Chucked out the dugout.

So here goes, the first post in the touchline ban blog. I hope you enjoy!

The touchline ban has got to be filed amongst; the 5th & 6th officials, technical areas and those stands that the ball sits on pre-match in terms of how pointless it is to send the manager to the stand. Most managers end up in with the punters after a considerable disagreement with a refereeing decision, often continuing their tirade of outrage to anyone who gets in their way most notably Mark McGhee, "Get that to FU..."

I would imagine there will be people reading this or even noting its existence that this blog is indeed pointless there are countless angles on Scottish football from the brilliant "A View from the Terrace" to the bizarre yet entertaining @Oldfirmfacts1 and then to the downright awful "SportSound". So where does Touchline ban fit in amongst the crowd of voices? Well, it's hopefully as informed as the Terrace guys, will hopefully touch on some of the bizarre moments that Oldfirmfacts ponders on and will almost certainly produce some drivel like SportSound.

To kick things off in a true football cliche fashion I thought I would take a look at Scottish Footballs long-running problem and current hot potato of Fans behaviour, things seem to be coming to a head this season with numerous incidents ranging from Stabbings after games to coconuts being thrown on the pitch. It wouldn't be outrageous to suggest however that the core problems Scottish football faces come from Celtic and The Rangers the last time they met 6 people were arrested at Celtic Park and after the match, there were violent clashes on the streets of Glasgow with it being reported that 4 Celtic fans had been stabbed. I think it would be also fair to say that both Celtic and The Rangers particularly pander to their fans behaviour despite talking tough on sectarianism (quite rightly) they also produce an Orange strip and a strip with a Sash both have connotations with King Billy and the Orange order. So with the Glasgow clubs using their decisive past as a marketing tool, it's in Edinburgh where we see real action being taken. At the last Edinburgh Derby Hibernian won 2-1 but despite their first win at Tynecastle for six years very little has been talked about the match its self after the final whistle. It's not the first time either club has been embroiled in controversy this season but after both clubs talking tough, it's clear that unlike their Glasgow counterparts both clubs are taking action Hearts are closing a section of their ground, spending £100k doing up their CCTV and submitting evidence for Police Scotland to evaluate. Down in Leith due to the pyrotechnics and racists shouts from a very small minority in both the home and away ends Hibs are to use sniffer dogs to seek out smoke bombs and flares and also deploy covert security to identify bad behaviour in the stand. It is clear that is Scottish football is going to have a bright inclusive future we must come down hard on them, morons who throw things at opposition players or match officials, the neanderthals who shout racist, homophobic or sectarian abuse and the bags who chuck pyros on the pitch or at players. Ordinary fans who let passion run high won't be affected by a tightening of the belt by the clubs it will only be the fannies amongst us who can't keep the head that will be hooked out and rightly punished. This week has been the exemplary way to behave by Hearts, Hibs and Motherwell and you have to think that if other clubs can respond in the correct manner with ease why do the countries largest clubs not act in a similar fashion.

I don't think many of these posts will be of such a serious tone and I hope that Scottish clubs follow the path that both Edinburgh clubs and Motherwell have taken this week when dealing with unsavoury scenes, rather than the disappointing tact of their Glasgow opposition. On Sunday there hopefully will be some highlights of the action of the weekend and a look ahead at the remaining fixtures. The fixture of the weekend is midtable Dunfermline hosting relegation favourites Falkirk in a tasty Grangemouth Derby