I don't understand how the SFA and EUPFA's policy on matchday incidents are completely opposite.
UEFAs rules are clear:
all associations and clubs are liable for the following inappropriate
behaviour on the part of their supporters and may be subject to disciplinary
measures and directives even if they can prove the absence of any negligence in
relation to the organisation of the match:
a. the invasion or attempted invasion of the field of play;
b. the throwing of objects;
c. the lighting of fireworks or any other objects;
d. the use of laser pointers or similar electronic devices;
e. the use of gestures, words, objects or any other means to transmit any message
that is not fit for a sports event, particularly messages that are of a political,
ideological, religious, offensive or provocative nature;
f. acts of damage;
g. causing a disturbance during national anthems;
h. any other lack of order or discipline observed inside or around the stadium
In other words, had this been a match played in a UEFA competition, Hibs would be guilty for their fans behaviour and sentenced appropriately. Rangers may also have been found guilty for their fans on the pitch but their case of self defense may have carried some weight. Any punishment for Rangers would have been much lighter than for Hibs owing to the number of fans on the pitch and the violence of their fans towards the Rangers team.
It seems ludicrous that the SFA as a member association of UEFA can wash their hands of any action . They may be an independent association, but you would have thought that the "higher" bodies rules should have some influence on the national rules. Obviously not.
Meanwhile Rangers rightly feel aggrieved while HIbs laugh in our face. Truly a scandal.