With the Rangers Covid 5 all hit with bans, the consequences will be varied and wide-ranging.
Calvin Bassey, Brian Kinnear, Dapo Mebude, Nathan Patterson and Bongani Zungu have been banned for four games with a further two suspended after attending an illegal party in Glasgow's west end, in breach of lockdown rules.
Mebude's ban is a blow for Queen of the South as they look to push up the Championship table, while Annan Athletic will be without Brian Kinnear.
Zungu, on loan from Amiens with an option to buy, will miss out on the chance to earn a permanent deal and Bassey won't be unseating Borna Barisic any time soon.
Arguably the biggest impact though will come for right-back Nathan Patterson.
The 19-year-old is seen as a real rising star, and potentially a long-term answer to Scotland's issues on the right.
Patterson, along with his five team-mates, has been hit with a six-game ban of which two are suspended.
That means that as things stand he'll miss the Scottish Cup tie against Cove Rangers, as well as Premiership fixtures against Hibs, St Johnstone and Celtic.
However, with Rangers expected to progress in the cup and ties to be played on the 17th and 24th of April, Patterson could make his return in the fourth Old Firm game of the season.
While the revamped competition has played into the right-back's hands, in most other ways the sanction couldn't have come at a worse time.
Patterson was suspended by the club after attending the infamous party, only to see James Tavernier pull up with an injury.
It looked as though the Scotland youth international had blown his chance, but after Leon Balogun's struggles at right-back he came off the bench to score with his first touch against Royal Antwerp.
It's unclear when Tavernier will return, with Steven Gerrard admitting that the captain's injury is proving more complicated than expected.
Patterson could therefore have been assured of plenty of games between now and the end of the season as he looks to establish himself in the first-team.
At the age of 19 he has plenty of time but for his short-term ambitions the ban will be a blow.
Though Patterson should return for the latter stages of the Scottish Cup, assuming Rangers get there, missing four games could prove a fatal blow to his hopes of breaking into the Scotland squad for Euro 2020.
Manager Steve Clarke is yet to hand the youngster a call-up, and with a maximum of five games between now and the tournament you'd have to think there won't be enough time to convince the national team boss.
Patterson will have to use the experience as a learning opportunity, and with the consequences going beyond just the four game spell on the sidelines there's every reason to think he won't make similar mistakes in the future.
