Goalkeeper Steve Simonsen will miss Rangers game against Hibs on Friday as part of the two game ban, one of which will be suspended, which has been handed out for breaching gambling rules. The former Everton and Stoke keeper will serve the one-game suspension immediately. Simonsen was charged in January with the SFA claiming the Englishman had placed 18 bets last season and another 37 this term.
SFA Disciplinary Rule 33 prohibits 'players, coaches, club officials and referees in Scotland from betting on football anywhere in the world'. The SFA has made it clear there is no suggestion of Simonsen placing bets on any games he was involved in. Simonsen, who has made 28 appearances for the Rangers this season, has been capped four times by England at U21 level.