Government intervention may have led to Rangers SFA punishment - Keith Hackett
Nobody will forget the scenes at full-time after Rangers and Celtic's Scottish Cup quarter-final last season.
Sets of fans from both sides ran on to the Ibrox pitch, with supporters clashing before eventual police intervention.
Both Rangers and Celtic were slapped with disciplinary charges as a result, and the hearings began on 13 August.
Since then, there's been continuous speculation over the type of punishment's both clubs could receive.
The results of those hearings have now been reached.
Why Rangers and Celtic's penalties are fair
As revealed in a Sky Sports report on Friday, Rangers and Celtic have been ordered to contest their next home Scottish Cup matches behind closed doors.
Both clubs will also have to fork out £100,000 to the opposition side in that next fixture.
On top of this, if there's any further trouble at a Scottish Cup match until the end of the 2027-28 season involving these two sides, a second stadium closure will be ordered.
Speaking exclusively with Ibrox News, Hackett, an ex-FIFA referee, believes the Scottish FA didn't have much choice but to rule in this way.
"The SFA were left with little room to manoeuvre on this. The penalty is severe but appropriate," he said.
"The SFA may well have had calls from government departments expressing their concerns.
"Various agencies may well have also expressed their concerns, particularly when their officers are put at risk."
But what does Hackett hope comes out of this for both sides, and how might this growing unrest issue be solved in the future?
Why tackling alcohol could be key to Old Firm unrest issue
It was a riot at the 1980 Scottish Cup final between Rangers and Celtic that proved to be a turning point for the fan experience in Scottish football.
Off the back of that, the general sale of alcohol inside Scottish stadiums was banned in 1981, and hasn't been lifted since.
The powers that be have tried to tackle alcohol-related disorder at Old Firm games by largely moving them to midday kick-offs.
But as seen in the 1pm kick-off in March, that's not been a golden bullet.
Speaking on the matter, Hackett continued: "Let’s hope that the message lands and both clubs can get back to concentrating on football.
"Fans behave and consideration may in future be taken to determine the time of kick-off so the consumption of alcohol is kept to a minimum."
But if earlier kick-offs aren't particularly working, what is the next card to play in relation to alcohol?
Does a blanket alcohol ban come into force in Glasgow on Old Firm derby day? That could be one option.
However, local pubs and businesses are likely to push back against that due to the trade they take on these matchdays, and could demand compensation as a result.
It's a big and worrying issue that needs solving, but finding the solution to taming one of world football's fiercest rivalries is far easier said than done.