I really do hope that the authorities can find out who the Rangers supporter was that threw the coin at the assistant referee on Sunday and the club give him a ban for life. Whoever it was should have the tables turned on them, and have the book well and truly thrown at them.

I don’t think it would be fair for the entire Rangers support or the club to be tarnished because of one supporter stepping out of line though. The vast majority of supporters who travelled to Livingston on Sunday behaved impeccably, and I would hate to see ordinary, decent Rangers fans tarred with the same brush as one idiotic fan who hasn’t given a thought to the damage their actions might have on the good name of the club and the supporters.

Throwing any sort of object at anyone at a football match is completely unacceptable, let alone a coin. We all have a go at the officials from time-to-time through our passion to see our team win, but there is absolutely no justification for using any sort of violence towards a match official. Period.

It should be a zero tolerance policy and the authorities have to send out a message that this sort of thing is not ok. Nobody should have to put up with the threat of such violence at what is their place of work, after all.

I am only glad that the assistant referee in question, Calum Spence, seems to be alright if a little shaken up, and that he managed to go on and complete the game. I am also thankful, as I am sure he is, that it wasn’t more serious injury, because it potentially could have been even worse had it caught him in the eye, for example.

It was a completely irresponsible and moronic thing to do, and Rangers doesn’t need the sort of fans who think that behaving in such a manner is remotely acceptable. Frankly, the club and the whole of Scottish football would be better off without them.