BREAKING NEWS;Rangers could face points deduction as Scottish FA ramp up ‘severe’ punishments

Rangers fans need to be careful with their actions, as things could potentially get from bad to worse.

The Gers have faced multiple issues over the years, both domestically and in Europe, with authorities imposing fines for the use of pyrotechnics.

While the Ibrox faithful will want to make their feelings about Russell Martin heard in the upcoming matches, they can’t risk putting the Light Blues in jeopardy with their antics.

Supporters threw plastic balls onto the pitch against Hibernian in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final on 20 September, disrupting play, but it may have severe consequences.

This story includes exclusive comments from football finance expert Dr Daniel Plumley.

Rangers face prospect of points deduction after losing 500 tickets for Hampden clash

While Gers fans have every right to protest, some of their actions could potentially be detrimental.

The Scottish FA have punished fans by cutting ticket allocations for the Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Celtic at Hampden Park on 2 November, but things could get worse.

Speaking exclusively to Ibrox News, Plumley sent a grave warning to the Glaswegian outfit about the prospect of being deducted points for repeat offences.

• The Gers fans held protests before kickoff against Hibs.
• Tensions are high in G51 as supporters want Martin sacked.
• Patrick Stewart and Kevin Thelwell are also facing heat at the Glaswegian outfit.

The finance expert said: “Yeah, that’s the kind of logical process that you follow, and the punishments can be wide ranging. But you tend to find that the authorities will sort of scale them up, and that can be for severity of offence or kind of repeat offences where the initial penalty’s not doing the trick.

“So you’re kind of looking at financial fines, then through to ticket restrictions, additional ticket restrictions.