, Auchenhowie has become quieter after the storm – as Ibrox News rounds up the latest from the past 24 hours.

Cerny could be landed with eight-game ban after Celtic v Rangers

Vaclav Cerny risks a potentially whopping eight-match suspension as the SPFL and Scottish FA investigate the altercation between he and a group of Celtic fans on Sunday.

Cerny, who had been substituted for eventual match-winner Hamza Igamane six minutes before his goal, celebrated Igamane’s strike by appearing to squirt water towards the home crowd close to the two dugouts.

Police and security were forced to step in and diffuse the situation, as Rangers came through to emerge victorious backed by 2,500 fans at Celtic Park.

A possible suspension for the Rangers man as the investigation develops could be between two and eight games.

The Wolfsburg loanee’s potential absence would be a massive blow for Ferguson and Gers, though vitally would only apply to domestic matches and not affect the Europa League.

Rangers – longest SFA suspensions Year Number of games Reason

Ian Black 2013 10 Betting activity

Bilel Mohsni 2015 7 Violent conduct

Jordan Jones 2020 7 Covid breach

George Edmundson 2020 7 Covid breach

Nathan Patterson, Bongani Zungu, Calvin Bassey, Brian Kinnear, Dapo Mebude 2021 6 Covid breach

Dessers baffles Ferguson amid Rangers exit interest