The SFA have been urged to forget about punishing Leigh Griffiths for the tape throwing incident against Kilmarnock.

The Celtic striker was involved in an exchange with a Kilmarnock fan when he threw his sock tape at the supporter as he was subbed in the 3-1 win at Rugby Park.

But former Rangers frontman Kenny Miller and ex-Celtic defender John Hughes want the Rugby Park flashpoint - and situations like Alfredo Morelos' gesture - to be completely forgotten about.

Former Inverness Caley Thistle boss Hughes reckons that the insistence of players to be banned from Celtic and Rangers supporters - as well as their ex-players in the media - is part of the problem in Scottish football currently.

When asked about the Griffiths incident, Miller told BBC Sportsound: "Can we give him a wrap on the knuckles? We don’t want to see players missing games, like John says, something needs said about it. Now it has been blown out of proportion I think some action needs to be taken. Can it be a wrap on the knuckles and just say ‘don’t do that again’ and move on and start looking forward."

John Hughes added: "The way it works, there’s no point talking around the houses, all the Rangers supporters, and everyone Rangers in the media will be adamant that Leigh Griffiths gets done.

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"It’s the same way every Celtic fan and everyone Celtic in the media was adamant Morelos gets done.

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"That’s the way it works. It’s Celtic and Rangers who run Scottish football.

"We need a little bit of common sense.

"I don’t know if it’s great for Scottish football because as Kenny says there, can we not just give him a wrap on the knuckles? Same as Morelos and let them go and play football. Have a little bit of common sense prevail.

"But no, we seem to have everything by the letter of the law and every gesture."

Miller, who left Partick Thistle earlier this week, also reckons it's time players to stop being blamed for reacting when it's something as small as a gesture.

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He added: "The way it’s moving that everything is looked, whether it be in England with VAR, or up here a gesture to the fans. Obviously Alfredo getting a ban for a second yellow against Motherwell. The amount of abuse players get, I’ve been on the receiving end so much. Does it incite any issues? I’ve never seen a gesture inciting too many problems. I agree it’s to the letter of the law but we end up losing top players out of big games.

"See if it’s a straight red or it’s reckless, or something happens that really deserves it then fine. But see if it’s a little gesture? And then we end up blaming the player and say ‘he should know better he shouldn’t get involved in these incidents gesturing to fans, go and celebrate with your own fans’, aye to the letter of the law but we just scrutinise everything.

"If we’re asking for this we’re our own worst enemy."