Hamilton and Motherwell have been told to PLAY their league fixtures against St Mirren and Kilmarnock.
But the two penalised sides appealed the original decision and it was announced last month that the decision had been suspended until the outcome of today's hearing.
Today's verdict will result in Hamilton visiting St Mirren at a later date and Motherwell facing a visit to Paisley and Ayrshire.
Unsurprisingly, the decision has split opinion amongst rival supporters with St Mirren particularly delighted about the prospect of picking up six points in their battle for a top six place.
So St Mirren and Killie happily admit to breaking rules and correctly get punished for it,but because Celtic go to Dubai and breach them further the decision is revoked and they get off Scot free? Comical.Accies should refuse to play remaining games if we aren’t getting punished. https://t.co/uzFssSx6vm
— Brandon Coghill (@brandoncoghill)
I did say at the time the original decision seemed a bit harsh, but the way this has been handled is a joke.
Now to squeeze another two games into an already packed fixture list...— Viva Motherwell (@VivaMotherwell)
The clubs that broke the rules benefiting from this is ridiculous.... https://t.co/X8wWsCcrjw
— ᗪᑌᑎKᔕ (@DMM97____)
No wrongdoing: forfeit eight games and get demoted.
Wrongdoing: forfeit no games and rearrange fixtures.
Makes no sense, that.
What a shambles the @spfl are! https://t.co/BCXV2aKT1h— Thomas Nicoll (@TS_Nicoll)
Great news for Killie and our Club, both games to be replayed, correct decision, St Mirren legal guys did well
— Stewart Gilmour (@StewartGilmour1)
Another episode in Scottish Football where nobody really comes out smelling of roses.
£20K fines to each club reflects that rules were broken that should not have been broken.
Forfeits were always way over the top though.
This all took nearly 3 months to resolve!— Pie and Bovril (@pieandbov)
So we now have to play these games that were meant to be played when we were in a good run, when our form isn’t great? Victims of the Calendar. https://t.co/ztwu0hqbSI
— Scott (@Scoabin88)
There is likely to be fall-out over the next couple of days regarding the decision with Motherwell and Hamilton yet to make an official statement.
The SPFL's statement read: "“We note the decisions of the Scottish FA Appellate Tribunal in relation to the sanctions imposed on Kilmarnock FC and St Mirren FC by an independent SPFL Tribunal.
"We will reschedule the three matches as soon as reasonably practicable, in line with the decisions. We await written reasons for the decisions from the Scottish FA Appellate Tribunal.”
Both Lanarkshire sides are in action this weekend as Hamilton host Dundee United tomorrow and Motherwell welcome Rangers on Sunday.
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