"Rangers and Motherwell fans will have their away allocations cut by 50 tickets for one match for repeated breaches of Scottish Professional Football League rules regarding pyrotechnics, with the threat of the penalty doubling. Aberdeen and Hibernian have been served with suspended penalties."
"The governing body examined five recent top-flight games involving 'large-scale, organised and illegal pyrotechnics displays' from travelling fans: Motherwell v Hibernian - 25 Nov Falkirk v Motherwell - 3 Dec Dundee v Aberdeen - 6 Dec Kilmarnock v Rangers - 6 Dec Rangers v Motherwell - 27 Dec The SPFL disciplinary proceedings found Motherwell supporters had activated 'around 20 devices' in each display."
"A child was injured as a result of the Rangers display at Rugby Park. Hibs supporters 'threw devices towards players and staff of the home club' at Fir Park. The actions of some Aberdeen fans led to damage to the Dens Park pitch and caused a burn injury to a child and respiratory issues for another person."
Rangers and Motherwell have had their away allocations reduced by 50 tickets for one match and face the threat of doubled penalties after repeated breaches of SPFL pyrotechnics rules, while Aberdeen and Hibernian were given suspended penalties. The SPFL found all four clubs failed, as far as reasonably practicable, to prevent supporters engaging in unacceptable conduct and failed to identify or discipline those responsible. Sanctions apply to Rangers' trip to Hibs on 1 February and Motherwell's trip to Dundee on 4 February, with both clubs required to pay the cost of the 50 missing tickets. Investigations cited multiple recent matches with organised illegal pyrotechnic displays, injuries to children, pitch damage, respiratory issues and health-and-safety risks to spectators, players and staff.
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