Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor were handed a lifetime ban from international duty after pressure from angry Tartan Army fans was brought to bear on the Scottish Football Association.
The Rangers duo were dropped to the bench for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Iceland at Hampden after a drinking session at the Cameron House Hotel following their 3-0 defeat by Holland on Saturday night.
It looked like that may have been the extent of their punishment.
Scotland manager George Burley claimed after the 2-1 win that Ferguson would remain skipper and McGregor would also be back for the next World Cup qualifier against Norway in August, a decision that was later backed by SFA chief executive Gordon Smith.
However, newspaper photographs the next day showed they had been apparently making V-signs while on the bench at Hampden.
Those actions led to Rangers suspending both players for a fortnight without pay which has cast doubt over their Ibrox futures.
However, is it understood that an avalanche of complaints from Scotland fans to the SFA offices at Hampden led to the apparent U-turn by the governing body.
