Ally McCoist and Neil Lennon receive Hampden final bans

Rangers assistant boss Ally McCoist will watch the Co-operative Insurance Cup final from the stand after being given a two-match touchline ban.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon - already banned for the match - will miss an extra four matches for his part in the clash at the Old Firm game last week.

Lennon's sanction is heavier as it is his second misconduct offence, while it is the first of the season for McCoist.

McCoist returns after 20 March, but Lennon must wait until mid-April.

The final will be played at Hampden Park on Sunday, 20 March.

The pair had to be restrained when Lennon reacted angrily to a remark by McCoist as they shook hands following Celtic's fiery 1-0 Scottish Cup win.

The flashpoint involving the two men followed a match that was pockmarked by red cards for Rangers players Steven Whittaker, Madjid Bougherra and El Hadji Diouf, 13 cautions and a series of angry scenes in the Celtic Park technical areas and tunnel.

There were 34 arrests inside the stadium for the Scottish Cup replay.

Both Lennon and McCoist are able to contest the Scottish Football Associtation bans, and once appeals are lodged the automatic sanctions are set aside pending the outcome of the appeals.

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Completely laughable if either of them even considers appealing. They both deserve heavy bans for the part they played in the recent Old Firm debacle.

Is that all they got? Shocking. If that was Craig Brown or Peter Houston they'd have been hung, drawn and quartered. Shocking!

I agree...it should be a much harsher punishment. You know what it's like though.

I'm a Celtic fan, and even I know this is a joke.