Celtic captain Scott Brown’s hearing tomorrow will tell us much about the SFA

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Tomorrow, the SFA are about to either show some common sense or show just how petty they can be.

That’s because Celtic captain Scott Brown’s hearing will take place in front of the Hampden hierarchy.

So much controversy has surrounded this hearing that it’s difficult to know where to start.

Brown simply enjoyed his win against Rangers last month. He laughed at Alfredo Morelos, who was sent off for elbowing him. He then had some verbals with Ryan Kent that saw the Rangers man throw a punch at the Celtic skipper.

And finally, he celebrated by giving a bit back to a Rangers support that has goaded him to no end for the last few months since Rangers beat Celtic 1-0 back in December 2018.

All of this saw the SFA decide to blow away the cobwebs that covered rule 77. This states that players shall, at all times, “act in the best interests of Association Football”. Yep.

A classic case of leveling things up

Considering the lack of discipline Rangers showed, this clearly comes across as the SFA trying to even things up. Morelos is still in the midst of a four-game ban that’s seen him miss a month of football. Kent, meanwhile, has sat out for two (and can count himself fortunate it was only two).

So now the SFA have a big decision to make, and it will be interesting to see how far they’ll go to try and even things up.

Brown can’t be charged for his gesture to the Rangers support at full-time either. Steven MacLean did the exact same one to his own supporters. Brown, meanwhile, was also nowhere near the away end when he did it.

Now that the dust has settled from that Glasgow derby clash, the SFA have a chance to put things right. Let Brown off and show a bit of common sense. This was simply a player who got ridiculous physical treatment off Rangers players on the day, and showed a bit of passion come full-time.

The SFA really can’t afford to be seen making too many blunders. They’re in a big enough crisis as it is with no national team manager and a track record of decisions that have, quite frankly, become abominations.

Tomorrow will reveal a lot about the pettiness of Scottish football’s governing body, however. Will they do the right thing and let Brown off? Don’t bank on it, but here’s hoping.