CALMAC CALLS OUT THE YOBS

IAN MAXWELL has called on the country's top players to help clean up the "unacceptable" increase in fan misbehaviour across Scottish football.

- BY FRASER WILSON

The SFA chief has revealed that Callum McGregor approached the Celtic board with concerns over missiles being thrown on to the park two years ago.

And Maxwell reckons more players speaking out directly to the culprits would have a far greater effect than the blazers enforcing the rules themselves.

Hampden beaks last week updated their regulations to bring them into line with the SPFL and allow them to fine clubs, reduce ticket allocations or even throw them out the Scottish Cup for disorder in the stands.

The past season has seen multiple incidents of pyrotechnics and fireworks, missiles and pitch invasions. The worst case saw former Aberdeen defender Jack MacKenzie struck on the head and injured by a chair thrown by his own fans in the defeat at Dundee United on the last day of the season.

Recalling an incident from 2023, Maxwell said: "Rangers played Celtic at Hampden and there was a lot of fireworks. There was a video online and a guy had a rocket. They are finding ingenious ways to get these things into grounds.