The Scottish Professional Football League has proposed an installation of facial recognition-enabled surveillance cameras at all 42 stadiums in the country to prevent fan misconduct. At an estimated cost of £4 million ($5.6 million), the cameras would be used to clamp down on damaging trends in the sport such as sectarian singing and violence. Hibernian's visit to Ibrox on 28 December was marred by sectarian chants from the home end, while there were complaints of sectarian songs during Celtic's Scottish Cup trip to Stranraer Although the SPFL has set up a working group to examine the issue of unacceptable conduct, fans' reaction has so far been very against the proposal, with many saying it would damage the games' reputation. Kevin Graham, from the Affiliation of Celtic Supporters Clubs, said to the Daily Record: “There has been a massive overreaction. Scottish football is safe to go to, it's certainly not as bad as many other European countries, and this is sending out completely the wrong message to the watching world.” “It paints Scottish football out to be a lawless place that can't be controlled and that is certainly not the case.” Clubs have also reacted with uncertainty, and several have told BBC Scotland that they believe the scheme is over the top and too expensive.

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