Lennon (right) has been warned about his future conduct by the SFA

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has been reprimanded for his post-match comments in the wake of defeat at home to Rangers on 24 October.

The Scottish Football Association say Lennon has been "given a severe censure and warned about his future conduct".

Lennon was critical of referee Willie Collum's handling of the match.

Celtic striker Gary Hooper has been handed a suspended £2,000 fine for suggesting referees wanted to give decisions against the club.

"We are one of the biggest teams in the world and everyone wants to beat us, all the teams," said Hooper on 3 November.

"The referee wants to give a decision against us so he can say something after the game. I think all the big teams get it."

Lennon was given a six-match touchline ban by the SFA last week after his dismissal and further exchange of heated words with the fourth official at Tynecastle in November.

But the Celtic boss has escaped further punishment for his comments on Collum.

Following the 3-1 loss at Celtic Park, he voiced his disappointment with the official over the penalty he awarded to Rangers and his failure to send off Lee McCulloch.

This was the first meeting of the SFA's general purposes committee since referee Dougie McDonald, in his resignation statement, accused members of the panel of failing match officials over the years by being too lenient on critical managers.

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