Scottish Football Association chief executive Gordon Smith has urged other clubs to follow the lead of Rangers in tackling simulation.
Rangers fined Kyle Lafferty for feigning injury following his theatrical reaction to a head-to-head with Charlie Mulgrew, which saw the Aberdeen defender sent off.
Aberdeen director of football Willie Miller called for the SFA to "hammer" Lafferty and back up Smith's statements of intent to clamp down on cheating.
The SFA later announced Lafferty had been referred to a review panel to determine whether he has a case to answer over the red card, which will also be reconsidered by the panel.
But Smith has also suggested that clubs can do their bit to stamp out play-acting by copying the example of Rangers.
Rangers manager Walter Smith criticised Lafferty immediately after Saturday's Clydesdale Bank Premier League game and the club fined him on Monday, sparking an apology from the 21-year-old.
SFA chief Smith has been foiled by FIFA in his attempts to introduce retrospective punishment for diving, with the governing body keen to preserve the authority of a referee's decision.
And, while careful not to comment on the actual incident involving Lafferty, Smith has challenged Miller to act in the same way should an Aberdeen player commit a similar offence.
"I appreciate Willie Miller's recognition that I've tried to address the subject of cheating in football since I came into the Scottish FA job," Smith said. "It's not been easy getting the message across that it should be discouraged and eliminated in every event.
"I would see it as real progress if clubs started to react to such behaviour when perpetrated by their own players. This would, in my opinion, clean up the game very quickly."
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Why was Laugherty not banned for 2 weeks like Bazza and the play boy by Mr Smith?....Is Kenny not fit...smacks of double standards here Wattie
what about nakamura he's septics no1 diver, no wonder he wants to leave now cos he would be skint very quickly if he satys
Rangers have another title in the bag. Poor poor Septic.
i hope laugherty plays the last game of the season,hes a
how bitter and terified they lose tittle I believe smith had to get media and spl on his side he come out rangers is fining lafferty I would like to see the invoice there no way he can play on saterday that goes their centre-back to photo's of his tackle clearly show's his boot right in the goalkeeper's face but bet any ranger's people both will play
Ok, The lads been fined, owned up to his mistake and apologised.
I've seen afew Celtic comments. And to be honest. I find them unjust.
He's paid the price and i'm sure he won't do it again.
Rangers were quick to rectify the problem.
Funnily enough we're supposed to be cheating, diving scum.
In which case. Why has Rangers chose to fine Lafferty? Instead of the whole team.
If, apparently, We do it every week.
Gotta love that Celtic logic.
Remember. Gilardino didn't apologise for his mistake. Infact he tried the same thing again.
So lets keep the hate where it belongs. Not because your biased against everything blue and white.
"A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME" ...Just because Laff says he's sorry dosn't justify the fact he cheated.If the vidio ref {this works very well in rugby}had reviewed it. Mulgrew stays on.Laff recives a red card. "A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME"
There was a company a few years back that sold pink cards in an attempt to get the supporters to "issue" them at games to help rid football of diving and simulation. Maybe that company had the right idea. Perhaps we have to ridicule the divers and simulators (as well as fine and ban them) in order to change their behavior.
Typical of Mouthy Miller making lots of noise over what was a minor case of theatricals from a stupid young boy. Miller's comment on almost every subject would carry more weight if he had placed the same emphasis of condemnation on Simpsons attempted amputation of Ian Durrant's leg as he has done on a simulation of violence.
But true to form Miller stayed silent on a real horror!
One difference is that Lafferty has openly apologised and was fined by his club, if only the same could be said of Simpson and Aberdeen F.C.
If celtic took the same stance as rangers have then McDonald would have to pay celtic money to play for them the amount of divin he does!!!!
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