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The news on Thursday that Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers would receive a touchline ban from the Scottish FA was met with a mixed reaction. Some noted that Rodgers was still landed with the original two-match suspension appealed against – albeit one of them won’t take effect unless there’s another similar offence before the end of the season. However, the fact that the Celtic boss was given a reprieve from being booted out of the dugout at Ibrox for the upcoming match against Rangers was seen as a victory for the Bhoys in some quarters. He’ll now only be missing from the touchline for this week…

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